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Advanced Diploma in Orthodontics (AdvDipOrth)

Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Not an initial dental degree. A specialist certificate, diploma or master's is not a substitute for an initial dental qualification and is not automatic specialist registration. Check the licensing body of the country where you want to practise.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Advanced Diploma in Orthodontics Source: facdent.hku.hk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Awarding institution
The University of Hong Kong
Faculty / school
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
Campus
Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong
Specialty
Orthodontics
Award type
Diploma
Entry route
Not verified
Specialist recognition, as published
The faculty states it is part of the local specialist training in the field.

Program structure

Duration
2 years part-time Source: facdent.hku.hk · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Required prior qualification · RequiredIntended for practitioners who have already completed higher education in orthodontics.Source: facdent.hku.hk · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Self-funded (fee-paying) placesSelf-funded quotaHK$266,500per academic year2025-2026Source: facdent.hku.hk · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

Living costs, travel, insurance, instruments and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.

Patient-care requirements, supervision and placement responsibility: not verified.

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDDS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://facdent.hku.hk/learning/taught-postgraduate.php · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://facdent.hku.hk/learning/undergraduate.php · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026

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