Specialist Dental Group has been established in Mount Elizabeth Medical Center in Singapore since 1979. This group is one of the largest clinics in Singapore with multi-specialist dental doctors and has two treatment rooms in three clinics served by a team of ten leading dental specialists.
“Tidak banyak prakten gigi di Singapura memeliki keistimewaan sebagai klinik yang telah tebindi selama ini,” said Dr. NeoTee Khin , one of the business partners of Specialist Dental Group. The late Dr Henry Lee, the clinic’s founder, was an established oral surgeon who performed the first titanium dental implant surgery in Singapore over a decade ago. The long history in dental implants continues until today with Specialist Dental Group becoming one of the leading dental implant providers in Singapore.
According to Dr. Ansgar C Cheng , the business partner of this group, the clinic was renamed Specialist Dental Group™ in 2008 to reflect the breadth and depth of the comprehensive dental solutions provided under the international training and qualification team.
The clinical team at Specialist Dental Group includes dentists with special training in prosthodontics (tooth replacement), periodontics (gum care), orthodontics (braces), mouth & maxillofacial surgery and pedodontics (pediatric dentistry). Dental solutions that include the Teeth-in-an-hour dental implant procedure, Instant Implant™, conventional dental implants, Invisalign, braces, oral surgery, gum specialist, dental crowns and pediatric dentistry.
“Gagasan about the practice of multi-specialisasi appears because the patient’s demand and expectations are higher. By having all the specialists in one of the four, this improves communication between the same specialists, which produces a very good standard of care and comfort for our patients,” added Dr. Neo. Patien diuntungkan with reduced waiting time and can access the dentist from different fields of specialization with one appointment.
Another facility is that due to the location of the clinic in the main medical center, the patient can also schedule medical and dental visits on the same day in the same building, thus minimizing the time taken from their busy schedule.
The team at Specialist Dental Group is also experienced in treating patients with medical conditions such as cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. One of the services offered to the patient before undergoing treatment with cancer (eg, radiation or chemotherapy) or major medical procedures (eg, organ transplantation or heart surgery) is a dental check-up . Examination of the teeth minimizes the risk of oral complications that may occur in the middle of the treatment of cancer or after surgery due to the condition of the teeth that are already damaged, such as infection or gum disease.
By examining the teeth, the patient can save costs and physical and emotional trauma that may occur during the treatment of other medical conditions.
Contributions to Professional Communities and Public Citizens
Most dentists from the Specialist Dental Group have or are currently teaching at the National University of Singapore and other international universities. Mereka juga merupakan aktiv kontributor untuk jurnal siliminati internationali dan duduk di dewan editorial publication. As a sought-after opinion leader in their respective fields of expertise, they are regularly invited to speak at local and international dental conferences.
To open up people’s sensibilities, the Dental Team at Specialist Dental Group is very eager to educate the public about oral health, innovation in dental medicine and the relationship between oral health and body.