DENTAL FACULTY



Researcher : Bendeus SAM

Project Title:80th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society Does Class II Correction Result Growth Modification? LeFort 1: Distraction Osteogenesis VS Conventional Surgery
Investigator(s):Bendeus SAM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2004




Researcher : Botelho MG

Project Title:The effectiveness of professional and home bleaching in the treatment of tetracycline stained teeth
Investigator(s):Botelho MG, Chan WKA
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2000


Project Title:The application effects of Silver Diammine Fluoride on sound and demineralized enamel & dentine
Investigator(s):Botelho MG
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2011


Project Title:Supporting BDS I student learning, a multilevel approach – defining the scope of PBL learning, peer created assessment for and of learning and support workshops
Investigator(s):Botelho MG, Lam OLT, Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:Teaching Development Grants
Start Date:10/2014


Project Title:Novel use of 2-unit cantilever resin-bonded bridges for replacing missing molar teeth  a randomized clinical trial.
Investigator(s):Botelho MG, Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2015
Completion Date:12/2018


Project Title:The Oral Microbiome in Oral Cancer and Potentially Malignant Disorders
Investigator(s):Botelho MG
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:ADEE Annual Meeting: Oslo, Norway; (1) Expediting expertise – use of video to afford synthetic clinical experience for student learning/(2) Enhancing and broadening clinical experience; use of sharing sessions before and after teaching clinics – student and staff perspectives
Investigator(s):Botelho MG
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2018
Completion Date:08/2018




Researcher : Bridges SM

Project Title:International peer review: Supporting diverse learning and assessment experiences in clinical dental education
Investigator(s):Bridges SM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Teaching Development Grants
Start Date:10/2010


Project Title:13th CSCL2019; Dialogic Intervisualizing: Rethinking Text-Discourse-Learning Relations in Multimodal Problem-based Learning
Investigator(s):Bridges SM
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019




Researcher : Chan AWK

Project Title:A study to investigate the attitude and effect of magnification on the clinical performance by dental undergraduates in the University of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chan WKA, Cheung GSP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2000




Researcher : Chang JWW

Project Title:Diagnostic and prognostic markers related to pathogenic bacteria in endodontic lesions of failed cases
Investigator(s):Chang JWW, Seneviratne CJ, Samaranayake LP, Cheung GSP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:04/2011




Researcher : Chau CM

Project Title:18th International Congress of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology Mandibular nerve identification. A comparison between CBCT and MRI images
Investigator(s):Chau CM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2011


Project Title:A cross-sectional study of mandibular bone marrow in osteoporotic women with and without taking oral bisphosphonate using functional imaging
Investigator(s):Chau CM, Jin L, Goto T
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:05/2012




Researcher : Chen L

Project Title:C-fos expression and chromosomal changes in human ameloblastoma
Investigator(s):Chen L, Cheung LK, Wong MP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004




Researcher : Cheung GSP

Project Title:Stem cells in human dental pulp with irreversible pulpitis and their potential for tissue regeneration
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP, Zhang C, Chang JWW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2011


Project Title:Biomimetic Nano-structured Anti-bacterial Surfaces for Dental Clinical Applications
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP, Tsoi KH
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3)
Start Date:11/2017


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:11/2017


Project Title:Biomimetic Nano-structured Anti-bacterial Surfaces for Dental Clinical Applications
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP, Tsoi KH
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:12/2017


Project Title:Biomimetic Nano-structured Anti-bacterial Surfaces for Dental Clinical Applications
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP, Tsoi KH
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:12/2017


Project Title:Roots Summit 2018 conference; Antibacterial effectiveness of ultrasonic and laser activate irrigations
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:07/2018


Project Title:Biomimetic Nano-structured Anti-bacterial Surfaces for Dental Clinical Applications
Investigator(s):Cheung GSP, Tsoi KH
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Postdoctoral Hub Programme for ITF projects
Start Date:10/2018


List of Research Outputs

Neelakantan P., Ounsi H., Devaraj S., Cheung G.S.P. and Grandini S., Effectiveness of irrigation strategies on the removal of the smear layer from root canal dentin, Odontology. 2019, 107: 142-149.


