Why is dental care so expensive in Singapore? | Deep Dive

Is the cost of dental care keeping Singaporeans from getting preventive checks or timely treatment? With almost 80% of dental care provided by the private sector, those who cannot afford private fees may face longer waits for subsidised care.

Tiffany Ang and Steven Chia speak with Dr Yeo Kok Beng, CEO of Royce Dental Group, and Associate Professor Jeremy Lim from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine about what drives dental fees, why dental care has not received the same level of public support as medical care, and whether the local dental industry's current public-private mix is leaving some people behind.

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Highlights:
00:00 Intro
02:08 Is subsidised dental care accessible?
04:05 Why dental care costs so much
09:32 Who falls through subsidy gaps?
10:03 Should preventive dentistry get more support?
18:49 Can dental care become cheaper?
27:59 Would better insurance solve the problem?
32:23 Is dental treatment in JB worth it?
37:46 What basic dental care should society guarantee?

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