Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)

The Hong Kong Department of Health has launched the Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC), which aims to guide adolescents to foster long-term relationship with private dentists or dentists of NGOs by subsidising part of the cost of dental check-up, so as to promote their habit of regular dental check-ups for prevention of dental diseases.

Target Beneficiaries

1.    Adolescent aged 13 to 17 (or will be aged 13 in the calendar year the application to enrol is made. For the avoidance of doubt, a person will cease to be eligible once he reaches the age of 18);
2.    Holds a valid Hong Kong Identity Card; and
3.    Has joined (eHealth).

For eligible person aged below 16, a substitute decision maker (SDM) should register eHealth for him/her.

Co-payment

Eligible adolescent can receive one subsidized dental service each year for a co-payment of HKD$200.

Scope of Subsidised Services:

•    Dental check-ups
•    Oral health risk assessment
•    Dental scaling
•    Personalised self-care advice on oral care
•    Fluoride application as risk-based follow-up
•    Check-up report

For enrolment or more information, please visit the PDCC website.

Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)

Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)

Target Beneficiaries

Co-payment

Scope of Subsidised Services:

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