Edward Chin Man LO

Edward Chin Man LO ****

Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Dental Science;​ Professor, Chair of Dental Public Health​

Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong [p1]

Professor LO received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree, a Master of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in Dental Surgery (FHKAM) and a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong in the Specialty of Community Dentistry (FCDSHK).

Prof LO is currently Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Dental Science and Professor and Chair of Dental Public Health​ at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. Prof LO has extensive teaching experience at both the undergraduate and the postgraduate levels for dental students. His areas of research interest are oral epidemiology, preventive dentistry and oral healthcare services. Prof LO has published over 350 papers in international scientific journals, 10 books and 5 book chapters.

Prof. LO has published extensively on clinical trials using various topical fluoride agents in the prevention of dental caries, and the use of various agents to arrest active decay in the primary teeth of young children and root surface of permanent teeth in older adults. With his outstanding contributions to the field, he received from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Geriatric Oral Research in 2016 and also the IADR E.W. Borrow Memorial Award (for research in oral health promotion for children) in 2021.