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Source:
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Improving the standard of
Dentistry in Singapore |
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In the continued efforts to improve the
standard and practice of Dentistry in Singapore, the Ministry of Health,
Singapore will be implementing three new initiatives from 1 January
2008. |
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(A) Increasing the number of recognised
foreign dental degrees |
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(B) Publication of information on Dental
Fees |
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(C) Specialist accreditation |
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(A) Increasing the number of recognised
foreign dental schools |
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The Ministry of Health, Singapore, in
conjunction with the Singapore Dental Council (SDC), will be recognising
more foreign basic dental degrees starting next year. This will help
increase the pool of dental graduates for employment in Singapore. |
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From 1 January 2008, all dental schools
accredited by the American Dental Association and the Canadian Dental
Association will be added to the Schedule of the Dental Registration
Act. |
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The addition of 48 American dental schools
and 7 Canadian dental schools will increase the number of recognised
foreign dental schools in the Schedule from the current 34 to 89. The
list of new and current dental schools can be found in Annex A. |
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For further information, please access SDC’s
website at www.sdc.gov.sg. |
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(B) Publication of information on Dental
Fees |
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From 1 January next year, the Ministry of
Health, Singapore, will also be publishing on its website information on
average dental fees that private patients in public institutions would
pay for selected dental procedures. |
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This information, which is updated monthly,
will help the public make informed choices. It will also help to
moderate public institutions’ and private dental clinics’ charges for
dental treatment. |
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For a start, the Ministry of Health,
Singapore will publish the average dental fees for common, high-end
dental treatment. These include: |
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1. Crowns.
2. Full
Dentures.
3. Impacted
Wisdom Tooth Surgery.
4. Implants.
5. Orthodontics.
6. Root
Canal Treatment – Anterior Tooth.
7. Root
Canal Treatment – Molar Tooth.
8. Root
Canal Treatment – Pre-molar Tooth. |
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The public may visit the MOH website at
www.moh.gov.sg for more information. |
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(C) Specialists Accreditation |
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The new Dental Registration Act was
passed in Parliament this year and will take effect on 1 January
2008. |
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Dentists who already have specialist
qualifications and who have been practicing their specialty for a
stipulated period of time will be exempted from the new set of
accreditation guidelines which would be drawn up by the Dental
Specialists Accreditation Board (DSAB). |
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These dentists would also have to
satisfy certain other conditions in order to be specialist
accredited by the DSAB. |
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The DSAB would like to invite
applications from dentists who satisfy these conditions. The list of
conditions can be found in Annex B. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.moh.gov.sg Press Release 31
Dec 2007 |
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