About Us
Get to know the team behind the dental chair 👋
Our People
Dr. Tay Chiew Xsia Josephine
BDS (Malaya)
MDS (Endodontics) (Singapore)
M Endo RCS (Edinburgh)
FAMS (Endodontics)
Dr Josephine Tay Chiew Xsia graduated from the University of Malaya in 2006, served in the Ministry of Health Malaysia, and worked in private practice before starting further studies in 2013. Dr Tay obtained her Master of Dental Surgery in Endodontics from the National University of Singapore in 2016, passed the Singapore Dental Council Qualifying Exams within the same year, and has been practicing exclusively in endodontics, managing various complex cases. She is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine in Endodontics, Singapore, and a board-certified Specialist in Endodontics with the Singapore Dental Council.
Dr Tay has a special research interest and is a visiting consultant at the National University Centre of Oral Health Singapore to collaborate on a study of MTA-based products. Her work is niche and unique because she has been employing Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as root canal fillings since 2018, a material known to have exceptional biocompatibility, antibacterial ability, and seal.
She is a trained Medical Expert Witness under a program collaborated between the Academy of Medicine Singapore, the Singapore Medical Association, the Singapore Academy of Law, and the Law Society of Singapore; to contribute her dental expertise in assisting the Court of Singapore in cases of medical negligence and litigation.
Dr Tay has a passion for continual professional education and is honored to be invited as a speaker in seminars and conferences, conducting lectures and workshops. She is also the key opinion leader of Dentsply Sirona® (USA), BioMTA® (Seoul Korea), and Zeiss® Surgical and Dental Microscope.
Dr. Erica Anwar
BDS (University of Western Australia)
MDS (Periodontics) (Singapore)
Dr. Erica Jade Anwar completed her dental degree at the University of Western Australia in 2011, and went on to practice general dentistry for 9 years. She then went on to obtain her Masters degree in Periodontics at the National University of Singapore in 2020, with her masters thesis research focusing on biomarkers and their use in periodontal maintenance therapy.
She currently maintains a full-time private practice in Singapore, restricted to periodontology and implant dentistry. She also lectures extensively on topics ranging from basic Periodontics to complex implant procedures.
Erica is a tutor in the Periodontics Undergraduate Program at the National University of Singapore. She is also an International Team for Implantology Fellow and Study Club Director, and is a KOL for Straumann Implants.
Dr. Soh Yu Jie
BDS (Singapore)
MDS (Endodontics) (Singapore)
Dr. Soh Yu Jie received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he earned a place on the Dean’s List and received a distinction in physiology.
After graduating, he gained experience working at various public health institutions before pursuing a three-year Master’s program in Endodontics at NUS. His training focused on the management of dental pain, non-surgical root canal treatment and retreatment, cracked teeth, and root canal surgery.
Throughout his career, Dr. Soh has actively participated in academic and research initiatives, contributing to numerous publications and presenting his work at international conferences. He is also a member of both the Singapore Dental Association and the Society of Endodonists (Singapore).
Our Scope of Practice
While various Practices have differing scopes of practice, the following is our the scope of Endodontic and Periodontic Management in our Practice which we believe will make the most impact for you.
Endodontics Practice
- Complex Root Canal Treatment and Retreatment
- Dental Trauma
- Cracked Tooth Management
- Regenerative Endodontics
- Vital Pulp Therapy
- Micro-Endodontics Surgery
Periodontics Practice
- Control of Gum Disease/Periodontitis
- Gum Treatment
- Guided Bone Regeneration
- Guided Tissue Regeneration
- Implants
- Periodontal Treatment & Surgery
- Soft Tissue Grafting
Accreditations
More accreditations will be updated over time.
Why MTA?
The goal of root canal treatment is to prevent and control apical periodontitis with adequate chemo-mechanical debridement, followed by sealing the root canals three-dimensionally, providing a platform conducive to healing.
Conventionally, gutta-percha with sealers has been widely used as root canal fillings to seal the root canal system since 1847, with an average of 80% success rates. However, this material has limited ability to seal, is prone to leakage, and has minimal antibacterial ability, increasing the risk of failure over time.
Dentistry has seen many breakthroughs in the last 30 years, both in materials and technologies, further improving success rates of endodontic treatment.
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) was introduced in 1993 and was game-changing in saving compromised teeth. It is gaining popularity in root canal treatment due to reported high success rates of more than 90% and minimal post-operative pain, thanks to its antibacterial ability, anti-inflammatory properties, excellent biocompatibility with our body, superior seal, and bioactivity.
Dr Josephine Tay has employed MTA in all her root canal treatments since 2018, with countless patients benefitting from successful control of root canal infection and retention of teeth.
Below in this page, you can see Dr Tay sharing about MTA and the various scientific evidences quoted in the video.
Knowledge Sharing
15 October 2024
MTA Obturations in Various Clinical Situations (BioMTA)