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Dr Vanessa Kwek

Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Master of Dental Surgery (Paediatric Dentistry)

Specialty: Paediatric Dentistry

Clinical Appointments

Dental Registrar

Dental Service

About

Dr Kwek Yan Xiu graduated with her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2018 from the National University of Singapore. She went on to pursue her specialty training in Paediatric Dentistry at National University of Singapore in 2022. Her special interest lies in treating children with special health care needs.

Education and Training

  • Master of Dental Surgery (Paediatric Dentistry), National University of Singapore, 2024
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery, National University of Singapore, 2018

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Secretary, Society of Paediatric Dentistry Singapore (2025 – Present)
  • Member, Society of Paediatric Dentistry Singapore (2022 – Present)
  • Member, Singapore Dental Association (2022 – Present)

Research Interests

  • Dental Trauma
  • Children with special healthcare needs
  • Minimally invasive dentistry

Publications

  • Kwek, V. Y. X., Hong, C. H. L., Rosa, V., Lum, J. L., Hong, K., & Hu, S. (2025). Comparing silver diamine fluoride delivery methods using microbrush, dental floss and Super Floss® on a tooth-to-tooth interproximal contact model. Journal of dentistry156, 105653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.105653
  • Yee, R., Kwek, V. Y. X., Bong, C. L., Chan, B. H., Wang, S., Wong, P. C. Y., & Tham, L. P. (2022). An unusual case of a foreign body: A child's tongue entrapped in a soft drink bottle. Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology38(3), 244–249. https://doi.org/10.1111/edt.12729
  • Yee R, Kwek VYX, Chng CK, Rajasegaran K, R, Welbury. (2021). Frenal tears: accidental or non-accidental? Singapore Medical Journal.Doi:https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2021011