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Cynthia Kar Yung YIU

Clinical Professor, Associate Dean (Clinical Affairs) & Course Director, Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics at The University of Hong Kong

Areas of expertise

  • - Paediatric Oral Health • Cariology • Adhesive Dentistry

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About me

Cynthia Kar Yung YIU is the Clinical Professor and Associate Dean (Clinical Affairs) at the University of Hong Kong and the Course Director of HKU's Minimal Intervention Dentistry for Paediatric Patients MOOC.

Professor Yiu received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree from King’s College at the University of London, and a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in Dental Surgery (FHKAM) and a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong in the Specialty of Paediatric Dentistry (FCDSHK).

Prof Yiu has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her areas of research interest are paediatric oral health, cariology, and adhesive dentistry, Prof Yiu has published over 210 papers in international scientific journals and several book chapters. Much of her work is aimed at the prevention of dental caries and the improvement of the durability of resin-dentin bonds.

Email of Prof Cynthia YIU: ckyyiu@hku.hk

Areas of Research Expertise:

  • Paediatric Oral Health
  • Cariology
  • Adhesive Dentistry