Dr Elaine Ng
Sleep Dentist & Family General Dentist
With over two decades of clinical experience, Dr Ng is dedicated to providing personalized treatments grounded in the latest scientific research and best practices.
Trained in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine, Dr Ng believes in integrative dentistry. She collaborates with a network of skilled sleep medicine professionals to deliver comprehensive care that addresses immediate needs and promotes long-term health.
On solid ground
Dr Elaine Ng was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. After relocating to Singapore in 1997, she trained in dentistry at the National University of Singapore. Graduated in 2001, Dr Ng has worked in both the public and private sectors. She is experienced in managing trauma, having worked in hospital dentistry and Accident & Emergency during the government service.
Transitioning to private practice in 2006, Dr. Ng dedicated 23 years to general and sleep dentistry.
Dr Ng is trained in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine. Dental sleep medicine is a highly specialised area of dentistry that involves the screening and treatment of patients with sleep breathing disorders. This includes benign snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea and UARS.
Dr. Ng has been practising in the field of Dental Sleep Medicine since 2008, adhering to the strict guidelines of the American Association of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). She treats patients with sleep breathing disorders, who are prescribed oral appliances to open the airway during sleep. She works closely with ENT surgeons, respiratory medicine specialists, and sleep neurology physicians as part of a multidisciplinary team. Dr Ng also collaborates with psychologists, speech pathologists, airway-focused orthodontists and oral surgeons to completely manage patients with sleep and sleep-breathing disorders, oral-facial growth discrepancies, and functional speech and swallowing issues.
Dr Ng has helped countless patients with early detection of sleep and sleep-breathing disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea. Dr Ng actively lectures on dental sleep medicine and sleep medicine. She is a qualified dental sleep medicine practitioner, a registered International Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine, awarded by the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), and is a member of the AADSM, ASA and Singapore Sleep Society (SSS).
Behind the Scenes
Beyond her professional pursuits, Dr. Ng is a foodie who enjoys cooking and travelling. She enjoys hot yoga and holds a black belt in Aikikai aikido. Dr Ng is married with 3 teenage children and two cheeky free-roaming budgies.
Dr Ng's Curriculum Vitae in Brief
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Singapore)
Mastery Program, American Association of Dental Sleep Medicine
International Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine (Australasian Sleep Association)
Master of Science (Sleep Medicine) University of Sydney - enrolled in 2024
Member of American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Member of Australasian Sleep Association
Member of Singapore Sleep Society
Member of Singapore Dental Association
Member of College of General Dental Practitioners