Researcher : Cheung LK

Project Title:Visiting Research Professors Scheme 2009-10
Investigator(s):Cheung LK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Visiting Research Professors Scheme
Start Date:09/2009


Project Title:Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Airway Obstruction in Infants and Children with Craniofacial Deformities
Investigator(s):Cheung LK
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral & MaxFac Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:02/2014




Researcher : Chiu WK

Project Title:Pregabalin versus Carbamazepine for Patients with Neuropathic Orofacial Pain
Investigator(s):Chiu WK, Cheung CW, Irwin MG
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2006




Researcher : Chow TW

Project Title:Oral rehabilitation of edentulous patients with osseointegrated implant-supported complete dentures
Investigator(s):Chow TW, Chu CSF, Cheung LK, Chai YCJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:04/2007




Researcher : Chu C.H.

Project Title:"Bright Smiles Bright Future" Dental Health Education to kindergarten children in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:"Bright Smiles Bright Future" Dental Health Education Grant
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Arresting dentine caries with silver nitrate solution and sodium fluoride varnish
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:04/2015


Project Title:The effectiveness of the biannual application of silver nitrate solution followed by sodium fluoride varnish in arresting early childhood caries in preschool children: a 30-month, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM, Wong MCM
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016
Completion Date:12/2019


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L, Lo ECM
Department:University Health Service
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:02/2016


Project Title:Development of a novel dentotropic antimicrobial peptide to prevent dental caries
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:Using a novel fluoride solution with silver nanoparticles to arrest dental caries
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM, Tang J
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:A novel cAMP-loaded layer-by-layer assembly to promote bone regeneration using apical papilla derived stem cells
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Zhang C, Zhang J
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2019


Project Title:The caries-arresting effect of incorporating functionalized tricalcium phosphate into fluoride varnish applied following application of silver nitrate solution in preschool children: a randomized double-blind clinical trial
Investigator(s):Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2019


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Chu CH

Project Title:"Bright Smiles Bright Future" Dental Health Education to kindergarten children in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:"Bright Smiles Bright Future" Dental Health Education Grant
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Arresting dentine caries with silver nitrate solution and sodium fluoride varnish
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:04/2015


Project Title:The effectiveness of the biannual application of silver nitrate solution followed by sodium fluoride varnish in arresting early childhood caries in preschool children: a 30-month, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM, Wong MCM
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016
Completion Date:12/2019


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L, Lo ECM
Department:University Health Service
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:02/2016


Project Title:Development of a novel dentotropic antimicrobial peptide to prevent dental caries
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Mei L
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:Using a novel fluoride solution with silver nanoparticles to arrest dental caries
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Lo ECM, Tang J
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:A novel cAMP-loaded layer-by-layer assembly to promote bone regeneration using apical papilla derived stem cells
Investigator(s):Chu CH, Zhang C, Zhang J
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2019


Project Title:The caries-arresting effect of incorporating functionalized tricalcium phosphate into fluoride varnish applied following application of silver nitrate solution in preschool children: a randomized double-blind clinical trial
Investigator(s):Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty - Operative Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2019


