The Kids Dentist

Dr Rashid Tahir is a trained paediatric dentist and has been providing oral health care solely for children since 1997.

Dr Rashid completed his graduate training at the University of London in 1998 when he was conferred a Master of Science with Distinction in Children’s Dentistry (Paedodontics). He also won the 3M Dental Postgraduate Prize for being the best student in his cohort.

He was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore (NUS) and consultant at the National University Hospital Dental Centre from 2002 to 2006, before setting up The Kids Dentist at Camden Medical Centre. He still enjoys teaching paediatric dentistry to dental students and goes back to NUS as an Adjunct Associate Professor.

He is the founding President of the Society for Paediatric Dentistry (Singapore) and continues to be dedicated to the advancement in the field of paediatric dentistry. He was President of the Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia (2016 – 2018), Chairman of the Specialist Accreditation Committee for Paediatric Dentistry (2008 – 2015) and Member of Dental Specialists Accreditation Board (2017 – present).

He is the proud father of 2 beautiful young daughters and aims at making dentistry fun for kids!

Dr. Sylvia Koh graduated with Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) from the University of Queensland. She was actively involved in volunteer work during her undergraduate studies.

Having graduated with Master of Dental Surgery from NUS, she is currently focused on practising paediatric dentistry at The Kids Dentist. She regularly attends training courses to keep up to date with the latest dental development. Outside of dentistry, she loves collecting air plants.