{"id":3676,"date":"2025-04-27T12:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T04:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/?page_id=3676"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:12:15","slug":"pdcc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/gfhp\/pdcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section id=\"bt_section69e90930bb7a3\"  class=\"boldSection gutter inherit page-title\" ><div class=\"port\"><div class=\"boldCell\"><div class=\"boldCellInner\"><div class=\"boldRow  \" ><div class=\"boldRowInner\"><div class=\"rowItem col-md-12 col-ms-12  btTextLeft inherit\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\" ><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced bottomExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear large  btNormalDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h2><span class=\"headline\">Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"..\/..\/\">Home<\/a> <b>&gt;<\/b> <a href=\"..\/\">Government-Funded Healthcare Programme<\/a> <b>&gt;<\/b> Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC)<\/h6>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"bt_section69e90930bba56\"  class=\"boldSection gutter\" ><div class=\"port\"><div class=\"boldCell\"><div class=\"boldCellInner\"><div class=\"boldRow  \" ><div class=\"boldRowInner\"><div class=\"rowItem col-md-12 col-ms-12  btTextCenter inherit\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\" ><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"bpgPhoto btTextCenter\"  style=\"max-width:800px\"><div class = \"btImage\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/page-cover-pdcc.jpg\" alt=\"\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"bt_section69e90930bc0b2\"  class=\"boldSection gutter\" ><div class=\"port\"><div class=\"boldCell\"><div class=\"boldCellInner\"><div class=\"boldRow  \" ><div class=\"boldRowInner\"><div class=\"rowItem col-md-12 col-ms-12  btTextLeft inherit\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\" ><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btAccentDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\">Programme Overview<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Primary Dental Co-Care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents is a three-year pilot scheme that serves as an interface with the School Dental Care Service for primary school students by subsidising part of the cost of private oral check-ups for adolescents aged between 13 and 17. The scheme aims to foster the establishment of a long-term partnership between adolescents and dentists in the private sector or non-governmental organisations and to promote the adolescents\u2019 lifelong habit of regular oral check-ups for prevention of dental diseases. The scheme is based on a co-payment model; eligible adolescents can receive subsidised oral check-up once a year.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btAccentDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\">Scope of Subsidised Services<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dental check-ups<\/li>\n<li>Oral health risk assessment<\/li>\n<li>Dental scaling<\/li>\n<li>Personalised self-care advice on oral care<\/li>\n<li>Fluoride application as risk-based follow-up<\/li>\n<li>Check-up report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btAccentDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\">Eligibility<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>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);<\/li>\n<li>Holds a valid Hong Kong Identity Card; and<\/li>\n<li>Has joined (eHealth).<br \/>\nFor eligible person aged below 16, a substitute decision maker (SDM) should register eHealth for him\/her.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btAccentDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\">Co-payment<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Government will provide a partial subsidy of $200 annually. The Scheme Participant is required to pay the co-payment fee determined by the dentist upon enrolment to the Programme.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btAccentDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\">Application Procedure<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topExtraSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btText\" ><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose a\u00a0participating dentist\u00a0from the website and contact the dental clinic directly to book an appointment.<\/li>\n<li>Before the appointment, read the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitydental.gov.hk\/files\/pdcc\/public\/participant_information_notice_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Participant Information Notice<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitydental.gov.hk\/files\/pdcc\/public\/personal_information_collection_statement_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal Information Collection Statement<\/a>\u201d from the website. Complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitydental.gov.hk\/files\/pdcc\/public\/application_and_consent_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application and Consent Form and the Oral Health Questionnaire<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete registration in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehealth.gov.hk\/en\/you-and-your-family\/how-to-register\/register-online.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eHealth<\/a> online, or with iAM Smart. (A substitute decision maker (SDM) can register with eHealth online for a child aged under 16.)<\/li>\n<li>Bring the completed form, questionnaire and HKID card to the dental clinic on the day of appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: Primary Dental Co-care Pilot Scheme for Adolescents (PDCC) Office (Tel: 2111 3830).<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3298,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3676\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjdental.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}