List of Research Outputs

Chu C.H., The QS ranking of the HKU Faculty of Dentistry, QS Subject Focus Summit on Dentistry, Seoul, Korea. 2019.
Chu C.H., Aesthetic restorative treatment, The Academic Conference of 120th Anniversary of The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. 2018.
Chu C.H., Arresting Dentine Cares with Silver Diamine Fluoride, The International Association for Dental Research Australia & New Zealand NZ Division Annual Meeting, Perth, Australia.. 2018.
Chu C.H., Clinical use of SDF in Dentistry, Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry Biannual Meeting, Khon Kaen, Thailand.. 2018.
Chu C.H., Collaborative Teaching Research of The HKU Faculty of Dentistry, Stomatological College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. 2019.
Chu C.H., Early Childhood Caries and its Management, Chinese Stomatological Association Annual Meeting, Shanghai, China. 2018.
Chu C.H., Knowledge exchange and community engagement., The International Association for Dental Research Malaysian Section Annual Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. . 2019.
Chu C.H., Management of median diastema, International Symposium for Interface Oral Health Science, Fuzhou China. 2019.
Chu C.H., Posterior Composite Restoration, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand. 2018.
Chu C.H., Preparing abstract and report for dental research, FJMU Dental Science Symposium 2018, Fuzhou China.. 2018.
Chu C.H., Prevention of early childhood caries of young children, Forum of Collaboration for Asia Pacific Dental Education, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.. 2018.
Chu C.H., The HKU Faculty of Dentistry – An introduction , Global Oral Health Conference, Pusan, Korea. 2019.
DUANGTHIP D., Chen K.J., Lo E.C.M. and Chu C.H., Erosive tooth wear among preschool children in Hong Kong, International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry . 2018.
Fan L., Deng S., Sui X., Liu M., Cheng S., Wang Y., Gao Y., Chu C.H. and Zhang Q., Constitutive activation of β-catenin in ameloblasts leads to incisor enamel hypomineralization, Journal of Molecular Histology. 2018, 49: 499-507.
Gao S.S., DUANGTHIP D. and Chu C.H., Arresting caries with silver nitrate and sodium fluoride – 24-month result, Journal of Dental Research 97. 2018, Spec Iss C : S0005.
Innes N.P.T., Chu C.H., Fontana M., Lo E.C.M., Thomson W.M., Uribe S., Heiland M., Jepsen S. and Schwendicke F., A Century of Change towards Prevention and Minimal Intervention in Cariology, Journal of Dental Research. 2019, 98: 611-617.
Luk K., Zhao I., Gutknecht N. and Chu C.H., Use of carbon dioxide lasers in dentistry, Lasers in Dental Science. 2019, 3: 1-9.
Wong A.M.Y., Duangthip D., Chu C.H. and Sam S.K.L., Developing a parent-report instrument for identifying three-year-old children with language disorders, the Hong Kong Speech and Hearing Symposium. 2018.
Yin X., Yu Y., Zhao S., Mei L., Li Q., Tang J. and Chu C.H., Developing biocompatible silver nanoparticles using epigallocatechin gallate for dental use, Archives of Oral Biology. 2019, 102: 106-112.
Yu O.Y., Mei M.L., Lo E.C.M. and Chu C.H., Caries-arresting effects of silver diamine fluoride and sodium fluoride on dentine caries lesions, Journal of Dental Research 97. 2018, Spec Iss C.
Yu O.Y., Mei M.L., Lo E.C.M. and Chu C.H., Effect of silver nitrate and sodium fluoride with tri-calcium phosphate on streptococcus mutans and demineralised dentine, Journal of Dental Research 97. 2018, Spec Iss C: P0220.


Researcher : Chu FCS

Project Title:A microbiological study of bone collected during immediate dental implant surgery
Investigator(s):Chu CSF, Tsang PCS, Chow TW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2001




Researcher : Corbet EF

Project Title:Effects of periodontal therapy on the control of hypertension
Investigator(s):Corbet EF, Lai SML
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:02/2009




Researcher : DUANGTHIP D

List of Research Outputs

DUANGTHIP D., Chen K.J., Lo E.C.M. and Chu C.H., Erosive tooth wear among preschool children in Hong Kong, International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry . 2018.
Gao S.S., DUANGTHIP D. and Chu C.H., Arresting caries with silver nitrate and sodium fluoride – 24-month result, Journal of Dental Research 97. 2018, Spec Iss C : S0005.


Researcher : Darvell BW

Project Title:40th Annual Scientific Meeting, IADR-ANZ Perth 2000 The Future of Materials Science in Dentistry, the Antidote to Advertising
Investigator(s):Darvell BW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2000




Researcher : Dias APLH

Project Title:4th Sudanese Dental Conference Rare-earth Alloy Magnets and their Use in Dentistry.
Investigator(s):Dias APLH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:01/2001


Project Title:Australian Prosthodontic Society Victorian Branch Meeting Dental Magnets and the Magfit Magnetic Retention System
Investigator(s):Dias APLH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2003




Researcher : Flemmig TF

Project Title:Transplantation of a healthy oral donor microbiome for periodontal therapy
Investigator(s):Flemmig TF, Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:German Research Council
Start Date:08/2017


List of Research Outputs

Reinhardt B., Klocke A., Neering S.H., Selbach S., Peters U., Flemmig T.F. and Beikler T., Microbiological dynamics of red complex bacteria following full-mouth air polishing in periodontally healthy subjects—a randomized clinical pilot study, Clinical Oral Investigations. 2019.
ZENG H., Chan Y.K., Flemmig T.F., Beikler T. and Watt R.M., Canine Subgingival Microbiota: With Focus On Treponeme Populations, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 3046. 2018.


Researcher : Gao X

Project Title:Validation of caries risk assessment programs in Hong Kong children
Investigator(s):Gao X, Lo ECM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:10/2009


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Gao X
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2014


Project Title:International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session; Motivational Interviewing for Caries Prevention in Adolescents
Investigator(s):Gao X
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018




Researcher : HUO Y

List of Research Outputs

Watt R.M., HUO Y. and Chan Y.K., Complete genome sequencing of Oral Spirochete Treponema sp. OMZ 305, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 3392. 2018.


