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TRENDS Delivering tomorrow’s dentistry: National Dental Centre Singapore celebrates 25th anniversary As the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) celebrates 25 years of founding, Cl A/Prof Poon Choy Yoke, CEO of NDCS, shares with Dental Asia the past and present of NDCS as well as the future of Singapore’s dental landscape. What are the milestones NDCS has achieved over the last 25 years? Cl A/Prof Poon Choy Yoke: On a national level, in alignment with the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) vision to improve the population health outcomes and keep Singaporeans healthy for as long as possible safely and sustainably, the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) is strengthening its network with community general dental practitioners (GDPs) through its Care Partnership Programme (CaPP) and building an ecosystem of integrated and holistic dental care for its patients. NDCS has launched several upstream preventive health efforts such as the Infant Oral Health Programme (IOHP), to advise appropriate preventive strategies and guide parents for their child’s dental development, and the Oral Health Movement (OHM) 8020 which helps detect early and treat oral frailty or pre-frailty in adults aged 40 years and above, in partnership with community nurses. In 2015, NDCS opened the Geriatric Special Care Dentistry Clinic (GSDC), Singapore’s first purpose-built dental clinic to deliver integrated oral care for patients with complex medical and, geriatric conditions as well as intellectual and physical disabilities. It also provides holistic management to elderly patients who have functional dependency and other medical comorbidities, in our efforts to meet the needs of Singapore’s ageing population. Piloted in 2018, Tele-Dentistry Oral Care for Seniors (T-DOCS) is a programme that aims to improve and maintain the oral health of seniors aged 60 years and above in nursing homes or those who live alone and require home care. The Centre aims to further expand this initiative with other community partners in the future. In embracing digital and innovative technologies for the future, NDCS has also embarked on digital dentistry in the areas of intraoral scanning and 3D printing of dentures and will further integrate digital technology to enhance patient experience and improve care outcomes. In 2019, the National Dental Research Institute Singapore (NDRIS), the research arm of NDCS was established to further areas in oral health research and innovation to spearhead new technologies and therapies to meet the increasing burden of “ We aspire to co-create a very different experience with our patients, combining digital dentistry and digital patient journey to improve care delivery and clinical outcomes for the patients.” Clinical Associate Professor Poon Choy Yoke, CEO of NDCS 22 DENTAL ASIA MAY / JUNE 2022
TRENDS chronic oral diseases. It is Asia’s first national institute dedicated to oral health research and will focus on three key areas: oral medical devices and technology, oral microbiome and oral population health studies. How will programmes like IOHP, CaPP, and OHM 8020 impact the oral health status of the community and influence their healthseeking behaviour? Cl A/Prof Poon: NDCS IOHP and OHM 8020 are upstream preventive health programmes that will screen out and identify early at-risk individuals and provide preventive intervention programmes to help them with their oral care conditions. These programmes aim to create greater oral health awareness among the population and emphasise the importance of oral health as part of total general health. They will also help to facilitate access to care in the right setting and timely manner. Early childhood caries (ECC) is prevalent but largely preventable. IOHP will engage and educate parents before the onset of ECC, screen and empower parents to develop good oral health and oral health behaviours for their children at an early age. With an early healthy start, good oral health behaviours can potentially carry on to adulthood, improving the oral health status of adults in Singapore. In OHM 8020, the programme screens out oral frailty or pre-frailty in adults aged 40 years and above in the community. At these screening sessions, the community nurses will also conduct oral health education to encourage good oral care habits among the seniors, prevent further tooth loss and maintain good oral function throughout life. NDCS CaPP works with primary care providers in the community to right site care, where basic and intermediate care can be provided by its network of GDPs, while complex and severe conditions are referred to NDCS. This will allow more seamless delivery of care to our patients. Can you elaborate on some of the research NDCS has published and its significance to the field? Cl A/Prof Poon: The NDRIS translates research discoveries into novel effective therapies through its three initiatives: Singapore Oro-facial Initiative (SOFI), Singapore Oral Microbiomics Initiative (SOMI) and Singapore Oral Population Initiative (SOPI). SOFI focuses on the development of oral devices and technologies. Some research projects include the development of microneedles, a non-invasive, painless and efficient local anaesthetic delivery in dentistry, a biodegradable scaffold for jaw implant that will improve bone regenerative capabilities, and new equipment known as Aeroshield that uses an air barrier to isolate airflow between dentists and patients’ mouths to reduce the chances of COVID-19 spread in the dental setting. SOMI focuses on the studies on the oral microbiome and its links to other diseases. One of the key research discoveries last year was the efficacy of mouthwash in substantially reducing coronavirus load in saliva, which can be used as a pre-procedural step before dental treatment to help reduce the transmission of the virus through aerosols. This research finding will also impact future mouth rinses for the public. SOPI looks at behavioural, clinical and population-based oral health studies for educational intervention and policy purposes to improve oral and general health nationally, regionally and internationally. One of the key studies aims to identify risk and protective factors for oral diseases such as dental caries, traumatic dental injuries, periodontitis, and maxillofacial development early in life and its consequences later on. Known as the Oral Health Birth Cohort Studies, the research is the first of its kind in the field of child oral health. Moving forward, how do you see dentistry developing both locally and regionally in the next 5-10 years, and what are some of the strategies you have set out for NDCS to better meet patients’ care? Cl A/Prof Poon: NDCS and its programmes aim to move in alignment with MOH’s 2030 Vision of a healthcare system that is focused on preventative, primary, community and valuebased care, with a strong emphasis on good patient reported outcomes and experience. NDCS has strategies in place to improve the oral health of our community with initiatives that target all life stages. With programmes such as CaPP, a formal shared care arrangement with 81 partner clinics islandwide, the community would be able to seek quality oral care close to home, and our GDP colleagues would have opportunities to build on their capabilities. In the pipeline, the proposed Dental Primary Care Network aims to collaborate with polyclinics and GDPs in their region and the national dental centres for referrals of complex cases and sharing of best clinical practices. This next-generation primary care initiative matches the right care in the right setting, provides greater convenience for patients, and ensures prompt and timely access to dental care. DA DENTAL ASIA MAY / JUNE 2022 23
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