STATISTICS ON MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS SERVING SCHOOLS WITHOUT DENTAL CLINICS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 138

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 4 NOVEMBER 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin

MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC

Question No. 696

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) how many mobile dental clinics is currently serving those schools without dental clinics; (b) what is the waiting time for (i) primary (ii) secondary and (iii) Special Education (SPED) schools to secure these mobile dental clinics; and (c) how frequently does the mobile dental clinics visit these schools.

Answer

1            The School Dental Service (SDS) deploys 30 mobile dental clinics to serve secondary and SPED schools without static clinics. The mobile clinics are scheduled to visit each of these schools once a year, and there is no need to book and wait for mobile clinics. Most primary schools have dental clinics within their premises and do not require mobile services.