Specialist Dental Group organized its first Public Forum titled Smiling with Confidence on Saturday, November 15, 2008. We had an overwhelming response and appreciated the great turnout by members of the public.

Three members of the dental team gave presentations on different topics:* Dr. Ansgar Cheng spoke on “Beautiful Teeth Now”* Dr. Patricia Yeong spoke on “Braces: Setting Things Straight”; and* Dr. Helena Lee spoke on “Oral Health & General Health: The Body and Mouth Connection”

Following the presentations, a lively question and answer session followed, and the three presenters gave comprehensive responses to the questions that were asked by members of the audience.

We are excited to announce the release of our corporate video online. You can view it at YouTube or on our Facebook page.

For those of you who are not in Singapore, the video gives you a glimpse of what a beautiful city Singapore is, and how the excellent healthcare here makes this a wonderful destination to combine rest, relaxation (or business) and wellness/medical check-ups together with dental check-ups and procedures.

You can also get to know the dental team at Specialist Dental Group a little better and view our facilities. For further information or to contact us, please visit our website

Specialist Dental Group is delighted to announce that we have just uploaded our Teeth-in-an-Hour dental implants patient video on YouTube. It is also available on our Facebook Fan Page.

This is probably the first patient video posted online that has been created by a dental clinic in Singapore (and possibly Malaysia/Indonesia). We are really excited about this as one of the missions of Specialist Dental Group is to promote more awareness of dental health and innovations.

About the Patient

The video tells the story of Gregory, a Singaporean man who had lost almost all his teeth several years ago. He had to resort to wearing dentures which were not only uncomfortable, but also affected his speech and his self-confidence. In fact, there were many occasions where he preferred to remove his dentures rather than have them on. Gregory went through the Nobel Biocare Teeth-in-an-Hour implant procedure on his lower jaw in June 2008 as the first part of his dental makeover. While patients normally can have the Teeth-in-an-Hour implants performed on both jaws simultaneously, in Gregory’s situation, it was decided to perform the procedure on two separate occasions. Thus, Gregory was in a unique position to compare what it was like to wear dentures on his upper jaw, while having dental implants on his lower jaw. His dental makeover was completed in August when he went through the Teeth-in-an-Hour procedure on his upper jaw. The video follows his journey for this procedure.

About Teeth-in-an-Hour Dental Implants Teeth-in-an-Hour dental implants is a revolutionary way to replace multiple missing teeth. Unlike conventional dental implants which require 4 to 9 months to complete since time is required for the implant to integrate with the jawbone, the whole process is completed in a much shorter period of time with Teeth-in-an-Hour.

As its name states, the patient enters the dental clinic for Teeth-in-an-Hour implants and leaves the clinic about an hour later with his new teeth! This is made possible through use of the patient’s CT scan and three-dimensional CAD-CAM computer imaging which allows the dentist to plan the procedure ahead of time. The images are then transmitted to Nobel Biocare’s lab in Sweden where a customized surgical template is fabricated and sent back to the dental clinic. This takes about 2 weeks. Thus, the overall time involved is about 2 weeks over the space of a minimum of 2 appointments. More details on Teeth-in-an-Hour dental implants can be found at the Specialist Dental Group website or by clicking on the link on the left hand menu.