Dental Officer

(1) Subject to the prevailing situation, candidates may be considered for the granting of increments with post-registration experience in general dentistry or relevant qualifications and experience in the specialty of Orthodontics. Please note that applications from the serving civil service Dental Officers would not normally be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with relevant experience in the specialty of Orthodontics, or to candidates who have a Master degree in the relevant specialty from the University of Hong Kong by the time of offer of appointment.
(2) Candidates who are expected to meet the requirement within six months after the application may also apply. Candidates who are studying in the final year of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme of the University of Hong Kong are advised to apply no less than three months prior to the expected time of fulfilling the requirement.
(3) (a) The results of the Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) are classified as Level 2, Level 1 or Fail, with Level 2 being the highest.
(b) For civil service appointment purpose, Level 4 in Chinese Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE); or Grade D in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE), are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UC paper of the CRE.
(c) Level 4 in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade D in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade D in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level), are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UE paper of the CRE.
(d) Applicants with an overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test result are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period.
(4) Candidates who do not have Level 1 in UC paper of the CRE by the time of appointment may also be appointed. However, only a limited number of applicants who do not possess the requisite Chinese language proficiency but are able to speak fluent Cantonese may be appointed subject to the operational needs of the Department. The rest of applicants will only be considered for appointment subject to their fulfilling of the requirement in Note (3)(b) above.
(5) All applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their Basic Law knowledge. A pass result in the BLT is an entry requirement for civil service jobs requiring degree/professional qualifications. Only those candidates who have passed the BLT will be considered for appointment. Attaining a score at or above 53 out of the full mark of 100 (i.e. getting at least 8 out of 15 questions correct) will be deemed to have a pass result in BLT. The BLT result will also constitute an appropriate weighting in a candidate’s overall assessment. For candidates who have not taken the BLT or have not attained a pass result in the BLT at the time of application, they may still apply for the job and arrangements will be made for them to take the BLT during the recruitment process.
(6) The operating hours of dental clinics fall between 7:45 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. and from Monday to Friday. Successful candidates will be assigned to work in appropriate time slots during the operating hours.
(7) A Dental Officer is required to wear uniform whilst on duty.