Yours Toothfully by Dr Chan Joon Yee

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The Sympathiser’s Assumptions

Published on March 22, 2011 by Yours Toothfully in @ the office

Koh Kah Soon said in a letter to Today newspaper that: “No matter how renowned a surgeon is, no patient should be treated as a guinea pig, nor should important information regarding risks and potential side effects of any medical procedure be withheld from a patient who has placed her trust in the hands of

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Published on March 29, 2010 by Yours Toothfully in @ the office

“Hello, Tan Ah Kow si bo?” [is that Tan Ah Kow] “Wa see. Lee siang?” [that's me. who is this?] “Wa see Dr Chan.” [I'm Dr Chan] “Si mi Dr Chan? Ban kee ei si bo?” [what Dr Chan? Pull teeth one is it?] “#$@%&^! Yes, it must be one of those nightmares recalling those

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Dentists Not Enough?

Published on December 21, 2009 by Yours Toothfully in @ the office

Dr L (a senior consultant at a well known local hospital) and I were neighbours. We virtually grew up together in the old neighbourhood of Queenstown. We had a lot in common as our parents were neither well-educated nor wealthy. We were athletic, but unlike the other boys, the two of us just didn’t like

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