The Department of Health today alerted the public to a false claim from an unknown organisation alleging that it is assisting in the Government's admission of qualified non-locally trained dentists to practise in Hong Kong.

The department stressed that it has not authorised any organisation to assist with recruiting non-locally trained dentists to practise in Hong Kong, adding that the claim is false and suspected of being misleading.

The organisation claimed that it was assisting the Government to admit qualified non-locally trained dentists to practise in Hong Kong as introduced under the Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2024.

In addition, the organisation untruthfully alleged that there was a specific quota set on the number of dentists, as well as on the number of years of experience and target age range.

The department emphasised that applications for its recruitment of non-locally trained dentists already closed on September 23 this year, and it is going through the established recruitment procedures.

Members of the public are urged not to fall for any claim of assisting the Government to recruit non-locally trained dentists to practise in Hong Kong, and they should not provide personal information to any suspicious people. Anyone who has fallen for such fraud should contact Police.