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Dr. Pua Hong Ping

Dr. Pua Hong Ping

Dr. Pua, a highly accomplished dental professional, graduated from King’s College London in 2011, holds multiple prestigious qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons in the UK, and is recognized as an accredited Invisalign provider and trainer, showcasing his commitment to excellence and proficiency in addressing complex dental issues.
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Good Teeth & Great Smiles

Dr. Pua
BDS (London)

He begun his career in Oxford Postgraduate Deanery under the Oxfordshire Scheme for Foundation Year training after graduation. During this time, he received John McLean runner’s up award from British Dental Association for multi-disciplinary treatment presentation and Foundation Dentist award from British Endodontic Society.

For affirmation of his pursuant in structured academic assessment, in 2013, he completed the membership examination for Diploma in Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF) leading to a Membership in Faculty of Dental Surgeries (MFDS) from the Royal College Of Surgeons (RCS) England. In 2016 he completed Basic Course in Dental Implantology from National University of Singapore. In 2018 and 2021, he obtained by examination and case presentations, Diploma in Implant Dentistry and Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery from Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He is experienced in various dental implant systems like Astra Tech, Nobel Biocare, Straumann, Neodent, Camlog and Osstem.

In terms of his experiences with clear aligners treatment, it begun in 2014 and since 2015, he has been awarded different tiers of achievements from Invisalign. Starting with a Platinum award in 2015 to Platinum Elite tier in 2017 to Diamond provider in 2019 and also appointed as a trainer in 2019. He has travelled across South East Asia to conduct certification courses for Invisalign, study clubs and lectures to showcase complex Invisalign cases and incorporating it into a holistic treatment plan. In 2021, he published the first multi-disciplinary case from Singapore in the new Invisalign-iTero gallery.

Since 2019 Dr. Pua does certification courses  and study clubs courses in South East Asia region for Invisalign. Til date, he has handled more than 800 cases of Invisalign and clear aligners, handling simple to complex cases and even redoing cases on referral basis. He also had around 1000 cases of fixed braces experience to date, giving an unbiased opinion on which modality is more suitable to patients. This leads to his foray into aesthetics smile makeover with conservative and longevity as priorities. He started providing implant treatments more than 10 years ago and has culminated experience in bone grafting, sinus lift, ridge split augmentation, bone and tissue level implants, zirconia implants and various techniques to replace lost teeth with minimal downtime.

He has been appointed Key Opinion Leader for Invisalign, Straumann Neodent and Ivoclar Vivadent, a rare multidisciplinary combination of orthodontics, surgical and restorative fields.

He frequently lectures on topics involving simplifying complex problems with multiple simpler staging of modalities, cultivated in his experience with various disciplines and adaptation of digital technologies like 3D scan and print, digital imaging and planning, microscope and LASER usage, on top of less commonly seen techniques like botulinum toxin. Recently, he started lecturing on dento – ethical issues surrounding the profession based on his past experience in Singapore Dental Association executive council and chairing ethics committee.