SINGAPORE - The Q&M Dental Group is providing basic dental care and treatment at no cost to the underprivileged at its new clinic.
It is the first free dental clinic in Singapore set up by a private dental group. The $1 million clinic, a registered charity, will be staffed by about 60 volunteer dentists on a rotational basis and is expected to serve up to 1,400 patients a year. The patients, referred by grassroots organisations within the Kembangan-Chai Chee division initially, will receive free dental consultations and treatments such as scaling and polishing, fillings and extractions.
“While we have made inroads with health screening, vaccinations and general health management, we realise that oral health has often been overlooked, especially for our underprivileged residents,” Mr Tan said.