Live Better and Longer! – Options for Your Missing Teeth

You may have heard elderly around you who have expressed concerns that they are unable to enjoy some types of food or oral functions due to age.

When we are missing our teeth, we are missing the tooth structure and its root. A dental implant is a man-made foundation that allows the replacement of a missing tooth with a new one. There are a few options of dental implant procedures available at Specialist Dental Group®:

•    Conventional Dental Implant

This method to replace missing teeth has the most predictable results with a high success rate. Most people can benefit from this procedure.

•    Instant Implant^TM Dental Implant procedure
The Instant Implants™ procedure is also known as an immediate loading procedure. New teeth are attached on the same day that the dental implants are placed in the jawbone.

•    NobelGuide Teeth-in-an-Hour Dental Implant

With this procedure, dental implants and replacement teeth (implant crowns) can be placed in about one hour. A dental implant consultation about 2 weeks ahead of the surgery and a minimum of 2 to 3 appointments thereafter is required.

•    All-on-4^TM Dental Implant

The All-on-4 dental implant procedure by Nobel Biocare enables those who are missing a full jaw of teeth (fully edentulous) to have their teeth replaced on the same day with only four implants

To find out more about replacing missing teeth or to make an appointment to visit the dentist, visit www.specialistdentalgroup.com

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Specialist Dental Group® is a corporate sponsor of the Canadian Association of Singapore (CAS). CAS members enjoy a special rate for dental services. For details, send an enquiry via www.specialistdentalgroup.com or call 6733 7883

Hector Morrison: Q & A

1.   Which parts of Canada do/did you call home?

I was born and raised in Wawa ON, which back in the day was a vibrant mining community.  Wawa is located near the north shore of Lake Superior between the Soo and Thunder Bay. I went to school in London, ON where I met my (quite geographically adventurous it turns out) wife Wilma. After college we spent five years in Yellowknife NWT (!) and then returned to London where we spent the next 25 years working and raising our family of three boys. 

2.   How long have you carried your 'expat' title?

Despite being well along in my career, this is my first expat
assignment and we have been in Singapore for 3 ½ years now. The whole experience of living in this part of the world has been very
interesting and rewarding, both personally and professionally. My most astonishing moment in Singapore came when I met a childhood friend from Wawa at a local Chinese wedding dinner!

3.   Tell us your profession and what you do all day.

Global Spectrum is an American based public facilities management company with over 100 stadiums, arenas, and convention centres managed throughout the U.S., Canada, and overseas. In Singapore, we are a member of a PPP (Public Private Partnership) consortium which will build, operate and manage the new Singapore Sports Hub under a 25 year contract with the Singapore government. The Singapore Sports Hub is scheduled to be open in late March 2014. You can see the construction rising over the Kallang River basin, dominated by the new Singapore National Stadium with its iconic retractable roof design. I am an accountant by profession and I oversee the Finance Department in our operation here in Singapore

4.   Two things that you would beg Singapore Customs to import from the GWN (Great White North)?

Other than a local Canadian Tire Superstore – I don’t even have a car here! – What I miss is the seasons - spring and Fall.  But that GCW (Great Canadian Winter), not so much!

Learn more about Singapore sports hub at: www.sportshub.com.sg

Canadian Dragons: Update

By Mindy Wong 

The Canadian Dragons of Singapore ended the first season of the year on a high note as we did well in the races. The crew of both experienced and new paddlers did the team proud in the SDBA-AustCham 10 km Dragon Boat Challenge, clocking an impressive time of 51 minutes and secured the 9th position amongst 23 local and expatriate competing teams.

In the Singapore Dragonboat Festival, our ladies 10-crew boat made it to the Grand Finals and was placed 6th in the National Open Women’s Category. The team is currently training hard for the upcoming Singapore River Regatta that will take place from 9-10 November in Boat Quay.

We welcome Canadians and their friends to paddle with the team, especially if you are looking forward to picking up a new water sport or hoping to attain a higher level of fitness. Training with us in the marina reservoir area guarantees to be a fun and interesting experience as we paddle past the iconic Singapore flyer and marina bay sands. Besides training regularly for the competitions, we also meet up for team social activities or just to chill out after work.

Rescue Diving in Bintan

By Richard Jones

Photo: Terry Booth & Charlene Kwan

We arrived at Bintan agro resort mid-morning and were soon on the boat to Umbrella Rock, our first dive site. This was to be the first of 4 dives that weekend and my Rescue diver course. My buddy, Richard, was getting back underwater after a few years break and was impressed with our dive leader Charlene - an expert Nudibranch spotter. In addition to teaching me, Terry was also instructing Richard’s daughter, Nico and fellow students Rob and Lesley, on their first Open Water dives. Rachel made up the excited eight, providing crucial support to all on her final Dive Master qualifying trip.

Rays, cuttlefish, bat fish,
puffers and a shy moray hiding in a sandbag were the highlights of our dive under an abandoned kelong. Plenty of little stuff too all weekend and our hunt for all things macro was well rewarded despite the variable visibility.

Inevitably though much aquatic life went unseen as the out of air drills, discarded regulators, detached bcds and missing diver searches had me truly occupied underwater. Surface intervals proved eventful too, with
‘panicked’ divers galore frequently jumping overboard!

A fantastic weekend both below and above water ended in smiles - 3 new Open Waters, a Divemaster and Rescue diver – not to mention delicious food, company and great memories for all!