Prof. Dr. Chun Hung Chu Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Preventive Dentistry” in the Dentistry Journal

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Chun Hung Chu has been appointed Editor-in-Chief for the new Section “Preventive Dentistry” of the Dentistry Journal (ISSN: 2304-6767).

Prof. Dr. Chu is a Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) with a demonstrated history of working in clinical dentistry, administration and leadership, clinical and basic research, and higher education. He is the President of the Society of Preventive Dentistry of Hong Kong (2021-2023), the President of the Asia Academy of Preventive Dentistry (2021-2023), a member of the FDI Public Health Committee (2021-2024), the Vice President of the Asian and Oceanian Federation of Conservative Dentistry (2020-2023) and the Immediate Past President of the South East Asia Association for Dental Education (2021-2023).

Prof. Dr. Chu has advanced professional clinical and research training, with a BDS, PDipDS, MDS and Ph.D. from HKU, and was ranked second by the QS world ranking for Dentistry in 2022. Prof. Dr. Chu is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD) and received the prestigious Lifelong Learning & Service Recognition award from the Academy of General Dentistry in 2015.

Prof. Dr. Chu practiced full-time comprehensive dentistry for 15 years and was the dental surgeon in charge of the HKU Health Service before he became a full-time academic in 2007. He is a fellow of the Hong Kong College of Dental Surgeons (FCDSHK), a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM) and a registered specialist in family dentistry in Hong Kong. Through overseas examinations, Prof. Dr. Chu became a fellow of the Royal Australasians College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS) in Sydney Australia, a dental fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FDSRCSEd) in Edinburgh, UK, and a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry (ABGD) in Chicago, USA. He has lectured widely at national and international conferences.

Through his exceptional achievements in clinical care, teaching and research, Prof. Dr. Chu was elected as a fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD), a fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh (FFDTEd) and a fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials (FADM).

Prof. Dr. Chu received a total of USD 9 million as the principal investigator of large external grants in Hong Kong. He has published extensively with a Scopus h index of 41. He is the Chief Editor for Frontiers for Oral Health in “Preventive Dentistry”, an editor of several reputable international journals such as BMC Oral Health, International Dental Journal, and JDR Clinical & Translational Research. He teaches restorative dentistry for dental students and supervises research for Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows. He has been an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate students from universities in Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand.

Prof. Dr. Chu is a Board Director of Project Concern Hong Kong, a charity organization to serve people in need. He is a dental examiner of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and a Specialist Board Member in dental public health for the Royal Australasians College of Dental Surgeons.

Name: Prof. Dr. Chun Hung Chu

E-mail: chchu@hku.hk

Affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong

Research Interest: preventive dentistry; community dentistry; fluorides; dental caries

Homepage: https://hub.hku.hk/cris/rp/rp00022

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Chun Hung Chu, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views on the research area:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Section Editor-in-Chief?

Preventive dentistry is dental care that helps maintain good oral health. As a researcher and clinician with a focus on the prevention of oral diseases, I have taken up the role of Section Editor-in-Chief on “Preventive Dentistry” of the Dentistry Journal to promote preventive dental care.

2. What is your vision for the journal?

The Dentistry Journal is the only MDPI journal in the field of dentistry. It is one of the most important dental journals to disseminate updated dental research.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?

Preventing future dental diseases and preventing complications from existing dental conditions are crucial to the future sustainability of oral health, which is an important and integral part of general health.

4. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field?

Publications in Open Access are free and readily available to all researchers and clinicians. They have increased visibility which enhances international recognition and scientific impact.

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Chun Hung Chu in his new role as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to him leading the Dentistry Journal and helping the journal to achieve many more milestones.