National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
National University Health System
National University Heart Centre, Singapore
National University Hospital
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
NUS Faculty of Dentistry
NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Singapore
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Doctor Detail
A/Prof Asher Lim Ah Tong
Designations:
Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
Senior Consultant, Division of Oral Maxillo Facial Surgery, Division of Dentistry, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore
Qualifications:
BDS (S'pore), Master of Dental Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Certificate in Intravenous Sedation, University of Hong Kong, FRACDS, Royal Australasian College, FAMS, Fellow of Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management
Specialties/Sub-specialties:
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:
Dentistry
Special Interests:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Arthocentesis, Open Joint Surgery
Distraction Osteogenosis of Craniofacial Deformity (Harvard University)
Visiting Fellow for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Surgery (Hadassah University, Jerusalem)
Journals & Publications
Maxillary third molar: Patterns of impaction and their relation to oroantral perforation. J Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2012. May;70(5):1035-9.
Guidelines for the Management of Medically Complex Dental Patients, Faculty of Dentistry, NUS 2013. Lim AA, Wee TH, Wong RC
Epidemiology of oral cancer diagnosed at a Singapore Tertiary Healthcare Institution. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2014; 43:96-101
KL Hong, Raymond CW Wong, Asher AT Lim, FC Loh, JF Yeo, I Islam Cone Beam CT computed tomographic evaluation of the maxillary sinus septa and location of blood vessels at the lateral maxillary sinus wall in a sample of the Singaporean population. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology 29(2017):39-44
Professional Memberships
Singapore Dental Association
British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
International Association of Oral Pathology
American Academy of Oral Pathology
International Association of Dental Research
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Asian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (Singapore)
