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- Speech therapy profession accredited under Pilot Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions (with photos)Speech therapy profession accredited under Pilot Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions (with photos)**********************************************The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, announced today (April 19) that a full accreditation status has been granted to the Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST) under the Pilot Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions (AR Scheme), authorising the institute as the accredited healthcare professional body responsible for administering a register for the speech therapy profession. Speech therapy is the first profession accredited under the Pilot AR Scheme.**********************************************
- Five healthcare professions preliminarily assessed to meet criteria for accreditation process of accredited registers
Five healthcare professions preliminarily assessed to meet criteria for accreditation process of accredited registers**********************************************The Government today (June 19) announced that five healthcare professions are preliminarily assessed to meet the criteria for accreditation in phases under the Pilot Scheme of the Accredited Registers for Healthcare Professions, namely speech therapists, clinical psychologists, educational psychologists, audiologists and dietitians.Under the principle of professional autonomy, the Pilot Scheme aims to enhance the existing society-based registration arrangements of healthcare professions currently not subject to statutory registration with a view to assuring the professional competence of healthcare professionals and providing more information for the public to make informed decisions.
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- DH launches Pilot Scheme of the Accredited Registers for Healthcare Professions
DH launches Pilot Scheme of the Accredited Registers for Healthcare Professions**********************************************
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 29) launched the Pilot Scheme of the Accredited Registers for Healthcare Professions and invited applications from eligible healthcare professional bodies for accreditation.
Under the principle of professional autonomy, the Pilot Scheme aims to enhance the existing society-based registration arrangements of healthcare professions currently not subject to statutory regulation with a view to ensuring the professional competency of healthcare personnel and providing more information for the public to make informed decisions.
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Continue reading →- Provision of Cosmetic Procedures in Dental Practice
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Differentiation between Medical Procedures and Beauty Services
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Letter to Doctors :
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- Cosmetic Procedures to be Conducted Only by Registered Medical Practitioners / Registered Dentists
Cosmetic Procedures to be Conducted Only by Registered Medical Practitioners/Registered Dentists
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Introduction
In response to a fatal incident in October 2012 involving a beauty service company
offering invasive medical procedures, the Government established the Working Group on
Differentiation between Medical Procedures and Beauty Services (Working Group) under
the Steering Committee on Review of Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities (Steering
Committee) to consider differentiating medical treatments from ordinary beauty services
and to make recommendations on the regulatory approach. The Steering Committee has
endorsed the recommendations of the Working Group, which included a list of the
cosmetic procedures that should only be performed by registered medical
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- Government response on Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions
Government response on Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions
In response to media enquiries on the Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions, a spokesman for the Department of Health today (January 25) replied as follows:The Accredited Registers Scheme aims to enhance the current society-based registration arrangement under the principle of professional autonomy,
Continue reading →- Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions
Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions
Last Revision Date : 28 Dec 2016
Background
Healthcare professionals who are not subject to statutory regulation in Hong Kong are usually adopting a “self-regulation” mode, mostly through voluntary, society-based registration. Under society-based registration, a professional body administers a registration system and promulgates a list of its members to which that member of the public looking for such services can make reference. Some professional bodies also develop quality assurance and disciplinary mechanisms to better uphold the professional standards of their members.
Continue reading →- CS launches mobile clinics
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam officiated at the launch ceremony for the Mobile Dental Clinics of the Kwai Tsing Signature Project Scheme today.
Continue reading →- Elderly get dental subsidy
Under the Elderly Health Care Voucher Pilot Scheme, seniors aged 70 or above can make use of the vouchers for dental services provided by private dental clinics and those run by non-government organisations.
Continue reading →- CS visits dental clinic
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam visited Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Carrie Sze Memorial Dental Centre in North Point today, to check on the implementation of the Community Care Fund Elderly Dental Assistance Expanded Programme.
Continue reading →- Love Teeth Campaign
Love Teeth Campaign aims at promoting the awareness of adults in Hong Kong towards achieving desirable oral self-care complemented with appropriate use of professional dental care that includes consulting the dentist for proper toothbrushing and interdental cleaning skills to prevent different oral diseases.
Continue reading →- Local clinic offers free day of dental care
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Published Saturday, June 11, 2016 6:23PM EDT
Last Updated Saturday, June 11, 2016 6:39PM EDTFor many a trip to the dentist is an unattainable cost, but putting off a visit can lead to serious health problems. On Saturday, one local clinic waived their fees so anyone could come in for a checkup.
From 8a.m. until 4p.m. Connextion Dental Care Group on Montreal Rd. was open for a free day of dentistry.
“We’re serving our community, we’re providing cleanings, fillings, extractions for free,” said Dr. Shahram Yazdani.
Continue reading →- Community Care Fund Task Force visits dental clinic
Community Care Fund Task Force visits dental clinic to learn about implementation of Elderly Dental Assistance Programme (with photos)
************************************************************The following is issued on behalf of the Community Care Fund Secretariat:The Chairperson of the Community Care Fund (CCF) Task Force under the Commission on Poverty (CoP), Dr Law Chi-kwong, the President of the Hong Kong Dental Association (HKDA), Dr Sigmund Leung, and a CCF Task Force member, Mr Clarence Leung, today (April 26) visited a dental clinic operated by a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Accompanied by the Chief Executive of Yan Chai Hospital Board, Mr Alfred Wong, they met with dentists and elderly beneficiaries participating in the CCF Elderly Dental Assistance Expanded Programme to learn about the implementation of the programme.
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- Senior Dental Officer charged with misconduct and inputting false appointments
Continue reading →Senior Dental Officer charged with misconduct and inputting false appointments 25 May 2016 A Senior Dental Officer of the Department of Health (DoH) has been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) with misconduct in public office by providing dental treatment to an ineligible person, and obtaining illegal access to its booking system to input false appointments.
The defendant, 54, faces a charge of misconduct in public office and an alternative charge of conspiracy to defraud, both contrary to Common Law.
She also faces five counts of access to computer with criminal or dishonest intent, contrary to Section 161(1)(b) of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendant will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistracy on Friday (May 27) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the DoH. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was a Senior Dental Officer of the DoH in charge of its Kwun Tong Yung Fung Shee Dental Clinic, which provides free dental services to eligible persons, including civil servants, their dependents, and pensioners.
One of the charges alleges that on August 19, 2015, the defendant, in the course of or in relation to her public office, without reasonable excuse or justification, wilfully and intentionally misconducted herself by falsely representing that her younger brother was her husband who was eligible for receiving free dental service at the clinic and that her younger brother was attending the clinic pursuant to a dental appointment for her husband which she had recorded in its computer; and providing dental treatment, including X-ray examination, to her younger brother. The younger brother was not a civil servant and was not eligible for the free dental service.
The alternative charge alleges that on August 19, 2015, the defendant conspired with her younger brother to defraud officers and staff members in the clinic by dishonestly taking the above courses of action.
The remaining charges allege that on five occasions between June 5, 2014 and June 11, 2015, the defendant obtained access to a computer in the clinic with a dishonest intent. She was said to have inputted false appointments into its booking system to falsely represent that some patients would attend the clinic for dental services to be provided by her.
The DoH has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending her court appearance on Friday.
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