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Singapore Dental Council

Registration Procedures for OHT

Learn about application process, documentation requirements, and steps to obtain OHT registration.

Last updated 13 August 2025

Online Application

This online registration will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Documents required

Before you commence online registration, please ensure you have ready the soft copies of the supporting documents (must be translated into English if the original is in a Foreign language):

  1. Copy of the basic dental qualification (and additional qualifications, if any).

  2. Copy of letter of verification from issuing authorities on all qualifications

  3. Copy of the original certificate of registration/licence to practise dentistry from the Dental Council/ Licensing Authority in the last country of practice.

  4. Copy of letter of offer of employment from prospective employer in Singapore.

    • For those applying for registration in Part I register, please attach proof of previous employment.

  5. Copy of the current annual practising licence issued by the licensing authority in the last country of practice.

  6. Copy of certificate of good standing from the licensing authority in the last country of practice (with validity period of 6 months or less).

    • Council requires original Certificate of Good Standing to be sent directly from the dental council/licensing authority to SDC.

  7. Two letters of character reference from two referees who should be senior members of the teaching staff of the institution where the applicant had received his/her training or any two references from medical/dental professionals.

  8. Copy of Certificate or letter of fitness to practice dentistry from a local Medical Practitioner.

  9. Copy of local laboratory report with information on Hep B antibody level and antigen status.

  10. One passport-size photograph (Size of photograph is 400 X 514 pixels).

  11. Copy of identity card/passport

Important notice

1. Please submit the application along with the necessary supporting documents. Kindly note that documents must be in JPEG (.jpeg) or PDF (.pdf) format and should be smaller than 1MB.

2. For overseas qualification, SDC’s secretariat will conduct source verification on qualification with awarding body before it is forwarded to Committee for its assessment.

To assist in verification, you are required to download Authorisation for Release of Information Forms 1 [PDF, 301 KB] and 2 [PDF, 413 KB] from the SDC’s website. Kindly upload forms 1 and 2 in your online application.

3. The average time required for processing a straightforward application for dental registration is about 4 weeks, provided all documentations required by SDC are submitted with the prescribed fee. Processing time may be longer (i.e. 8 weeks) for complex cases (e.g. requiring validation from overseas dental college or dental jurisdiction, pending Certificate of Good Standing to be sent to SDC from overseas medical authority) and during peak periods.

4. Formal Registration for approved applicants – instructions for document verification will be given after the application has been approved.

Fees

$100 (non-refundable) for Application for registration as oral health therapist

Mode of payment

The fee can be paid through online e-payment. Please click here to register.