School Dental Care Service

School Dental Care Service The School Dental Care Service is a dental care programme provided by the Department of Health for all primary school students in Hong Kong. It provides basic dental treatment to students and promotes good oral health care habits for the prevention of dental diseases. Joining the service Students of participating schools can enrol through their schools at the beginning of new school year. Parents should complete the application form and return it to school with a nominal fee. Students of non-participating schools can join the service individually. Parents can contact the school dental clinic of their choice for enrolment. In special circumstances, if your child has reached the primary school level and has not yet joined the SDCS through the above methods, please contact our school dental clinics for enquiry. Service scheme Students enrolled in the scheme can enjoy one year of dental care commencing from 1 November of the current year to 31 October of the following year. They will be arranged to attend a school dental clinic for oral examination and treatment. Further appointments will be given to those requiring follow-up. Service provider The service is carried out by qualified dental therapists or trainee dental therapists who work under the supervision of dental surgeons. Scope of the service Students are offered: • Oral health education to promote and encourage good self-care dental habits • Oral examination • Prevention treatments such as scaling, application of fissure sealant • Basic dental treatments such as fillings, extractions • More complex dental procedures may be undertaken by dental surgeons if necessary • Emergency service during office hours Service arrangement Bus service is provided for students as preferred by schools. For individually enrolled students, they will be arranged to visit the clinics outside their school hours. Enrolled students may seek emergency service during office hours at their designated school dental clinics. School dental clinics School dental clinics are located in Wanchai, Kowloon City, Lam Tin, Shatin, Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung and Fanling. Students will be arranged to attend one of the following clinics according to the location of their school. Tang Shiu Kin School Dental Clinic 286 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong 1/F, MacLehose Dental Centre 2892 2147 5/F, MacLehose Dental Centre 2892 2125 Lam Tin School Dental Clinic 2/F, Lam Tin Polyclinic, 99 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin, Kowloon 3163 4530 1/F Argyle Street Jockey Club School Dental Clinic 1/F, 147J, Argyle Street, Kowloon 2760 5214 3/F Argyle Street Jockey Club School Dental Clinic 3/F, 147J, Argyle Street, Kowloon 2760 5232 Pamela Youde School Dental Clinic 1/F, 31-33 Chap Wai Kon Street, Shatin, N.T. 2210 1678 Ha Kwai Chung School Dental Clinic 1/F, Ha Kwai Chung Polyclinic & Special Education Services Centre, 77 Lai Cho Road, Kwai Chung, NT. 3651 5587 Tuen Mun School Dental Clinic 16 Tsun Wen Road, Tuen Mun, N.T. 2460 5667 Fanling School Dental Clinic 2/F, Fanling Health Centre, 2 Pik Fung Road, Fanling, N.T. 2639 4646 School Dental Care Service Handbook A handbook is given to all enrolled students. It serves to improve communication between parents and clinic staff. Parents can understand their child’s dental development and oral health status from the records of treatment provided at each visit. The handbook also contains an oral health Q & A section which deals with some of the common dental problems found in children. Hotline & Websites The Department of Health operates the following hotline and websites for the School Dental Care Service and oral health education: School Dental Care Service Hotline : 29286132 School Dental Care Service Website : www.schooldental.gov.hk Toothclub Website : www.toothclub.gov.hk Enrolled students can register as our online users to enjoy the online services.