AI for Head and Neck Oncology Lab

HKU Faculty of Dentistry launches world’s first AI-powered clinic for early oral cancer detection

The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Prince Philip Dental Hospital (PPDH) have jointly launched an AI clinic dedicated to patients with oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). As the world’s first of its kind, this AI clinic commenced as a new medical service at PPDH in April 2025.

AI Web Tool to Prevent Oral Cancer in Nigeria

Knowledge exchange team led by Professor Richard Su, Division Head and Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) initiates a project with the objective to detect oral cancer at early stages in Nigeria by using artificial intelligence (AI)-based web tool among dentists and patients, as well as to promote oral cancer prevention.

Oral Surgeons Bring AI Tool to Nigeria

A tool to detect oral cancer at an early stage, developed in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Faculty of Dentistry using artificial intelligence (AI), is being brought to Nigeria, together with a programme to raise awareness of the disease among both dentists and patients.

Nigerian Doctor, John Adeoye, helps Hong Kong University develop AI-based tool for oral cancer prediction

As part of his doctoral research project that focuses on refining the early diagnosis of patients with oral cancer, John Adeoye, alongside other doctors, have developed an AI-based web tool that will help to predict if a patient has oral cancer.

HKU maxillofacial surgeons develop AI-based web tool for prediction of patients’ oral cancer risk

Researchers from the HKU, QMH, and James Cook University collaborated to develop a web platform that can be applied to automatically generate an individualized prediction of the risk of oral cancer occurrence in those with OL or OLM for up to 20 years following diagnosis.