HKSO Information Center

Mission

The Hong Kong Society of Orthodontists Limited is the official organization for orthodontic specialists practicing in Hong Kong. We believe that Orthodontics is an important and integral part of oral health and total health. Our mission is to ensure the continual improvement of clinical orthodontic care provided by the society's members, to provide the public with easy access to dental health information related to Orthodontics and to liaise and cooperate with other official dental organizations towards goals for the benefits of the general public.

Description of Orthodontics
Orthodontics can be described as the dental discipline that deals with the prevention and the correction of problems developed during the growth of the orofacial complex. Such problems may include facial, skeletal and occlusal discrepancies.

The scope of the discipline is broad but can be outlined by the following:

To improve facial and dental esthetics.
To correct occlusal discrepancies such as protruded incisors, crowding and cross bite etc.
To correct malposed teeth or to redistribute space in the dental arch before other dental procedures (such as crowns and bridges, denture fabrication or periodontal treatment).
To correct skeletal and facial disproportion through the use functional appliance treatment or through combined surgical/orthodontic procedures.

This web site is to provide information so that the public can make an informed decision with respect to orthodontic treatment. It is not intended to be used to represent or endorse a particular treatment method. Neither the HKSO organization nor its officers are in any way liable for any orthodontic treatment rendered.
It is the individual's responsibility to use due diligence to select an orthodontist of their choice.

The examples of treatments shown are only representative of treatment possibilities and individual results will vary. Any similarities to treatments rendered to the reader are purely coincidental. Do not attempt to diagnose an orthodontic problem from the information presented.
Any duplication of the information contained is strictly prohibited.
If you have any questions, please contact us by post or e-mail at hkso@hkso.org.