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Together with its clinical treatment centres, the DDi Lab will integrate the capabilities of in- house production and educational programmes under the AIS Centre brand
dentures for patients. Sited within DDi Lab, Dontia Education will also conduct educational programmes for dental professionals to spur the testing and learning of enhanced outcomes like bio-engineered materials, computer-aided implant surgery, and navigation surgery. Through its partnership with T32 Implant Centre, located at Camden Medical Centre in Singapore, it offers advanced implant treatment with capabilities from single implants and All-on-4 surgery to full mouth reconstruction. Moreover, under T32’s network of 11 dental centres and clinics in Singapore, three specialised T32 Denture Care Clinics will provide comprehensive denture care services like denture cleaning, complete dentures, partial dentures, implant dentures, same day repair/reline services, and one-year warranty on dentures by DDi Lab. By 2026, Dontia Alliance will have five AIS Centres, strategically located in major cities in Asia — Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong (SAR), Vietnam and the Philippines.
With the new AIS Centre in Singapore operational, Dr Wong is eager to share Dontia Alliance’s new concept with hopes of uniting dental professionals
Despite the availability of lab, clinical, and education offerings by different providers in these cities, Dr Wong explained that the growing burden of edentulism across the region gave Dontia Alliance impetus to launch its network. “The adoption rate of these solutions depends on who is going to bring forth that change in the marketplace, and we want Dontia Alliance to be the change maker. Prior to the official launch of the AIS Centres, we have already built an eco-system that is agile in connecting dental professionals and partners in Asia,” he said.
securing buy-in from patients, alongside dental professionals and partners.
“The most important thing for consumers to understand is the holistic treatment that AIS Centres can provide, from the moment an implant is needed all the way to the implants are being placed and serviced. We want to ensure that the whole treatment journey is safe for patients," said Dr Wong. “By providing the necessary framework and partners to deliver these solutions under one brand, we can implement mechanisms to learn from one another and have the same standards. That is how patients can be assured of treatments when they view AIS Centres as a trusted brand; that is what we want to achieve.”
For the AIS Centre concept to be successful in the region, Dr Wong noted the importance of
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