The Oral Maxillofacial Practice was established in July 2003 to provide comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgery services to patients in Singapore and the region. The practice is led by three full-time specialists—Dr. Shawn Goh Siak Shyong, Dr. Eric Lye Kok Weng, and Dr. Tan Mei Hui—who bring extensive expertise to their field. They are supported by an able team of dental associates who provide necessary dental treatment ancillary to oral surgery.
The initial setup was at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Camden Medical Centre. As the practice expanded, In August 2012, our current clinic and surgical centre relocated to Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre. With growing demand for our services, our practice further expanded with the practice celebrating the launch of our second clinic back in Camden Medical Centre in April 2015.
The Novena clinic and surgical centre has 8 treatment rooms and 2 fully-equipped surgery rooms, and our Camden facility comprise of 3 treatment rooms and a designated surgical room. Both branches are equipped with recovery areas, and comprehensive x-ray facilities, including state of the art Cone Beam CT scans.
Our reception and waiting areas have been designed with the patient in mind to ensure that they are as relaxed and comfortable as possible, while awaiting consultation and treatment. Our facility also serves as an education and training centre for general dentists in Singapore and the region, who are interested in advanced training in oral maxillofacial surgery-related topics. We conduct seminars and courses on a variety of topics such as the Management of Impacted Wisdom Teeth, Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice, Bone Grafting and many others.
Our Team
Dr Shawn Goh Siak Shyong
BDS (Singapore), FRACDS (Australia), MDS (OMS) Hong Kong, FAMS (Singapore), MOSRCS (Edinburgh)
Dr Shawn Goh Siak Shyong graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2000
Dr Eric Lye Kok Weng
BDS (Singapore), FRACDS (Australia), MDS (OMS) Singapore, FAMS (Singapore) PhD (Raboud University of Nijmegen)
Dr Eric Lye Kok Weng graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1998
Dr Tan Mei Hui
BDS Singapore, MDS (OMS) Singapore
Dr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery in 2011. She then underwent her specialist training at the NUS and obtained her Masters in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) in 2016 and is a Singapore Dental Council accredited specialist since 2018.
Dr Tan Mei Hui is a talented Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon with strong interest in dental implants, teeth autotransplantation, orthognathic surgery, and obstructive sleep apnea.
She served as the Head and Consultant of the OMS Department at Changi General Hospital from 2022 to 2024. She also served as a Consultant in the OMS Department at the National Dental Centre of Singapore (NDCS) from 2021 to 2024. She completed prestigious training opportunities in obstructive sleep apnea at the Stanford University Hospital, USA & Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Dr Tan Mei Hui was then appointed the Service Chief @NDCS for the Singhealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre overlooking the dental sleep medicine service.
Dr Tan is a passionate educator and an exceptional mentor. She was an Adjunct Lecturer and a member of the the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Commitee. She also served as the Director of Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Education at NDCS. Her excellence in teaching was formally recognised when she received the Oral Health Academic Clinical Programme Excellence in Teaching Award in 2024.
Our Practice
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) is a recognised specialty within dentistry. In Singapore, oral and maxillofacial surgeons complete four years of dental education followed by at least three years of structured, in-hospital postgraduate surgical training. During this period, trainees rotate through related medical disciplines such as otolaryngology, anaesthesiology, general surgery, and plastic surgery to gain comprehensive clinical experience.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons manage conditions affecting the mouth, teeth, jaws, and facial structures. The scope of practice includes the diagnosis and surgical management of concerns such as impacted teeth (including wisdom teeth), jaw misalignment, facial pain and trauma, snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea, and oral lesions, including oral cancer.
In collaboration with restorative dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons may also provide treatment options for patients with missing teeth through the placement of dental implants.
Procedures may be performed in a clinic or hospital setting. Depending on the patient’s needs and the nature of the treatment, pain management options may include local anaesthesia, intravenous sedation, or general anaesthesia.