The Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics [MDS(Prostho)] programme is designed to provide dental surgeons with advanced training in prosthodontics. The coursework enables students to acquire detailed knowledge of the principles and practice of prosthodontics, including study of the materials and technologies commonly employed.
The course includes:
Implant prosthodontics
Diagnosis and treatment planning using a multidisciplinary approach
Hands-on experience of management of a full range of cases, from single-tooth replacement to total rehabilitation
Clinical exposure to a range of implant systems
Joint surgical/prosthodontic consultation clinic plus surgical demonstrations by the Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Fixed prosthodontics
Management of advanced restorative cases using a multidisciplinary approach
Management of localised and generalised tooth wear cases using conventional and minimally invasive cast restorations
Clinical exposure to crown-lengthening surgery with the Discipline of Periodontology
Removable prosthodontics
Management of complex partially dentate and edentulous cases using various removable partial and complete denture techniques
Maxillofacial prosthodontics
Diagnosis and treatment planning of patients with head and neck cancers using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Management of congenital/acquired defects in the or facial region using removable, fixed and implant-retained prostheses
Temporomandibular disorders
Diagnosis and management of patients with temporomandibular disorders using a multidisciplinary approach
Hands-on experience of different treatment modalities including splint therapy
Advanced prosthodontic consultation clinic
Diagnosis and treatment planning of referred complex prosthodontic cases using a multidisciplinary approach
The programme will include lectures, tutorials, clinical and paraclinical assignments, written work, training in research methods, and a supervised research project. It also includes courses of study in related disciplines.
Expected September 2023
The University of Hong Kong
MG 14, Ground Floor, Main Building,
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam,
Southern, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Students must have
In addition to satisfying the requirements for admission to the curriculum concerned, an applicant 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 is required to obtain one of the following examination result.
A. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
1. a score of 550 or above in the paper-based TOEFL; or
2. a score of 213 or above in the computer-based TOEFL; or
3. a score of 80 or above in the internet-based TOEFL; or
B. IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
A minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5; or
C. GCE (General Certificate of Education)
Grade C or above; or
D. IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education)
Grade C or above; or
E. Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language
Grade C or above
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
