Dr Elvin Leong from Specialist Dental Group was among several leading medical specialists invited by Parkway Health to participate in the “In Conversations” segment of the 4-day Health Carnival organized by Great Eastern Insurance and supported by Parkway Health from September 17-20, 2009

Based on the theme “Looking Good, Feeling Great”, Dr Leong answered questions on a number of dental topics including Dental Implants, Veneers, Braces and Gum Health.

Thank you to supporting sponsors, Asia Implants – Biomet 3i and Lion Corporation (Systema) for contributing the useful gifts in the Great Eastern goody bags.

Great Eastern’s Health Carnival takes place this week – September 17-20, 2009 at the Tropics Atrium, Suntec City in Singapore. ParkwayHealth, Singapore’s leading healthcare provider, has teamed up with Great Eastern for this 4-day event.

Specialist Dental Group is supporting this worthwhile event as part of our community outreach activities. Members of our dental team will be present to provide short consultations on each day of the Health Carnival. Consultations will take place at the Specialist Dental Group Booth.

The details of the short consultations are as follows:

• Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 6:30pm – 8:30 pm by Dr Ho Kok Sen, Dental Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery;
• Friday, September 18, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm by Dr Ansgar Cheng, Dental Specialist in Prosthodontics;
• Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm by Dr Neo Tee Khin, Dental Specialist in Prosthodontics;
• Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm by Dr Elvin Leong, Dental Specialist in Prosthodontics

In addition, Dr Elvin Leong will be participating in an “In Conversations” session with the emcee on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 4pm covering a range of dental solutions. There will be a question and answer session during this time.

Dental Sponsors participating in the Health Carnival include Lion Corporation which will generously provide Systema Sensitive Toothpastes, Systema Toothpastes and Systema Toothbrushes for the goody bags. Biomet 3i, a leading dental implants company based in the USA, is also a sponsor and will provide a special toolkit for the goody bag.

There will be other health Q&A (question and answer) sessions at the carnival by leading medical specialists as well as quizzes, lucky draws and other activities for the whole family.

Especially for children, Dr Sunny Lion from Great Eastern and his health train will be present – there will also be educational activities for the little ones Other sponsors of the event include OCBC, Brands, and F&N Magnolia, among many others.

Drop by and say Hello! We look forward to seeing you there.

It has been about three weeks since our last blog posting…. and it has been a very hectic period for the team at Specialist Dental Group (SDG).

On August 25, Dr Ansgar Cheng was a guest on 938LIVE FM, on the Body & Soul show hosted by Daniel Martin. We were impressed with how knowledgeable Daniel Martin was on a wide range of health issues and he had certainly done his homework on dental issues. Dr Cheng answered questions from Daniel on dental implants and oral health. Several listeners also called in – questions were very diverse, covering abscesses in the mouth, teeth grinding, consumption of carbonated drinks and toothbrushing.

The week of September 2-5 was a busy one with Singapore playing host to the FDI World Dental Congress. Dentists from all over the world congregated in Singapore for several days of learning, sharing professional and clinical developments and of course, eating! We were privileged to host colleagues from Canada, Malaysia, USA, Germany, Hong Kong and Switzerland over the course of that period. More photos can be viewed from our Photo Album on our Facebook Fan Page.

On September 2, SDG did an unprecedented thing – we closed one of our clinics for the day to enable our staff to attend a full day training workshop during the FDI. We believe in continuous learning for our dentists and staff and are always striving to improve our knowledge and skills in order to serve our patients better.

Dr. Ansgar Cheng spoke on the Latest Technology to Help you Smile with Confidence at a public seminar, Your Mouth: More to it than you know which was organized by the Singapore Dental Association and Sensodyne. Several hundred people attended the talk at the Marina Mandarin Hotel. Other dental topics which were presented included Oral Cancer, Healthy Gums, Teeth Whitening, and the Link between Oral Health and Kidney Disease.

We are now gearing up for another community event – the Great Eastern Great Life, Great Health Carnival from September 17-20, 2009 at Tropics Atrium, Suntec. Look for more details in our next blog posting!

