SINGAPORE - The cost of dental care has been edging up over the past few years, driven by inflation and rising business costs, yet many workers are finding that their dental benefits have not kept pace, said human resource experts.
According to clinics’ website, at NTUC Health Denticare, which has 19 clinics in Singapore, basic dental treatments such as scaling and polishing would have cost around $50 in 2020. The same type of treatment now costs $65.40. In a written parliamentary reply in November 2023, Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing said only 20 per cent of public officers utilised their dental benefits fully.
Dr Quah said her operating costs have been rising, with the cost of machines, materials and rent going up since she started the clinic in 2021. “My dental care is expensive but to me, it is worth it, or else there would be too much suffering,” she said. Property agent Adrian Koh, who does not get dental benefits from his employer, visits a dental clinic in his neighbourhood in Bishan twice a year, where charges for cleaning start from $80.
Mr Jasper Toh, principal consultant of human resources firm Impact Best, said employee dental benefits have “stagnated as a whole”, especially in the post-pandemic years.
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