Education: Dip in Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Degree: Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Since year 2021 till present, she has been serving at Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, providing dental services for seniors living alone, low-income households, Tzu Chi’s aid beneficiaries as well as migrant workers.
Ms. Tan is an Oral Health Therapist, also known as Dental Hygienist, trained at Nanyang Polytechnic in collaboration with Health Promotion Board where she began her journey into dental hygiene management, and dental care for kids and teenagers.
Prior to Ocean Dental, Ms. Tan practised at various private dental clinics.
Ms. Tan graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2016 with a Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy. She is also a member of the Association for Oral Health Therapists.
Oral Health Therapists (Dental Hygienists) play an important role in maintaining healthy teeth and gums. Their work scope mainly focuses on dental hygiene and oral health promotion.
They are very proficient with performing dental hygiene procedures such as dental scaling and polishing and root planning of teeth (a deeper form of gum treatment).
On top of these, they are also trained to perform simple teeth filling procedures for kids and teenagers, and extraction of baby teeth.
As an Oral Health Therapist, Ms. Tan works closely with our team of dentists and specialists to provide customised dental hygiene treatments and maintenance for patients.
