Care at NUH

Doctor Details

2024/01/25
Find a Doctor
Doctor Detail

Dr Hu Shijia

Photo of Dr Hu Shijia

Designations:

  • Consultant, Paedodontics, National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore

Qualifications:

BDS (2008), NUS, Cert Pediatric Dentistry (North Carolina), University of North Carolina, USA, PhD (Oral Biology), University of North Carolina, USA

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Paediatric Dentistry

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Dentistry

Find Out More:

Biosketch

Dr Hu is currently a consultant in the Discipline of Paediatric Dentistry at the National University Centre for Oral Health, where he manages the oral health of children. Additionally, he trains dental students and paediatric dentistry residents in his capacity as the undergraduate module coordinator for paediatric dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore. A graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry (NUS), Dr Hu was the winner of multiple academic awards, on the Dean's list for multiple years, and was the Valedictorian for the class of 2008. After accepting the NUS overseas graduate scholarship, Dr Hu completed his residency in Pediatric dentistry at the University of North Carolina, where he was also awarded a PhD in oral biology. Professionally, he is a board-certified paediatric dentist with both the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, as well as the Specialist Accreditation Board (Singapore). Dr Hu is also currently the President of the Society of Paediatric Dentistry Singapore.

Awards

  • Faculty of Dentistry Dean's List (2005-2007)
  • Valedictorian for class of 2008
  • Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal
  • Edmund Tay Mai Hong Medal
  • IFDEA Medal
  • Vellasamy Medal
  • University Medal
  • Academy of Medicine Medal
  • Singapore Dental Assoc. Presidents' Medal
  • Faculty of Dentistry Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • NTUC Denticare Medal, SDA prize
  • National University of Singapore-Overseas Graduate Scholarship
  • AAPD Graduate Student Research Award, Finalist
  • UNC Dental research and review Day, Turner Award
  • Faculty of Dentistry Excellence in Teaching Award (2020/2021)

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Paediatric Dentistry Singapore, President (2019-2022)
  • American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Diplomate
  • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, International consultant of Council of Scientific Affairs
  • Specialist Accreditation Board (Singapore), Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

2024/05/02
Last updated on
Best viewed with Chrome 79.0, Edge 112.0, Firefox 61.0, Safari 11
National University Health System
  • National University Hospital
  • Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
  • Alexandra Hospital
  • Jurong Community Hospital
  • National University Polyclinics
  • Jurong Medical Centre
  • National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
  • National University Heart Centre, Singapore
  • National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
  • NUHS Diagnostics
  • NUHS Pharmacy
  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Back to Top