Dentist suspended for 3rd time in 4 years after getting therapist to do his job

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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SINGAPORE - 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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