Education

National University of Singapore (NUS): Dentistry

Category Dentistry, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Undergraduate
Tags Dentistry, National University of Singapore, NUS

The Faculty of Dentistry is located within the National University Hospital (NUH) which is the main teaching hospital in Singapore. The Faculty occupies 4 storeys in NUH providing a conducive environment for teaching, research and Practice of Dentistry.

The Departments of study for Dentistry are :-

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Physiology
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Preventive Dentistry
• Restorative Dentistry

The three departments, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Preventive Dentistry and Restorative Dentistry are Dental Deparments located within the Faculty.

The Faculty is lead by the Dean and a team of academic staff. The broad experience and specialisation of the Academic Staff allows them to provide both the Dental Undergraduates and Postgraduates with the requisite skills for dental practice.

The Faculty of Dentistry strives to be a leading international dental institution in Teaching, Research and Clinical Care. We have a talented and committed clinical faculty and have been well supported over the years by a large corps of dedicated part-time clinical teachers from the profession.

The New Millennium brings with it untold new challenges. The only thing that will be constant is Change itself. Vice-Chancellor Professor Shih Choon Fong has challenged NUS to reinvent itself as a new Global Knowledge Enterprise. We intend to create new knowledge and continue to produce graduates who are not only clinically competent but who will be able to stay relevant in the New Economy.

How will we achieve this ?

The Faculty will be an institution where intellectual honesty and the pursuit of knowledge for the furtherment of the Science and Art of Dentistry is paramount. Constant intellectual stimulation, the nurturing of academic talent and the free intercourse of ideas will be the hallmarks of the Faculty in the new millennium.

We will promote a tone and atmosphere of free exchange of ideas. In this atmosphere of learning and inquiry, all students, undergraduate and postgraduate, should ask WHY and not HOW and do so without fear of ridicule. The only foolish question was the one that was left unasked. We will equip our graduates with the analytical and thinking skills to be independent life-long learners and to allow them to continually maintain their professional skills and imbibe new science and knowledge.

Intellectual self honesty leads to constant reflection on one’s actions; allowing one to maximize all learning opportunities and construct mental models of knowledge domains. For example, by examining one’s failures and complications as soon as they are encountered in clinical practice, this attitude of constant reflection acts as a in-built mechanism for learning and application towards ongoing professional improvement.

The Faculty intends to grow and keep pace with the challenges of the new millennium. We intend to remain relevant and a leader in dental education and training not only at the undergraduate level but increasingly so in the areas of postgraduate specialty programmes, the provision of quality Continuing Education (CE) to the dental profession and to lead in the dental research arena.

With recent major initiatives for Biomedical Sciences Research in Singapore, the Faculty is poised at the dawn of an exciting new era. New research infrastructure is being planned and the Faculty looks forward to dedicated research facilities for basic dental sciences.

However, it is our strong belief that this in itself is insufficient. The Faculty requires the right software to function and grow. First and foremost, we value each and every individual in the Faculty. Students, Faculty and Staff working together towards the Faculty’s Mission make a Winning Team. Only as a Team, working together, will we be able to move forward at an ever increasing pace. Each individual will be encouraged to grow to fully realise his or her potential. The Faculty cannot do all this without the commitment and support of all concerned - from clinical and technical support staff, administrative staff, students, teaching faculty and alumni.