Replies to LegCo questions
LCQ10: Patients of Prince Philip Dental Hospital
Following is a question by the Dr Hon Kwok Ka-ki and a written reply by the
Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Dr York Chow, in the Legislative Council
today (May 2):
Question:
The Prince Philip Dental Hospital is a publicly-funded organization which
provides dental services to two categories of patients, namely, teaching
patients (TPs) and private fee paying patients (PFPPs). If the dental problems
of a patient are considered to be suitable for teaching purposes after
screening, the patient will receive treatment as a TP, and are required to pay
nominal fees only. As to PFPPs, they must be referred by registered medical or
dental practitioners and are required to pay higher consultation fees than TPs.
In this connection, will the Government inform this Council whether it knows the
details in (Annex 1) concerning the Hospital.
Reply�G
Madam President,
The Prince Philip Dental Hospital (PPDH) is a teaching hospital which provides
clinical teaching facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the
Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong. As stated in the question,
the PPDH serves two kinds of patients, namely teaching patients (TPs) and
private fee paying patients (PFPPs). For TPs, patients are required to undergo
an initial screening upon their first attendance and will be registered as TPs
if their dental problems are found to be fit for teaching purpose. Consultation
appointments will then be arranged for them by the PPDH according to the
teaching schedule of the Faculty of Dentistry as well as their types of dental
problems.
For private patients, they are required to have a referral letter issued by a
registered medical practitioner or a dentist, recommending a referral for
specialised treatment at the PPDH. Only dental specialists with considerable
clinical experience can provide treatment to private patients, and the time they
spent on attending to private patients each week cannot exceed two half-day
sessions.
In connection with the above question, the PPDH provides the required
information at Annexes 2 and 3.
Ends/Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Issued at HKT 12:50
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(Annex)