Dentists/Dentistry

Forum: Strengthening dental patient safety through competency-based practice

Dentists in S’pore lack awareness on prescribing antibiotics: NUS study

Charlene Goh, director of the Discipline of Primary Dental Care & Population Oral Health, is one of the researchers behind the study.

Forum: Framework for dental patient safety should enable, not limit, professional development

How a dentist tried to hide $765,000 in income from IRAS

A dentist thought he could pay less taxes if his salary earned from a clinic was paid into his private company.

Out of line? EU probes Invisalign dental braces maker for antitrust breach

FILE PHOTO: A European Union flag flutters outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Februrary 26, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo

Forum: Prevention is one of the best ways to reduce cost burden of dental disease

A cavity doesn’t always need a filling

A dentist’s prognosis is not always the final word. Training, personal philosophy and economics can all play a role.

‘Living’ lab models by NUS Dentistry team could make developing medical treatments safer, faster

Associate Professor Vinicius Rosa, NUS Faculty of Dentistry, using a light source to shine at the hydrogel at his lab in the National University Centre For Oral Health Singapore on April 30, 2026.

Polyclinic identifies oral frailty as early warning sign of physical decline, aims to prevent falls

Mr Thung Joo Seng having his stitches removed after a front tooth extraction at the dental clinic in NHG Serangoon Polyclinic on April 14.

Tele-dentistry programme helps kids from lower-income families improve oral health

(From left) A/Prof Catherine Hong, Vice Dean (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), NUS Dentistry and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Dentistry, NUCOHS, Mdm Peggy Tan and her granddaughter Rhianne Lee, HEADS-UPP tele-dentistry programme participant, Dr Ishreen Dhillon, Associate Consultant, Division of Paediatric Dentistry, NUCOHS and Academic Fellow, NUS Dentistry, Adj A/Prof Chong Shang Chee, Head of Division and Senior Consultant, Division of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, NUH, and programme lead of HEADS-UPP pictured April 22, 2026.

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