About Us
Functions and Members
Education and Accreditation Committee
The Education and Accreditation Committee (“EAC”) is set up under section 5AC of the Dentists Registration Ordinance. According to 5C of the Ordinance, the EAC may perform the following functions –
- to recommend to the Dental Council the specialties under which the names of registered dentists may be included in the Specialist Register;
- to recommend to the Dental Council the qualifications, experience and other attributes that qualify a registered dentist to have his name included in the Specialist Register under a specialty recommended by the EAC under (a) above;
- to recommend to the Dental Council the procedures and documentations for an application to include the name of a registered dentist in the Specialist Register;
- to make recommendations to the Dental Council so that it may decide whether the name of a registered dentist should be included in, or removed from, the Specialist Register;
- to review and recommend to the Dental Council the standard and structure of dental education and training in dentistry required for registration or practising dentistry; and
- to accredit a training programme and recommend to the Dental Council as to whether the programme should be recognized for the purpose of registration or practising dentistry.
Composition
According to section 5B of the Dentists Registration Ordinance, the EAC shall consist of the following members appointed by the Dental Council –
- 3 members of the Dental Council (one of them shall be the chairperson);
- 1 registered dentist, who is a full-time member of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong and is not a member of the Dental Council, nominated by the University of Hong Kong;
- 1 registered specialist dentist, who is not a member of the Dental Council, nominated by the Council of the Academy of Medicine;
- 1 registered dentist, who is a public officer and is not a member of the Dental Council, nominated by the Director of Health; and
- 1 registered dentist, who is not a member of the Dental Council, nominated by the Council of the Hong Kong Dental Association.
Membership
The current membership of the EAC is as follows:-
| Chairperson: | Dr FOO Tai-chuen, Ernest |
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| Members: | Dr CHAN Chi-chun |
| Dr FANG Tak-sang, Daniel | |
| Dr LEE Siu-man, Sharon | |
| Prof. POW Ho-nang, Edmond | |
| Dr TSE Pui-yee, Agnes | |
| Dr ZHANG Chen, Johnson | |
| Secretary: | Miss TAM Hiu-yan, Yannie |