NUS Faculty of Dentistry
The NUS Faculty of Dentistry (FOD) began as a Department of Dentistry within the King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1929. It was the first dental school to be established in a British colony in the East. It achieved full Faculty status in 1966 and continues as the only dental school in Singapore.
The Faculty is led by the Dean and a team of academic and administrative staff. The Faculty comprises 6 Disciplines that support fulfil the Faculty’s strive for excellence in areas of clinical care, research and education.
- Discipline of Prosthodontics, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Discipline of Periodontics
- Discipline of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Discipline of Oral Sciences
- Discipline of Primary Dental Care and Population Oral Health
The Faculty has an annual intake of 80 undergraduates. It works closely with departments in the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and other teaching hospitals and institutions across Singapore in healthcare delivery and education. It also partners departments in other faculties of the University, public institutions and private enterprises in multi-disciplinary research activities.
National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
From 2019, the Faculty has re-located to the new National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore (NUCOHS), with clinical services, education and research facilities under one roof.
This provides excellent opportunity for the Faculty to train the next generation of dental professionals to address the increasing demand for oral health in Singapore, resulting from an ageing population. It will cater to an increased annual undergraduate intake to train more dental professionals, employing advanced simulation laboratories to promote leading-edge and experiential dental training. Through its spectrum of laboratory, clinical and population-based research, the Faculty leverages on research to transform oral health care. In the domain of clinical care, a broad range of dental services catering to the Singapore public, particularly to the elderly and those with medically complex conditions will be provided by the clinics.
NUCOHS is part of the National University Health System, which is an integrated Academic Regional Health System that delivers value-driven, innovative and sustainable health care in Singapore.