Researcher : Itthagarun A

Project Title:New concepts for selective removal of carious dentition
Investigator(s):Itthagarun A, King NM, Tay FRCM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:The effect of R.O.C.S (remineralizing oral care system) toothpaste on artificial caries like lesions: An in vitro pH cycling study.
Investigator(s):Itthagarun A, King NM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:10/2005




Researcher : Jin L

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2010


Project Title:The interactions of P. gingivalis persisters with human oral epithelial cells and monocytes: Molecular profiling and regulating mechanisms
Investigator(s):Jin L, Seneviratne CJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2016


Project Title:A pioneering study on nano-reinforced multifunctional ‘barrier’ of human gingival epithelia loaded with nanoparticles-based antimicrobials and immunoinflammatory modulators
Investigator(s):Jin L, Li X
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2018


Project Title:2018 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty - Periodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2018




Researcher : Jin L.

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2010


Project Title:The interactions of P. gingivalis persisters with human oral epithelial cells and monocytes: Molecular profiling and regulating mechanisms
Investigator(s):Jin L, Seneviratne CJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2016


Project Title:A pioneering study on nano-reinforced multifunctional ‘barrier’ of human gingival epithelia loaded with nanoparticles-based antimicrobials and immunoinflammatory modulators
Investigator(s):Jin L, Li X
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2018


Project Title:2018 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty - Periodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2018




Researcher : Jin LJ

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2010


Project Title:The interactions of P. gingivalis persisters with human oral epithelial cells and monocytes: Molecular profiling and regulating mechanisms
Investigator(s):Jin L, Seneviratne CJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2016


Project Title:A pioneering study on nano-reinforced multifunctional ‘barrier’ of human gingival epithelia loaded with nanoparticles-based antimicrobials and immunoinflammatory modulators
Investigator(s):Jin L, Li X
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2018


Project Title:2018 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Jin L
Department:Dental Faculty - Periodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2018




Researcher : King NM

Project Title:Aesthetic concerns of adolescents and young adults in relation to development defects of enamel
Investigator(s):King NM, Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2002




Researcher : LI P

List of Research Outputs

LI P., Fung E.Y.M., Yin X., Seneviratne C.J., Che C.M. and Jin L., Controlled cellular redox, repressive hemin utilization and adaptive stress responses are crucial to metronidazole tolerance of Porphyromonas gingivalis persisters , Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2018, 45: 1211-1221.


Researcher : Lee HMG

Project Title:Evidence-based treatment approach for children with molar incisor hypomineralization
Investigator(s):Lee HMG, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:Is xylitol toothpaste effective in preventing dental caries among young children with moderate-to-high caries risk? - a randomized controlled trial
Investigator(s):Lee HMG, Lo ECM, Wong MCM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018




Researcher : Leung VWH

Project Title:Solution ionic effects on the demineralisation of calcified hard tissue
Investigator(s):Leung WHV
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Further development of an artificial saliva
Investigator(s):Leung WHV, Darvell BW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Numerical modelling of the calcium-phosphate system in human saliva
Investigator(s):Leung WHV, Darvell BW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Study of the calcium-phosphate system artificial oral environments
Investigator(s):Leung WHV, Darvell BW
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994


Project Title:Legal aspects of dentsitry
Investigator(s):Leung WHV
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:07/2001




Researcher : Leung WK

Project Title:79th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research Predominant Cultivable Subgingival Flora of Renal Transplant Recipients
Investigator(s):Leung WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2001


Project Title:A randomized clinical trial using Rofecoxib as an adjunct to promote periodontal healing in non-surgical mechanical therapy on smokers
Investigator(s):Leung WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:12/2003


Project Title:Genetic risks for chronic periodontitis: A genome-wide association study
Investigator(s):Leung WK, Song Y, Samartzis D, Cheah KSE, Cheung KMC, Sham PC, Chan D, Luk KDK
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2015


Project Title:Analysis of microbial metagenome associated with periodontal disease
Investigator(s):Leung WK, Watt RM, Chan YK
Department:Dental Faculty-OralDiagnosis&Polyclinics
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2016
Completion Date:02/2019


Project Title:Dental and restorative materials acquired pellicle proteomics and microbiomics: A key battle front to defense against recurrent oral disease.
Investigator(s):Leung WK, Wei C, Botelho MG
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:96th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research; Periodontal Conditions of Hong Kong Chinese Adults with Essential Hypertension
Investigator(s):Leung WK
Department:Dental Faculty - Periodontology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018




Researcher : Lo E.C.M.

