Do You Think They Know About Us? Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Hong Kong

Abstract

the specialty to the public, to help fully unitizing the services available, and to encourage more people to take the opportunity to be trained, in turn more people can become part of our team. MethodologyQuestionnaires were sent out randomly through personal network by helpers recruited. The helpers gave out the questionnaire randomly to the people they met on a specific day. These questionnaires were only distributed to Hong Kong citizens who aged 18 years or above. The subjects, who were neither dental nor medical related personnel, were interviewed individually by helpers.The questionnaires were made up of three parts, including 12 simple questions. Personal demographic data were recorded in the first part. Second part included general questions about OMFS including the scope of service and training particulars. The final part was designed to test the knowledge of the interviewees, whether they could correlate some specific diseases or conditions that could be treated by oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeons. ResultsThere were 150 questionnaires distributed to 20 helpers in June 2011, where 104 were completed through personal interview to non-dentally and non-medically related Hong Kong citizens. There were 59 (57%) females and 45 males (43%). The mean age was 32 year-old, ranging from 18 to 65 year-old.Among the 104 interviewees, there were 78 who (75%) claimed they had never heard of the specialty of OMFS, while the other 26 (25%) reported that they had heard of it. Within the Abbreviations

Training Pathways in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Across the Globe—A Mini Review

“…In Hong Kong, The College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong under the umbrella of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine is responsible for the training pathway of OMFS specialists, which includes a minimum of 6-year supervised training in recognized training centers [9]. It comprises of 3 years of basic training after the dental degree, followed by another 3 years of advanced training.…”

“…It comprises of 3 years of basic training after the dental degree, followed by another 3 years of advanced training. There is an intermediate examination in between and an exit examination on finishing all the training [9].…”