Dentist who let therapist fit braces suspended, fined $10k

He is also fined $8,000 for not keeping proper notes on how he treated boy, 13

This is the fourth time Dr Sng Wee Hock, who owns and runs WH Dental Surgeons in Hougang, has been punished by the Singapore Dental Council. PHOTO: ST FILE
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A dentist has been suspended for four months and fined $10,000 for letting an oral health therapist fit braces on a boy.

Dr Sng Wee Hock, who owns and runs WH Dental Surgeons in Hougang, was also fined $8,000 for not keeping proper notes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 12, 2019, with the headline Dentist who let therapist fit braces suspended, fined $10k. Subscribe