Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

The HKU Faculty of Dentistry retained its spot as the world’s best dental school in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject, among 364 institutions from across the globe. It was an honour the Faculty also earned in 2016 and 2017. Faculty and staff celebrated by all wearing baseball caps to celebrate their “hat-trick”. The Faculty’s high score, published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in March 2018, indicates its overall outstanding performance, which is measured against academic and research performance including citations per journal paper; the productivity and impact of works published; and academic and employer reputation. The Faculty’s multinational teaching and research professionals come from 17 countries. All these factors lead to the attainment of advancing oral health and well-being for the people of Hong Kong as well as its neighbouring regions. Dentistry’s Hat-trick Faculty tops world ranking for third year running “I was most delighted to learn that our Faculty has been ranked the top dental school for three consecutive years,” said Professor Thomas Flemmig, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. The Faculty of Dentistry, established in 1982, is the only dental school in Hong Kong. “We have great responsibility for training and providing the best dental professionals for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area,” Professor Flemmig added. www.facdent.hku.hk “It reaffirms the global recognition of our achievements in offering quality academic programmes for training professional dentists.” Professor Thomas Flemmig Dean of Dentistry #1 2016 • 2017 • 2018 Dentistry CONVOCATION NEWSLETTER 33