{"id":4704,"date":"2025-01-24T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-dentistry-nus.pantheonsite.io\/hr\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=4704"},"modified":"2026-07-07T01:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:56:00","slug":"florence-kok-xiu-ling","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/faculty\/staff\/florence-kok-xiu-ling\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Xiu Ling KOK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4704\" class=\"elementor elementor-4704\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740ac47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740ac47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Other Interests<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1626\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" aria-labelledby=\"other-interests\"><p><span style=\"color: #003d7c\"><strong>Membership of Associated Professional Bodies<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span>The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh<br \/><\/span><span>European Orthodontic Society\u2028<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Association of Orthodontists (Singapore)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: 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