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Join us for a session on promoting and managing dental health in children with Dr. Sim Chien Joo, pediatric dental specialist from NUH. She will share a practical, evidence-based approach to identifying and managing oral complications related to leukemia treatment—before, during, and after therapy—to improve outcomes and quality of life.

PRESENTATION SUMMARY

Healthy Mouth Happy Smiles by Dr Sim Chien Joo
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and its management can cause acute and chronic oral side effects. Severe cases may necessitate supportive therapy negatively impacting quality of life, delaying the delivery of treatment, and increasing hospitalization costs.

Oral complications can arise at any stage of anti-neoplastic treatment, thus the importance of minimizing their occurrence as well as identifying and managing them before, during and after treatment. This lecture provides a practical, evidence-based framework for managing these oral problems through coordinated care.

PROGRAMME RUNDOWN

SPEAKER

Dr Sim Chien Joo

Senior Consultant, Paedodontics, National University Centre for Oral Health

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore

Singapore

 

MODERATOR

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Ms Laura Mei Lian Tan

Senior Nursing Lecturer, Global Outreach Program (Asia Pacific Region)
Paediatric Oncology, Department of Paediatrics
VIVA-University Children's Cancer Centre, National University Hospital
Singapore