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Modern Dental CEO awarded HKU honorary fellowship

Godfrey Ngai during the presentation ceremony of the 2017 Honorary University Fellowships. (Photograph: University of Hong Kong)

Dental Tribune International

Wed. 27. September 2017

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HONG KONG: Godfrey Ngai, co-founder and CEO of dental prosthesis provider Modern Dental Group (MDL), was granted an Honorary University Fellowship by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) yesterday and is the first recipient of this award in the dental profession. The recognition honours Ngai’s long-standing commitment to the university, as well as his efforts at societal upliftment through donating MDL dental products and services to schools, health care organisations for the elderly and other sections of the community in need.

Over the past two decades, Ngai has supported HKU’s Faculty of Dentistry in postgraduate teaching and the advancement of dental technology by means of collaborative research with MDL, the university stated. For example, MDL was instrumental in supporting the establishment of HKU’s Modern Dental Laboratory Endowed Professorship in Clinical Dental Science in 2011. In 2012, with the faculty, the company co-hosted the World Dental Forum, which brought together leading dental scientists and researchers from around the globe.

“I am honoured that my devotion and contributions have been recognised. During my 19 years of teaching dental technology, I have trained hundreds of young dentists and dental technologists who went on to become the backbone of dental services in contemporary Hong Kong,” Ngai commented on the achievement.

Apart from his contribution to HKU, Ngai has led MDL’s proactive engagement in other societal services. For example, under Ngai, the Hong Kong-based company has extended its services to mainland China, training thousands of dental technicians and driving the development of the dental laboratory industry in China.

“It is always our mission to contribute towards society and going forward I will continue to lead MDL, as well as the public company Modern Dental Group, to carry out more good deeds in order to create value for our society,” Ngai remarked in this regard.

As a leading global provider of dental prostheses, MDL focuses on custom-made prostheses in the growing prosthetic industry. Its product portfolio consists of three main lines: fixed prostheses, removable prostheses and other devices, such as orthodontic appliances, sports guards and anti-snoring devices.