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Faculty of Dentistry Donor Appreciation Night 2022
The NUS Faculty of Dentistry hosted its Donor Appreciation Night 2022 at the NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House (KRGH) on Thursday, 3 November 2022.
Acting Dean and Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) Associate Professor Wong Mun Loke
gave the opening address for the evening.
The event serves as a gesture of appreciation to the Faculty’s donors for their generosity and support through the years. It was also an opportunity for bursary and academic award recipients to meet with their benefactors to express their gratitude.
Faculty representatives, donors and student recipients had an enjoyable time bonding over dinner
“The generous donations have given many, including myself, the opportunity to further our growth as oral healthcare practitioners. I hope that subsequent generations will retain this spirit of giving and continue to support others in their professional development,” shared Dr Ishreen Kaur Dhillon, recipient of the Academic Year 2021/22 Rashid Tahir The Kids Dentist Medal and Prize, and Academic Talent Development Programme.
“I would like to use this opportunity to express my utmost gratitude for our donors’ great help in fulfilling my aspirations to pursue my studies at the dental school. With the high levels of academic rigour and workload, your generous donation helps in taking the heavy weight of the financial burden from dental school off my shoulders, allowing me to focus my energy on doing the best I can in school and providing the highest level of care for my patients. Once again, thank you so much for your contributions,” said Leow Jun Hann Zane, recipient of the Academic Year 2021/22 Lim Kheng Ann Dentistry Bursary.
Dr Nicholas Lim, recipient of Academic Year 2020/21 Prosthodontic Society Singapore Medal expressed his gratitude to the donors.
“The bursary has helped me tremendously by financing my education. I deeply appreciate the Faculty’s donors for their support. As I step into my final year, I am grateful for all the help that has been given to me. I am working towards becoming a competent clinician and, hopefully, a dentist soon. Thank you once again for your very important financial assistance,” added Vicky Qu Qianqian, recipient of Academic Year 2021/22 Bachelor of Dental Surgery Class of 81 30th Anniversary Bursary.
Thank you to our donors for their unwavering support through the years.
The event also saw the official launch of the Faculty’s coffee table book, Celebrating Dental Education Through The Years. Members of the Book Committee, including Dr Teresa Lee, Associate Professor Wong Mun Loke, Dr Peter Yu, Dr Charlene Goh, Dr Betty Mok and Mr David Lee, were present to launch the book.
The Faculty launched its coffee table book, Celebrating Dental Education Through The Years at the event.
Book Committee from left to right: Dr Peter Yu, Mr David Lee, Dr Charlene Goh, Dr Teresa Lee,
Dr Betty Mok and Associate Professor Wong Mun Loke.
The book commemorates the Faculty’s journey since its beginning as the Department of Dental Surgery within King Edward VII College of Medicine to its current position as one of the world’s leading dental schools. Donors and benefactors were presented a copy of the book alongside other tokens of appreciation at the end of the event.