Expensive pals of Specialist Dental Group,
As we step into 2026, we need to take a second to say thanks to our sufferers, companions, and colleagues. Your belief and help proceed to form who we’re and why we do what we do.
2025 was a 12 months of reflection, studying, celebration, and giving again. Beneath, we’d like to share just a few highlights that meant probably the most to us.
Studying and Celebrations
Progress usually begins with strengthening the basics. Yearly, we deliberately put aside time for a thoughtfully designed studying expertise. It gave us area to pause, mirror, and sharpen our axe. These moments assist us return to our work with better readability and give attention to what really issues.
We additionally took time to have fun the individuals on the coronary heart of our work. On Nurses’ Day, our crew got here collectively for a day of strikes, spares, and smiles at Okay Bowling Membership. A stunning afternoon spent bonding and appreciating our nurses and clinicians.
We ended the 12 months on a magical be aware with our Fairytales & Fantasy 12 months-Finish Dinner, celebrated alongside the SDG household. The night was full of gratitude, laughter, and nice firm. Particular due to our unimaginable working companions, relations and NUS postgraduates for becoming a member of us. Onwards to new development and milestones collectively!
Talks and Occasions: Sharing Our Experience
Oral well being performs an essential function in general well-being, and our specialists stay keen about giving again via neighborhood engagement. All year long, our crew shared sensible insights and trusted recommendation via varied talks and media platforms.
Again in August, Dr Ansgar Cheng and Dr Tan Kian Meng took the stage alongside globally famend dental consultants on the Malaysian Worldwide Dental Exhibition and Convention (MIDEC) 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. Dr Cheng shared priceless insights on the administration of chemo-radiotherapy sufferers in a common dental setting, whereas Dr Tan Kian Meng shared about prosthodontic methods for a root canal handled tooth.
Listeners of CNA93.8 Well being Issues with DJ Daniel Martin gained priceless insights as prosthodontists Dr Ansgar Cheng and Dr Tan Kian Meng unpacked widespread dental questions and shared their recommendation on oral well being.
In November, Prosthodontists Dr Neo Tee Khin and Dr Tan Kian Meng joined DJ Chen Fenying (Violet) on LOVE 972’s The Fentastic Present to reply these questions and share straightforward, on a regular basis denture care ideas with Chinese language-speaking audiences. The total podcast is now out there right here if you happen to missed the episode.
In December, Dr Ansgar Cheng joined Dr Chong Ming, Scientific Lecturer in Prosthodontics on the College of Hong Kong, as co-speakers at the Hong Kong Dental Affiliation (HKDA) Younger Dentists Group (YDG) Persevering with Schooling Lecture. Collectively, they delved into the medical issues and functions of resin-bonded bridges.
The session sparked full of life discussions and recent medical views amongst fellow dentists, making it a becoming and significant method to wrap up the 12 months.
Schooling Awards
The Specialist Dental Group (SDG) Schooling Awards goal to encourage our colleagues’ youngsters to succeed in their highest tutorial potential. This 12 months, we’re thrilled to congratulate Jayden Goh and Jayvier Goh for his or her excellent leads to the 2024 year-end exams. Sustain the wonderful work, we are able to’t wait to have fun your subsequent achievements!
Sweat. Smile. Repeat
Operating isn’t nearly crossing the end line — it’s about discovering resilience and power alongside the way in which. This 12 months, our crew went world, breaking private data and tackling back-to-back marathons. Right here’s to chasing new targets in 2026!
Highlights included the 2XU Compression Run, Berkshire Hathaway’s Spend money on Your self Run in Omaha, BMW Berlin Marathon, Mandiri Bintan Marathon, Shanghai Marathon and the Customary Chartered Singapore Marathon.
Giving Again to the Group
As a part of our dedication to giving again, we’re honoured to proceed our help for the Singapore Most cancers Society (SCS). Reflecting our shut involvement in caring for sufferers with most cancers, we’re proud to tackle the function of Silver Sponsor for this significant trigger, led by our crew chief, Dr Tan Kian Meng.
Funds will help SCS’s outreach and screening programmes, present monetary assist via their therapy and welfare funds, provide rehabilitation and emotional help, and ship residence hospice care.
Crew members from SDG joined a record-breaking crowd of over 8,000 members, coming collectively in a robust present of solidarity for the most cancers neighborhood. Witnessing such unity and collective help was really shifting.
One in every of our cherished annual traditions is elevating funds for a charity chosen by our colleagues. This 12 months, Unlocking ADHD (Singapore) was chosen. Collectively, we raised a complete of $2,650, with each greenback contributed by our crew matched dollar-for-dollar by the corporate.
We hope this contribution will help people with Consideration Deficit Hyperactivity Dysfunction (ADHD), notably those that want entry to early intervention and help providers.
As we shut one other impactful 12 months, we prolong our heartfelt due to our unimaginable crew and valued companions. Every part we achieved in 2025 was made doable via your dedication, help, and belief.
As we step into 2026, we’re excited for an additional 12 months of studying, rising, having enjoyable, and striving to be the perfect model of ourselves. As Charlie Munger correctly stated, “Spend every day making an attempt to be just a little wiser than you had been while you awoke.”
Yours sincerely,
Crew at Specialist Dental Group
