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Dental Assistant/ Senior Dental Assistant/ Lead Dental Assistant
Role summary
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The role supports dentists and oral healthcare teams during examinations, procedures, surgery and patient-care activities. Responsibilities may include preparing treatment rooms and instruments, assisting chairside, maintaining infection-control and sterilisation standards, recording clinical information, managing supplies and providing reassurance and instructions to patients. Candidates should typically possess relevant dental assisting or healthcare training, good communication skills and a service-oriented attitude. Senior and Lead Dental Assistants are expected to coordinate daily workflows, guide junior staff, uphold safety and quality standards, and work effectively in a busy multidisciplinary environment. Attention to detail, manual dexterity, professionalism, teamwork and willingness to work shifts or in specialised dental services are important.
Can I work in Singapore?
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How it works
How it works: Hospital offer first; it registers you with the Nursing Board (equivalent training, valid licence, maybe an exam) and sponsors an S Pass (SGD 3,300+) or Employment Pass.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Only healthcare institutions with inpatient services can bring in foreign nurses, and the Singapore Nursing Board deals with their HR teams only, never with agents.
Official source: Singapore Nursing Board: foreign-trained nurses and midwives. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Healthcare jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Hospital applies to the Nursing Board for you: training, licence, practice in last 5 years; maybe an exam |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Housing | Public hospital groups offer foreign nurses a housing allowance (Ministry of Health, May 2023) |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About National Dental Centre of Singapore Pte. Ltd.
National Dental Centre of Singapore (NDCS) is Singapore’s leading specialist dental institution and part of SingHealth, the country’s largest public healthcare group. Based in Outram, NDCS provides comprehensive specialist dental care, including oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, paediatric dentistry and restorative services. It treats patients referred from Singapore and overseas while also supporting education, research and professional training. The centre works closely with hospitals and healthcare institutions across the SingHealth network, combining advanced clinical expertise with a strong focus on patient safety and quality care. Employees operate in a structured, multidisciplinary environment and may have opportunities to develop their clinical, technical and leadership skills. As a public-sector specialist centre, NDCS offers exposure to complex cases, established career frameworks and the possibility of benefits associated with SingHealth employment, subject to the applicable appointment terms.