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Many people in Hong Kong’s low-income communities have limited options for dental care. The city’s government provides some public facilities offering affordable rates for dental care. However users face a cumbersome registration system that requires patients – many elderly – to queue up for appointment slots that become available at midnight and no more than twice a week. Reforms planned for July 2024 will allow patients to preregister for treatment at 8pm instead of midnight, but critics say the change will only mean that older patients must show up in queues earlier since the quota for available appointments will remain the same.
