Profile
Dr Lee Wan Zhen is Head and Senior Consultant of the Periodontic Unit, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore.
Dr Lee graduated with BDS (Singapore) in 2008 and obtained her MDS in Periodontology (Singapore) in 2013. Her clinical interests include periodontal plastic surgery, dental implants and public health.
Her research interests are gingiva profiles and smile characteristics in Asians.
In 2018, Dr Lee was awarded the Ministry of Health HMDP Award to further her training in Implantology at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Education
- Membership in Periodontics, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh ( 2013)
- Masters of Dental Surgery (Periodontology), National University of Singapore (2013)
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, National University of Singapore (2008)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Head, Periodontic Unit, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore
- Clinical Lecturer, National University of Singapore Faculty of Dentistry
- Head, Community Partnership (SingHealth)
- Director, Clinical Service Community Partnership, Clinical Service of SingHealth Duke-NUS Oral Health Academic Clinical Programme
- Dental Clinical Adviser, SingHealth Polyclinics
- Part-Time Professional Scheme, Chief Dental Officer Office, Ministry of Health Singapore
- Secretariat, Dental Postgraduate Training Oversight Committee (PTOC), Chief Dental Officer Office, Ministry of Health Singapore
- Member, Oral Health Academic Clinical Programme Education Committee
- Executive Member, Society of Periodontology Singapore
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS)
- Member, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (Periodontology)
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Awards
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Game Changer Award (2018)
- Oral Health Academic Clinical Programme Excellence in Teaching Award (Auxillary) (2017)
- SingHealth Quality Service Award (Silver) (2016)
- University Bronze Medal (Second Best Student in Examination), Faculty of Dentistry National University of Singapore (2008)
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Research Interests
- Smile Aesthetics
- Gingival Profiles
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Publications
- Gingival Profiles in a Select Asian cohort: A Pilot Study, Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 2017 Apr 10. doi: 10.1111/jicd.12269. [Epub ahead of print]
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Research Trials
- Smile Characteristics and Teeth Dimensions in Asians, NDCS, Principal Investigator
- Shade Measurement of Upper Anterior Reconstructions – Dental Implant Crown and Peri-implant Soft Tissue (Co-investigator)
- Validation of Cough Reflex Testing in Dysphagic Individuals in Singapore, SGH, Co-Investigator
- Facial Gingival Tissue Thickness Around Natural Teeth In An Asian Population, NUS, Principal Investigator
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