THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
Master of Dental Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Applications are invited for admission in September 2024 to read for the
degree of Master of Dental Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (three-year full-
time). To be eligible for admission to the curriculum, a candidate shall:
a) comply with the General Regulations and the Regulations for Taught
Postgraduate Curricula;
b) hold the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery from this University, or a degree
or other qualification of equivalent standard from another university or
comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
c) for a candidate who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a
university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of
teaching and/or examination is not English, shall satisfy the University English
language requirement applicable to high degrees as prescribed under General
Regulation G2(b); and
d) satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination if required.
Applications for a taught postgraduate programme can be submitted via our
on-line application system at https://www.admissions.hku.hk/tpg/. The application fee
is HK$300 (non-refundable), paid by credit card online.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (HKT), January 31, 2024.
[Note: Late applications may still be considered at the discretion of the Postgraduate
Programme Director.]
Enquiries about the application results can be addressed to the Faculty of
Dentistry Office at
[email protected] after July 31, 2024.
Fee structure for taught postgraduate programmes can be obtained from
http://facdent.hku.hk/learning/taught-postgraduate-programmes.html.
[Note: Students will be required to purchase some clinical kits for their clinical
training. Details of which will be provided upon offer of admission.]
There is a limited number of self-funded places in each cohort to study the
MDS(OralMaxFacSur) curriculum. Some government-funded places may be
available for local candidates. Candidates who are interested in studying the
MDS(OralMaxFacSur) are advised to apply for admissions to the curriculum.
Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria for the government-funded places and who
have demonstrated academic merit may be offered a place within the government-
funded quota of places.
Financial assistance is available for application from eligible local full-time
postgraduate students. Enquiries should be made to the Centre of Development and
Resources for Students (CEDARS), Room 303, Meng Wah Complex of the
University (email address:
[email protected]); or to the Student Finance Office,
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency, 11/F Cheung Sha Wan
Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon (email address:
[email protected]; telephone no.: 2152 9000).
November 2023
