{"id":136,"date":"2016-11-01T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridge87.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:53:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hkscda.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541560072870{padding-top: 64px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Who are we&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sp-text&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #818181;\" href=\"http:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/53a2e98bfaf82a4b8c3a8c1fca150494?AccessKeyId=2AE041E01F3D1B3B7E0D&amp;disposition=0&amp;alloworigin=1\">Hong Kong Special Care Dentistry Association<\/a><\/span> Limited was formed in 2013 by a group of individuals who are concerned about those deprived of dental care because of their special needs situations.\u00a0 Our members are composed of dental practitioners, social workers and business-persons, patients&#8217; parents and<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0those who care about<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the people in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> need<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> special care dentistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541560615247{padding-top: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Our Mission&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sp-text&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">To promote and build a community with a concern about special care dentistry for people with special needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541560615247{padding-top: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Positioning Statement&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sp-text&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">To be a professional society who lead and work with a community of stakeholders in promoting awareness in special care dentistry towards the improvement of oral health and dental care in specialist standards for the persons with all forms of disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541560625370{padding-top: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Board Members&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sp-text&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. David Abdullah<br \/>\nDr. Deborah Chan<br \/>\nMr. Nelson Fung<br \/>\nDr. Kenny Lau<br \/>\nMs. Selina Lo<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541560625370{padding-top: 32px !important;padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Overseas Professional Advisors&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sp-text&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr David CRAIG, (MBE MMedSci FDS RCSEd) Consultant \/ Honorary Senior Lecturer, Head of Sedation &amp; Special Care Dentistry, Guy&#8217;s &amp; St Thomas&#8217; NHS Foundation Trust, King&#8217;s College London Dental Institute; Visiting Professor of Conscious Sedation, University of Portsmouth and Dental Consultant Adviser (Conscious Sedation) to the Chief Dental Office for England<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Professor Ichijiro MORISAKI, (DDS, PhD) Professor, Chair of the Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Health Care, Baika Women\u2019s University,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osaka, Japan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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