Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care

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Chow, J. (2026, October 18). Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371166/spirit-hong-kong-awards-finalist-bridges-gap-accessible-dental-care?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-18 · by Jimmy Chow

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Mark Cheung Kai-yuen, a Hong Kong social worker, is a finalist for the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award at the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards for his work through Smile Again, which provides specialized dental care to cancer survivors and individuals with disabilities or special needs. The initiative includes wheelchair-friendly facilities and longer consultations tailored to these groups' specific needs. Cheung’s partner in this venture is Dr Ho Kwun-yin, a dentist who recognized the unique challenges faced by patients requiring complex reconstructive surgery after cancer treatments.
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Hong Kong social worker Mark Cheung Kai-yuen is a finalist for the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award at this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, co-organized by the Sino Group and the South China Morning Post. Through his social enterprise Smile Again, which he co-founded with dentist Dr Ho Kwun-yin, Cheung provides specialized dental care to cancer survivors, people with disabilities, and children with special needs who often face barriers in accessing suitable clinics. Smile Again adapts its facility and care delivery methods to accommodate these groups, including wheelchair-friendly facilities and longer consultations tailored for their specific needs. The service originally focused on cancer patients who had undergone radiotherapy or major surgery for head-and-neck cancers, some of whom required complex reconstructive procedures.

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Jimmy Chow
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Hong Kong Sino Group Smile Again the South China Morning Post

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Cheung PERSON · 2× Smile Again ORG · 2× Ho Kwun-yin PERSON · 1× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Mark Cheung PERSON · 1× Mark Cheung Kai-yuen PERSON · 1× Sino Group ORG · 1× the South China Morning Post ORG · 1×

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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care Through Smile Again, social worker Mark Cheung provides barrier-free dental care for cancer survivors and special needs groups Hong Kong social worker Mark Cheung Kai-yuen is working to make dental care more accessible for cancer survivors, people with disabilities and children with special needs who often struggle to find suitable clinics.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-18
2026-10-18 · South China Morning Post
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care · assertive framing

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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care Through Smile Again, social worker Mark Cheung provides barrier-free dental care for cancer survivors and special needs groups Hong Kong social worker Mark Cheung Kai-yuen is working to make dental care more accessible for cancer survivors, people with disabilities and children with special needs who often struggle to find suitable clinics. asserted
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Through Smile Again, the social enterprise he co-founded with dentist Dr Ho Kwun-yin asserted
he → co → yin
, Cheung has adapted both the facility and the way care is delivered, with wheelchair-friendly facilities, longer consultations and tailored communication approaches. asserted
care → adapt → facilities
Cheung is a finalist for the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, co-organised by Sino Group and the South China Morning Post. asserted
Cheung → co → Group
The dental service originally began with cancer survivors. asserted
service → begin → survivors
Ho had encountered patients who received radiotherapy or major surgery for head-and-neck cancers, with some requiring complex reconstruction in hospital. asserted
some → encounter → hospital
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