The Singapore Dental Association and Sensodyne are organizing a public forum on “Your Mouth: More to it than you know“.

The dental public forum also coincides with the 2009 FDI Annual World Dental Congress which will be held in Singapore from September 2 to 5. The FDI World Dental Congress is one of the few mega conventions in the world that attract more than 10,000 foreign delegates.

Make yourself available on Saturday, September 5 for an informative afternoon of all things dental, from aesthetics, oral cancer, latest technology and the relationship between dental problems and kidney disease.

Dr Ansgar Cheng from Specialist Dental Group will be speaking on “Latest Technology to Help you Smile with Confidence”. Other topics include:

* “Are you Growing a Litte Cancer in your Mouth? Oral Cancer – What you need to know”
* “Get your teeth into kidney disease”
* ” Healthy Gums: A strong foundation for long lasting teeth”
* “Teeth Whitening – Myths & Truths – is it for you?”

Details
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009
Time: 2 pm to 6 pm
Venue: Marina Mandarin Hotel, Leo Room, Level 1
Fee: $10 (inclusive of tea break & goody bag)

All fees collected will be donated to the Singapore Children’s Society.

To register
- You can download the form from http://www.sda.org.sg/pdf/responseform.pdf
- sms (text “your name”, “contact number” and “number of people attending” to 8300 1151) or
- call 6232 8232 during the office hours

Register Early! Limited Seats

Specialist Dental Group’s seminar, Putting the Sparkle Back into your Smile, organized together with Channel NewsAsia, was held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Suntec Convention Centre auditorium from 2pm to 5:30 pm.

Drs. Elvin Leong, Ansgar Cheng, Ho Kok Sen, Eugene Chan, Patricia Yeong, Neo Tee Khin and Helena Lee

Close to 600 people spent several hours listening to six dental specialists from our clinic share about the latest developments in their respective specialty areas of dentistry.

“This is the first time that Specialist Dental Group™ has embarked on such a major public education program,” said Dr. Neo Tee Khin, Director and Prosthodontist with Specialist Dental Group™.

“We thought that this was a great way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of our clinic,” added Dr. Ansgar C Cheng, Director and Prosthodontist with the clinic.

Specialist Dental Group™, formerly known as Henry Lee Dental Surgery, was founded by Dr. Henry Lee, a well-respected oral surgeon. Dr. Lee also placed the first titanium dental implants in Singapore more than 20 years ago and this strength in dental implants has continued to be reflected in the multi-specialty team at Specialist Dental Group™.

Staff of Specialist Dental Group

Comprehensive Selection of Topics Covered

Almost every major aspect of dentistry was covered from the relationship between oral health and overall health, to pain and anxiety management, and the latest developments in replacing missing teeth, straightening teeth, and creating a smile makeover.

• Dr. Helena Lee - “The Mouth & Body Connection,”
• Dr. Neo Tee Khin - “Restoring your Sparkling Smile”
• Dr Patricia Yeong - “The Straight Truth About Braces”
• Dr. Eugene Chan - “The Straight Truth About Invisalign”
• Dr. Ho Kok Sen - “Dental Surgery Now Pain Free”
• Dr. Ansgar C Cheng - “Filling Gaps & Brightening Smiles”

The question and answer session

A Question and Answer Session was also held after the six presentations and the dental specialists answered questions on various topics including implants, braces, cracked teeth, whitening toothpaste, and many more.

Invisalign display

Nobel Biocare display

Sponsors of the event and the goody bags included Ezyhealth & Beauty, Nobel Biocare, Invisalign, Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty, Sensodyne, Parkway Health, Listerine, Lion Corporation, Clorets, Vicks, Salonpas, SA Dental and Philips Sonicare .