Project Title:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2006-2007
Investigator(s):Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:Promotion of oral health among adults with physical impairment
Investigator(s):Lo ECM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2017


Project Title:Randomized clinical trial to compare the use of a non-restorative approach and a minimally invasive restorative approach in treating cavitated tooth decay in young children
Investigator(s):Lo ECM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:97th General Session of the IADR; Factors associated with dental root caries - a systematic review
Investigator(s):Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019
Completion Date:06/2019




Researcher : Lo ECM

Project Title:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2006-2007
Investigator(s):Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:Promotion of oral health among adults with physical impairment
Investigator(s):Lo ECM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2017


Project Title:Randomized clinical trial to compare the use of a non-restorative approach and a minimally invasive restorative approach in treating cavitated tooth decay in young children
Investigator(s):Lo ECM, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:97th General Session of the IADR; Factors associated with dental root caries - a systematic review
Investigator(s):Lo ECM
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019
Completion Date:06/2019




Researcher : Lo J

Project Title:20th Congress of the European Association for Cranio-maxillofacial surgery Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis In Orthognathic Surgery: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Clinical Trials Diagnostic Accuracy Of Planar Bone Scintigraphy In Mandibular Asymmetry Using A New Reference
Investigator(s):Lo J
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2010




Researcher : Lu Q

Project Title:Molecular mechanisms regulating innate immune responses of oral epithelial cells to Candida albicans infection
Investigator(s):Lu Q, Jin L, Samaranayake LP, Seneviratne CJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2008




Researcher : Mattheos N

Project Title:Europerio; A Global Perspective On The First Implant Placement Experience: A Cross-Sectional Study
Investigator(s):Mattheos N
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018


Project Title:P4 medicine in peri-implant diseases: prediciting peri-implantitis treatment outcomes by clinical, microbiome and host transcriptome profiling
Investigator(s):Mattheos N, Chan YK, Acharya A
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:ITI Foundation
Start Date:04/2019


List of Research Outputs

Fokas G., Ma M.L., Chronopoulos C.V., Janda J.M. and Mattheos N., Differences in micromorphology of the implant–abutment junction for original and third-party abutments on a representative dental implant, The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 2018.
LAN M., Hou X., Qi X.A. and Mattheos N., Self-Regulated Learning strategies in world's first MOOC in Implant Dentistry, European Journal of Dental Education. 2019, Volume23, Issue3.


Researcher : McGrath C.P.J.

Project Title:81st General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research Do Parents Know Their Children's Oral Health?
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2003


Project Title:51st Annual ORCA (European Organisation for Caries Research) Congress Agreement between Photographic and Clinical Assessments of Development Defects of Enamel among Anterior Teeth
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2004


Project Title:British Society for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) AGM and Scientific Meeting 2005 A Comparison of Imputation and Deletion Techniques for Handling Missing Data
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2005


Project Title:88th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR 3738 Is OHIP's Response Categorization Appropriate? A Rasch Analysis
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:2013 Align Technology Research Award
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Wong WKR, Khambay BS
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Align Technology Reseach Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of ‘social stories’ to improve the oral health of preschool children with learning disabilities.
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Bridges SM, Wong HM, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:The 97th General Sessions of the International Association of Dental Research ; Tooth-brushing Performance and Oral Hygiene among Preschoolers With Learning Disabilities
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019
Completion Date:06/2019




Researcher : McGrath CPJ

Project Title:81st General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research Do Parents Know Their Children's Oral Health?
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2003


Project Title:51st Annual ORCA (European Organisation for Caries Research) Congress Agreement between Photographic and Clinical Assessments of Development Defects of Enamel among Anterior Teeth
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2004


Project Title:British Society for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) AGM and Scientific Meeting 2005 A Comparison of Imputation and Deletion Techniques for Handling Missing Data
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2005


Project Title:88th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR 3738 Is OHIP's Response Categorization Appropriate? A Rasch Analysis
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:2013 Align Technology Research Award
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Wong WKR, Khambay BS
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Align Technology Reseach Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of ‘social stories’ to improve the oral health of preschool children with learning disabilities.
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Bridges SM, Wong HM, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:The 97th General Sessions of the International Association of Dental Research ; Tooth-brushing Performance and Oral Hygiene among Preschoolers With Learning Disabilities
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019
Completion Date:06/2019




