Community Dental Support Programme (CDSP)

  • CDSP aims to promote early identification and timely intervention of dental diseases among the underprivileged groups with financial difficulties through provision of subsidised services.
  • CDSP will include the following services with effect from 1 January 2026:
  • Scaling (once for every 365 days for each person)
  • Root canal treatment (one tooth for every 365 days for each person)
  • Removal of bridges or crowns (details will be announced in due course)
  • Fitting of removable dentures*(receiving no more than two times of service for each person^, with an interval of 5 years or more between each service)
  • *The subsidised service of fitting of removable dentures is only available to eligible persons with fewer than 20 remaining teeth (in accordance with the World Health Organization’s recommendation), who must first be assessed by a dentist as having difficulties in eating or chewing and their eating abilities could be effectively restored by the fitting of removable dentures.
  • ^The receipt of removable dentures services under the Community Care Fund Elderly Dental Assistance Programme (EDAP) will also be counted.
  • Target Beneficiaries:
  • Holds a valid Hong Kong Identity Card or is a holder of a valid Certificate of Exemption; and
  • Be current beneficiary / recipient of:
  • Old Age Living Allowance (OALA) administered by Social Welfare Department (SWD); or Community Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly (CCSV) administered by SWD with Co-payment Category II; or
  • Integrated Home Care Services (Frail Case)”, “Enhanced Home and Community Care Services” and “Home Support Services” subvented by SWD while paying Level 1 or 2 fee charged / with Co-payment Category I or II ; or
  • Medical Fee Waiver put in place by the Hospital Authority.
  • Scope of Subsidised Services: the following services will be provided to participant within 180 days if considered suitable: Oral health assessment, Medication for dental pain relief (if necessary), X-ray examination and dental filling or extraction (with a maximum of three Teeth Filling/Extraction Quotas).
  • Administration Fee：
    • Participants shall pay the administration fee directly to the NGO for each Teeth Filling/Extraction Quota. The administration fee for each Teeth Filling/Extraction Quota is $50.
    • The Government will fully subsidise the administration fee if the Participant meets the following criteria:
    • Aged 75 or above Old Age Living Allowance (OALA) beneficiary; or
    • “Integrated Home Care Services (Frail Case)”, “Enhanced Home and Community Care Services” and “Home Support Services” subvented by SWD while paying Level 1 fee charged / with Co-payment Category I; or
    • Beneficiary of Medical Fee Waiver (Full) of the Hospital Authority
  • For details regarding the Community Dental Support Programme (CDSP), please visit the following website: https://www.communitydental.gov.hk/en/cdsp/introduction_of_cdsp.htmlor contact Yang Dental Clinics for inquiries.