Goody bags

Trailers for “Putting the Sparkle Back into your Smile: A Dental Seminar that Bridges Function & Aesthetics” started airing on Channel NewsAsia today. The seminar, organized by Specialist Dental Group™ and Channel NewsAsia, will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore from 2pm to 5:30 pm. More information on the Seminar can be found at http://www.specialistdentalgroup.com/events.php. The trailer for the event can also be viewed at the link.

“This is the first time that Specialist Dental Group™ is embarking on such a major public education program. We thought that this was a great way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of our clinic,” said Dr. Neo Tee Khin, Partner and Prosthodontist with Specialist Dental Group™.

Specialist Dental Group™, formerly known as Henry Lee Dental Surgery, was founded by Dr. Henry Lee, a well-respected oral surgeon. Dr. Lee also placed the first titanium dental implants in Singapore more than 20 years ago and this strength in dental implants has continued to be reflected in the multi-specialty team at Specialist Dental Group™.

According to Dr. Ansgar C. Cheng, also a Partner and Prosthodontist with the clinic, six leading specialists from the clinic will be sharing their expertise with seminar attendees on the following topics:
· The Mouth & Body Connection;
· Restoring your Sparkling Smile;
· The Straight Truth about Braces;
· Dental Surgery Now Pain-Free; and
· Filling Gaps & Brightening Smiles

Tickets for the event can be purchased from SISTIC at http://www.sistic.com/

Major Sponsors of the Seminar include Nobel Biocare, Invisalign, Ezyhealth & Beauty and Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty.

Goody Bag Sponsors include Parkway Health, Lion Corporation, Sensodyne, Listerine, SA Dental Supply, Clorets, Vicks, Hisamitsu and Philips.

April and May, especially the month of May, has been an incredibly busy month for the specialist team at Specialist Dental Group. Almost all of our dental specialists were giving presentations in Singapore or internationally during this period.

April

The month of April was off to a flying start with an Invisalign accreditation workshop conducted by Dr. Eugene Chan in Singapore on April 5, 2009.

Dr. Helena Lee then gave a presentation on Periodontics: Where function meets aesthetics. A role for hard and soft tissue grafting at the Singapore Dental Association Continuing Professional Education Program on April 22, 2009.

Indonesia was the port of call for Dr. Neo Tee Khin where he gave a presentation to the Basic Science to Implantology and Dental Implantology Study Group, organized by Indonesian Dental Association and Dr. Bastian Dental Clinic in Jakarta.

Closer to home, Dr. Ho Kok Sen was involved in giving a live demonstration for the Nobel Biocare Mentor Programme- Quickstart with NobelActive on April 29-30, 2009.

May

On May 1, 2009, Dr. Ansgar Cheng was in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, where he spoke on Clinical considerations of implant supported overdentures at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre.

The third week of May will be an eventful week for 4 of our specialists as they are invited speakers in 4 different countries:

• Australia – Dr. Eugene Chan is speaking at the Invisalign accreditation workshop in Sydney on May 22, 2009
• India – Dr. Ho Kok Sen will be in Mangalore, India from May 23-24, 2009 as a speaker for the Certificate in Oral Implantology organized by the Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore.
• Malaysia – Dr. Ansgar Cheng will lecture at the Malaysian Association of Aesthetic Dentistry meeting on May 24 on the theme of Sharing Realistic Clinic Experience in Aesthetic Prosthodontics.
• Singapore: Dr. Elvin Leong will give a presentation in Chinese to the public on Losing your Precious Teeth – The Dentist has Options for Replacement organized by the Punggol Community Club on May 24, 2009

One of the visions of Specialist Dental Group is to contribute to the professional community in Singapore and internationally, as well as increase public awareness about dental health. Our dental specialists are regularly invited to speak at professional dental meetings and/or community events to share their knowledge and experience in dental procedures.

Many of our dentists are either current or former professors / faculty members at the National University of Singapore and other international universities. We also actively contribute professional articles to clinical journals such as the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Cosmetic Dentistry and the International Journal of Prosthodontics.

To find out more about the profile of our dental team, click here. News and media coverage of our clinic and dentists can also be found on our website together with links to our Facebook Fan Page.