Researcher : Mcgrath CPJ

Project Title:81st General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research Do Parents Know Their Children's Oral Health?
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2003


Project Title:51st Annual ORCA (European Organisation for Caries Research) Congress Agreement between Photographic and Clinical Assessments of Development Defects of Enamel among Anterior Teeth
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2004


Project Title:British Society for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) AGM and Scientific Meeting 2005 A Comparison of Imputation and Deletion Techniques for Handling Missing Data
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2005


Project Title:88th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR 3738 Is OHIP's Response Categorization Appropriate? A Rasch Analysis
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:2013 Align Technology Research Award
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Wong WKR, Khambay BS
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Align Technology Reseach Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of ‘social stories’ to improve the oral health of preschool children with learning disabilities.
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ, Bridges SM, Wong HM, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:The 97th General Sessions of the International Association of Dental Research ; Tooth-brushing Performance and Oral Hygiene among Preschoolers With Learning Disabilities
Investigator(s):McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty - Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2019
Completion Date:06/2019




Researcher : Morse Z

Project Title:Contemporary Clinical Dental Photography
Investigator(s):Morse Z, Bridges SM, Botelho MG, Ho KL, Chu CH, Leung WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:09/2011




Researcher : Newsome PRH

Project Title:British Dental Conference & Exhibition Loss Leaders in Dentistry - A Fresh Look at an Old Idea
Investigator(s):Newsome PRH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2007


Project Title:British Dental Conference & Exhibition (Manchester 2008) Old Dentistry New Dentistry. Is There A Difference?
Investigator(s):Newsome PRH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2008




Researcher : O'Donnell D

Project Title:79th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR Special Needs Dentistry within the Dental Curriculum
Investigator(s):O'Donnell D
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2001


Project Title:Summer Conference of the British Society for Disability and Oral Health Special Needs Dentistry in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Curriculum: The Hong Kong Experience
Investigator(s):O'Donnell D
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2002




Researcher : Peng X

Project Title:Stereotactic navigation in Mandibular reconstruction
Investigator(s):Peng X, Samman N, Lo J
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:10/2010




Researcher : Pow EHN

Project Title:Oral yeast profile of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Investigator(s):Pow EHN, McMillan AS, Leung WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:Disease awareness and oral health promotion for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and head and neck radiotherapy survivors – a partnership model
Investigator(s):Pow EHN, Botelho MG, Lee VHF, Lam YHW, Chang TYA, Chiang CL, So TH
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:06/2018


Project Title:A novel bioactive implant enriched with periodontal ligament stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells enhances osseointegration in irradiated bone.
Investigator(s):Pow EHN, Zhang C
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:11/2018


Project Title:2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition; Effect of Er,Cr:YSGG laser parameters on zirconia topgraphy
Investigator(s):Pow EHN
Department:Dental Faculty - Prosthodontics
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018


List of Research Outputs

Pow E.H.N., Reviewer of the Editorial Review Board, Journal of Prosthodontics. 2019.


Researcher : RAO N

List of Research Outputs

RAO N. and Zheng L., Role of periapical diseases in development of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw., 14th Biennial Congress of the European Association of Oral Medicine (EAOM), in conjunction with the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VII. 2018.


Researcher : Rabie ABM

Project Title:79th European Orthodontic Society Congress Advantages of Early Treatment of Pseudo Class III
Investigator(s):Rabie ABM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2003




Researcher : Sam K

Project Title:79th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society Oral Appliance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea - the Efficacy and Predictive Factors
Investigator(s):Sam K
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2003




Researcher : Samaranayake LP

Project Title:79th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research Turbidometric Evaluation of Polyene-azole Antagonism in C. Albicans
Investigator(s):Samaranayake LP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2001


Project Title:Proteomics of a fluconazole resistant, Candida glabrata strain
Investigator(s):Samaranayake LP, Samaranayake YH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:02/2011




Researcher : Samaranayake YH

Project Title:84th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Synergistic Effect of Lysozyme and Amphotericin B on Candida Biofilms
Investigator(s):Samaranayake YH
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2006




Researcher : Tideman H

Project Title:Functional reconstruction of the upper jaw
Investigator(s):Tideman H, Luk WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1992


Project Title:Functional reconstruction of the lower jaw
Investigator(s):Tideman H, Luk WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:01/1994




Researcher : Tsang PCS

Project Title:Clinical, microbiological and histopathological study of oral diseases in renal transplant patients in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tsang PCS, Leung WK, Samaranayake LP, Chan WKA, Chan DTM, Chu CSF
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:03/2000




