Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 26
Basic dental care
Subregulation 1
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensee must not provide any dental care, treatment or procedure to a patient.
Subregulation 2
Where a patient requires assistance in the routine cleaning of his or her teeth or mouth, a licensee must render such assistance to ensure the oral hygiene of the patient.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must establish, implement and regularly review processes and procedures to assess —
every patient as to whether the patient requires any dental care, treatment or procedure; and
if the patient so requires any dental care, treatment or procedure, the patient’s suitability to receive the dental care, treatment or procedure.
Subregulation 4
Where a patient is assessed by a licensee to require and be suitable to receive any dental care, treatment or procedure (other than the routine cleaning of the patient’s teeth or mouth), the licensee must make arrangements for an outpatient dental service licensee to provide dental care, treatment or procedure to the patient —
at premises other than any approved permanent premises; or
at any approved permanent premises, if the outpatient dental service licensee is approved under section 11B of the Act to provide an outpatient dental service at any premises other than permanent premises.
Subregulation 5
Where a licensee makes arrangements for an outpatient dental service licensee to provide dental care, treatment or procedure to a patient (other than the routine cleaning of the patient’s teeth or mouth), the licensee must —
obtain from the outpatient dental service licensee the following information in writing:
a description of the dental condition of the patient;
the dental care, treatment or procedure provided to the patient;
any medication that is administered or prescribed for the patient; and
ensure that the information mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) is kept as part of the patient’s patient health record that is kept and maintained by the licensee.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation —
Definition
“outpatient dental service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
Definition
“outpatient dental service licensee” means a person who holds a licence under the Act to provide an outpatient dental service.