Dr Josephine Tay

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.