Recipient Stories
“The seed funding from the Faculty Research Donation Fund allowed the initiation of a clinical trial to carry out a pilot study for the diagnosis and management of subjects with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD can affect oral health, in addition to severe gastro-intestinal effects. This multi-disciplinary research study, in collaboration with the NUH University Dental Cluster and Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, will provide preliminary data to enable the team to seek further competitive funding for translational research to improve health outcomes.”
– Principal Investigator Dr Hu Shijia
“Coming from a humble background, your contributions have truly aided my family in coping with our monthly expenses. My household comprised of my mother and I. My father passed away in 2010. Owing to an injury from her previous job, my mother is only able to do light work part-time and hence only earns a small income. It is insufficient to support both of us as well as our household and daily expenses. As such, I have to remain financially independent by relying on my savings from my past jobs as well as by giving tuition part-time after school since Year 1. It is a struggle, but the Tooth Fairy bursary has helped greatly to relieve our financial burden.”
– Tooth Fairy Bursary Recipient
“Due to the intensive nature of the BDS Course, working part-time to start saving for the bank loan repayment is difficult and almost impossible. Thankfully, SDA’s generosity to the SDA Dental Bursary would free up the much-coveted time to allow me to focus on the course. I can invest those time in firming up the concepts in what we do, how we do and why we do in Dentistry.”
– SDA Dental Bursary Recipient