As the SDGHI’s Regional Collaborating Centres Lead, Dr Kwa Chong Teck identifies opportunities for research, capacity building and advisory collaborations with emphasis on countries in East and South Asia.
Dr Kwa was the founding Executive Director of the National Dental Centre until 2014. He is currently as Senior Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology at the Singapore General Hospital. He teaches subjects in oral & maxillofacial surgery,
organisational behaviour and leadership.
He serves on the SingHealth Board of Advisors with duties at the National Dental Centre Singapore, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centres, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Pathology Academic Clinical Programme and the SingHealth International Collaboration Office.
In recognition of his contributions, he has been awarded the University of London's inaugural Ivor Kramer Medal of Distinction for his contributions to dentistry and the Singapore Society of Pathology's Award for his contributions to pathology.