Registration of Dental HygienistsRegistration Requirements
Registration of Dental Hygienists
Registration Requirements
Any person wishing to practise dentistry as a dental hygienist in Hong Kong is required to apply for registration to the Dental Council in accordance with the Dentists Registration Ordinance.
According to 15E of the Ordinance, a person may apply for registration as dental care professional if he/she is a person specified for that class in Part 3 of Schedule 3.
The person specified for the purposes of the class of dental hygienist is —
- a person who holds a Higher Diploma in Dental Hygiene awarded by The Prince Philip Dental Hospital and the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong;
- a person who has completed a training programme in dental hygiene that is recognized by the Dental Council for registration as a registered dental care professional in the class of dental hygienist;
- a person who has completed a training programme in dental hygiene solely or jointly organized by the Department of Health that is recognized by the Director of Health for registration as a registered dental care professional in the class of dental hygienist; or
- a person whose named is recorded, immediately before 24 August 2026, on a roll maintained under regulation 4(2) of the Ancillary Dental Workers (Dental Hygienists) Regulations (Cap. 156 sub. leg. B) as in force immediately before that date.
Qualifications recognized by the Dental Council for registration as dental hygienist under section 1(b) of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Ordinance –
- Higher Diploma in Dental Hygiene awarded by The Prince Philip Dental Hospital and the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong (accredited in July 2026)
- Professional Diploma in Dental Hygiene awarded by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, the Vocational Training Council (accredited in September 2026)
The Dental Council may reject the application if it is satisfied, after due inquiry, that the applicant —
- has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment;
- has been found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of unprofessional conduct; or
- is not of good character.
In approving the application, the Dental Council may impose any condition that the Dental Council considers appropriate.
List of Dental Hygienists
[The purpose of publishing a list of dental hygienists whose names appear in the Register of Dental Care Professionals (“the Register”) is to inform the public that each person named in the Register is qualified to practise dentistry in Hong Kong under the Ordinance. Persons using the personal data therein for an unrelated purpose render themselves liable to action under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap. 486. The list is also published in the Government Gazette.]