Researcher : Tsang WK

Project Title:Generation of focused libraries by combinatorial biocatalysis with anti-Candidal activity: synthesis and in vitro study
Investigator(s):Tsang WK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Mini Grants
Start Date:01/2009


Project Title:Investigation of the functional significance of phytase activity in Candida albicans: gene disruption, pH regulation, and virulence study
Investigator(s):Tsang WK, Samaranayake LP
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:Perturbation of pH homeostasis: a comparative study on the inhibitory effect of purpurin on membrane-bound ATPases in Candida albicans
Investigator(s):Tsang WK, Samaranayake LP, Lam OLT
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Tsang WK
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2014




Researcher : WANG Y

List of Research Outputs

Cheng T., Lai Y.T., WANG C., WANG Y., Jiang N., Li H., Sun H. and Jin L., Bismuth drugs tackle Porphyromonas gingivalis and attune cytokine response in human cells , Metallomics. 2019, 11: 1207-1218.
WANG Y., Liu H.N., Zhen Z., Yiu K.H., Tse H.F., Zhang C., Pelekos G. and Jin L., Periodontal treatment increases circulating EPC counts in patients with T2DM, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 1114.
WANG Y., Zhen Z., Liu H.N., Lai I.A., Pelekos G., Tse H.F., Yiu K.H. and Jin L., Periodontitis links to exacerbation of myocardial dysfunction in subjects with type 2 diabetes, Journal of Periodontal Research. 2019, 54: 339-348.


Researcher : Watt R.M.

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Whats in your pockets? Single-site analysis of Treponema and Synergistetes populations associated with periodontal health and disease
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Lacap-Bugler DC
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Bark and Bite: a Comparative Genomics Approach to Unwind Uncertainties in Treponeme Biology, Taxonomy and Pathogenicity
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:The truth laid bare: establishing the roles of Nudix hydrolase and DHH domain proteins in stress-response pathways in spirochete bacteria
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2017
Completion Date:04/2019


Project Title:Teenage rebellion: when plaque turns to the dark side!
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


Project Title:Good-chop, bad-chop? Defining the activities of calpain-like cysteine proteases from oral Actinomyces bacteria
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2018


Project Title:Getting personal with periodontitis! Identifying single-site microbiome signatures indicative of successful treatment outcomes
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2019




Researcher : Watt RM

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Whats in your pockets? Single-site analysis of Treponema and Synergistetes populations associated with periodontal health and disease
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Lacap-Bugler DC
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Bark and Bite: a Comparative Genomics Approach to Unwind Uncertainties in Treponeme Biology, Taxonomy and Pathogenicity
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:The truth laid bare: establishing the roles of Nudix hydrolase and DHH domain proteins in stress-response pathways in spirochete bacteria
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2017
Completion Date:04/2019


Project Title:Teenage rebellion: when plaque turns to the dark side!
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


Project Title:Good-chop, bad-chop? Defining the activities of calpain-like cysteine proteases from oral Actinomyces bacteria
Investigator(s):Watt RM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2018


Project Title:Getting personal with periodontitis! Identifying single-site microbiome signatures indicative of successful treatment outcomes
Investigator(s):Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK
Department:Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2019




Researcher : Wong HM

Project Title:Childhood risk factors for delayed eruption of permanent teeth
Investigator(s):Wong HM, McGrath CPJ, Yang Y
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Dental age assessment in Southeast Asians: Is the reference data set of southern Chinese applicable?
Investigator(s):Wong HM, King NM
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016
Completion Date:12/2019


Project Title:Association between oral health and adiposity status from childhood through adolescence to early adulthood
Investigator(s):Wong HM, McGrath CPJ
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Dental age assessment: Development of a new method
Investigator(s):Wong HM
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:The 2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition; Validation of a Tooth-brushing Visual Pedagogy for Mentally Challenged Children
Investigator(s):Wong HM
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018


Project Title:Three-dimensional geometric morphometric analyses of dental arch development associated with dynamic changes in adiposity status
Investigator(s):Wong HM, McGrath CPJ, Yang Y
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2019


Project Title:In vitro evaluation of a remineralisation system on pH-cycling and acid-etching demineralised enamel
Investigator(s):Wong HM
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2019




Researcher : Wong RWK

Project Title:Research Output Prize
Investigator(s):Wong WKR, Rabie ABM
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:10/2008




Researcher : YANG W

List of Research Outputs

Choi W.W.S., YANG W. and Su Y., Application of three-dimensional printed plates in Le Fort III osteotomy, The 24th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery . Elsevier, 2019, 48 Suppl 1: 113.


