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词条 National Dental Centre Singapore
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  1. Statistics

     Operations  Staffing  Facilities  Training 

  2. Awards

  3. References

  4. External links

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The National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS; {{zh||s=国牙科中心}}; {{lang-ms|Pusat Pergigian Negara Singapura}}) is a facility in Singapore for specialist oral healthcare services. It commenced operations on 1 March 1997 and claims to offer the largest concentration of specialist expertise in a single facility. The Centre’s specialist teams attend to over 700 patients daily, including walk-in patients and those being referred to the centre. The Centre is equipped with 92-chair facility and a day surgery suite.{{cn|date=June 2013}}

The Centre has three specialist clinical departments, being the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, which attend to a wide range of oral conditions. In addition, the Endodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontics and Prosthodontics are sub-units which may be found within the Department of Restorative Dentistry. Sub-speciality multidisciplinary services are available through NDC’s Centres for Corrective Jaw Surgery, Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Facial Pain.

The Centre is active in research as well as training activities, especially focusing on the professional education of dentists. NDCS has been under the management of Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd since 2002 and is located within Singapore's premier healthcare hub at Outram Park, together with Singapore General Hospital and three other of Singapore's national specialty centres (Heart, Eye and Cancer).{{cn|date=June 2013}}

Statistics

Operations

  • Annual attendances total : 168,837
  • Annual dental procedures total : 160, 214
  • Annual day surgeries total : 6,492

(figures as at 31 March 2008)

Staffing

  • Total staff strength 334 including 153 doctors

Facilities

  • 92 dental operatories and 6 operating theatre suites
  • teaching and training auditorium and rooms
  • centrally located with good public transport accessibility
  • Dental Simulation Training Lab

Training

  • Offers over 200 hours of continuing professional education annually
  • Residency programmes in 5 specialties (Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Restorative dentistry and Periodontics).
  • Auxiliary training courses for dental assistants and technicians

Awards

  • Singapore Quality Class (September 2004)
  • People Developer (June 2004, 2002) for staff training and development
  • ISO 9001 (March 2004) certified for Radiography, Dental Laboratory and Central Sterile Supplies Services
  • ISO 14000 (June 2004) certified for Environmental Management processes
  • H.E.A.L.T.H. Award (2003, 2002, 2001, 2000) for health promotion among staff

References

External links

  • National Dental Centre
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