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Dentist removed from the Singapore dental registry after making false Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) claims
He will be prohibited from practising dentistry in Singapore for at least three years.
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Singapore Teo Eu Gene, a dentist who was sentenced to prison last year for filing false claims for dental treatments has been officially removed from the dentistry registry.
He will be prohibited from practising dentistry in Singapore for at least three years. After this period, he can seek to have his name reinstated to the registry, according to a statement released by the Singapore Dental Council on Friday, Jun 25.
DENTIST Teo Eu Gene, who was jailed last year for submitting false claims for dental procedures, has been struck off the city-state’s official dental register.
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Jesselton Dental Centre found to have made many improper claims for govt subsidies
The termination was issued on Dec 10 and will take effect from Jan 16.PHOTO: JESSELTON DENTAL CENTRE/FACEBOOK
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Jesselton Dental Centre struck off CHAS for ‘severe non-compliance’: MOH
File picture of a dentist using a drill to treat a patient. (Photo: AFP/Philippe Huguen)
13 Jan 2021 04:06PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Jesselton Dental Centre will be struck off the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) on Jan 16, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Wednesday (Jan 13).
Audits on the clinic at Pacific Plaza in 2018 and 2019 uncovered “severe non-compliances” including improper claims for subsidies with no proper supporting documentation and claims that exceeded the allowed limit, the ministry said.