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Dr Chee Hoe Kit

Dr Chee Hoe Kit

BDS (Singapore)

MDS (Periodontology) (Singapore)

MRD RCS (Edinburgh)

Senior Consultant

National Dental Centre Singapore

Specialty/Department: Periodontics

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Bad Breath (Halitosis), Caries/Tooth Decay, Dental Implant, Denture, Fillings, Gingivitis, Gum Infections, Missing Teeth and Tooth Replacement, Peri-Implant Mucositis and Peri-Implantitis (Gum Disease around Dental Implants), Periodontal Abscess, Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Surgery/Gum Surgery, Tooth Decay, Tooth Sensitivity.

Clinical Appointments

  • Co-Lead, Diabetic Complications SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre
  • Senior Consultant Periodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry National Dental Centre SingaporeNational Dental Centre Singapore

Academic Appointments

  • Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore

Profile

Dr Chee Hoe Kit is a Senior Consultant from the Periodontics Unit of the Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) since 2005.

Before joining NDCS, he had worked forView More +

Education

  • Faculty of Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network (SHINe) - (2017 to present)
  • Membership in Restorative Dentistry (Periodontology) RCS (Edinburgh), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – (2006) 
  • Master of Dental Surgery (Periodontology), NUS – (2006) 
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Singapore – (1998)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS - (2018)
    Committee for Oral & Craniofacial Implant Programme - (2014 to present)
  • Co-chair of Learning & Sharing Subgroup, SPSW - (2017 to present)
  • Vice-President of Society of Periodontology Singapore - (2016 till 2017) 
  • Committee for Oral & Craniofacial Implant Programme, NCDS – (2015 to present)
  • Committee for Medication Safety Audit, NCDS – (2015 to present) 
  • SingHealth Procedural Safety Workgroup (SPSW) - (2014 to present) 
  • Team Leader for Surgical Safety Promotion, Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network (SHINe), NCDS – (2014 to present)
  • National Dental Centre Singapore Research Committee - (2017 to present)
  • SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centre (SDDC) for Diabetes, a Member of Diabetes & Metabolism Centre Workgroup - (2015/2016) 
  • President of Society of Periodontology Singapore – (2013 till 2016)
  • Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry NUS - (2010 to present)
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Awards

  • Silver Award by Singapore Health Quality Service 2018 - (2018)
  • SMile Award by National Dental Centre SIngapore - (2018)
  • NMRC/MOH Research Training Fellowship - (2016)
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold), SingHealth - (2012)
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver), SingHealth – (2011) 
  • Health Manpower Development Plan Award, SingHealth – (2008) 
  • Excellent Service Award, SingHealth & SPRING – (2007) 
  • Young Lecturer Award, 18th Convocation, The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons – (2007) 
  • Best Poster Award, 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, Singapore General Hospital – (2006)
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Research Interests

Periodontal medicine, Periodontal plastic surgery, Aggressive periodontitis, Guided bone regeneration, Dental Implants, Periodontal health and its impact on diabetes mellitus

Publications

  • Chee HK, Lim LP, Tay F, Thai AC, Sum CF. Non-surgical periodontal therapy and serum lipid levels in patients with diabetes mellitus. Ann R Australas Coli Dent Surg. 2006 Sep; 18:46. 
  • Chee HK. Wegener's Granulomatosis - Strawberry Gums of the Oral Cavity Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare Volume 21 Number 1; 2012 : 81-87

Research Trials

  • Periodontal Health and Its Impact on Diabetes : collaboration with Diabetes & Metabolism Centre, Singapore General Hospital and the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 
  • Characterization of T lymphocyte subsets in human chronic periodontal disease : collaboration with Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.