Researcher : Yeung RWK

Project Title:Prospective study on arthrocentesis
Investigator(s):Yeung RWK, Cheung LK
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2001




Researcher : Yip HK

Project Title:Local delivery of hMSCs and re-constituted collagen for rapid bone regeneration.
Investigator(s):Yip HK, Chan GCF, Chan BP, Chan D
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2006


Project Title:Oral biofilms formed by salivary microorganisms from patients with high and low risk of caries.
Investigator(s):Yip HK, Fang HHP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:10/2007


Project Title:Studying mesenchymal stem cell differentiation around titanium implant surface using microscopy and quantitative proteomic techniques in mice
Investigator(s):Yip HK, Chan BP
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2008




Researcher : Yiu CKY

Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:The combined antimicrobial and remineralization effect of arginine and fluoride.
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY, Ekambaram M, Epasinghe DJ
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:03/2019


Project Title:Remineralization effect of arginine in fluoride varnish
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition; The combined antimicrobial effect of arginine and fluoride
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018


Project Title:Are calcium- and phosphate-containing fluoride varnishes more effective than conventional fluoride varnish in preventing early childhood caries? A randomized clinical trial.
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY, Lo ECM, Lee HMG, Ekambaram M
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2018


Project Title:Enhancing resin-dentin bond durability with a novel dental primer with antibacterial and anti-proteolytic characteristics.
Investigator(s):Yiu CKY, Tsoi KH
Department:Dental Faculty - Paediatric Dentistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2019




Researcher : ZHU L

List of Research Outputs

ZHU L., Dissanayaka W.L. and Zhang C., Dental pulp stem cells overexpressing stromal-derived factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor in dental pulp regeneration, Clinical Oral Investigations. 2018.


Researcher : Zhang C

Project Title:Prevascularized periodontal ligament cell sheet with endothelial cells promotes periodontal tissue complex regeneration
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Chu CH
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2012


Project Title:Bcl-2 and cMyc gene-transfected dental pulp stem cells outcompete bone marrow-derived cells in dental pulp regeneration
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Cheung GSP, Chang JWW
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:EphrinB2 and VEGF cooperatively regulate dental pulp stem cell functions and blood vessel formation
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Jin L, Cheung GSP
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry)
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Dissanayaka WL
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:11/2016


Project Title:Functional properties of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells derived from stem cells of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED)
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Dissanayaka WL, Heng BCA
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:03/2019


Project Title:Engineered tissue constructs with inbuilt perfusable microchannel networks for dental pulp regeneration
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Dissanayaka WL, Jin L, Heng BCA
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Small molecule-based reprogramming of Gingival Mesenchymal Stem Cells into the neural lineage for therapeutic applications
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Heng BCA, Lim LW
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:Direct reprogramming of dental stem cells into endothelial cells by overexpressing ETS transcription factor ETV2
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Dissanayaka WL
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2018-19
Investigator(s):Zhang C
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards
Start Date:06/2018


Project Title:the 96th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) ; Local microenvironment and cell-cell contact regulate angiogenesis and vessel maturation in pulp regeneration
Investigator(s):Zhang C
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2018
Completion Date:07/2018


Project Title:Direct conversion of stem cells from apical papilla (SCAPs) into endothelial cells by chemical cocktail
Investigator(s):Zhang C, Dissanayaka WL
Department:Dental Faculty - Endodontology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2019




Researcher : Zwahlen RA

Project Title:Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy on osseointegration and guided bone regeneration of dental implants
Investigator(s):Zwahlen RA
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral & MaxFac Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:International Team for Implantology (ITI) Research Grants
Start Date:12/2009


Project Title:Quality of life, psychosocial adjustment and postraumatic growth of patients with oral cavity cancer and their spouses: a prospective multicenter study
Investigator(s):Zwahlen RA
Department:Dental Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2010


Project Title:Creating a perfused prefabricated bone by means of using natural vessels and growth factors
Investigator(s):Zwahlen RA
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral & MaxFac Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:AO Foundation Research Fund
Start Date:04/2010


Project Title:Three-dimensional Characterization of the Pharyngeal Airway and Evaluation of Postsurgical Changes
Investigator(s):Zwahlen RA
Department:Dental Faculty - Oral & MaxFac Surgery
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016
Completion Date:12/2018




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