Meet the Clinicians
Dr Darren Lee
Dr Darren left Singapore in 1998 for Queensland (Australia) and graduated from the University of Queensland in 2002, attaining his Bachelor of Dental Science Dental Degree there. During his curriculum, he received the Golden Key Honour Roll for his achievement in university.
After graduation, he worked in various hospitals in Queensland Health. During which, he gathered an interest in Oral Surgery and Implants.
At the end of 2004, he came back to Singapore and started work in LQ Dental. He is a co-director of the clinic. Dr Darren is extremely motivated and is dedicated to patient care. He is a General Dental Surgeon with fields of interest in Implants and surgery, functional aesthetic dentistry and utilises Digital Dentistry in his daily clinical dental practice. He is also a very active participant in courses to enhance his dental knowledge.
In Oct 2024, Dr Darren Lee graduated from the Kois Center in Seattle. During which, he sought training and was educated in applying Kois concepts focusing on occlusion and managing the rehabilitation of broken down teeth.
Dr Darren loves to spend time with his family. In his spare time, Darren is a musically adept person, playing both the guitar and piano. He has performed with his band at various locations in Singapore. He is also an active member in the Voices of Singapore’s Chorus of the People choir and has performed at locations both locally and overseas. He is also very active in fitness and trains regularly at the gym and runs often, having completed his first Hyrox event with his son.
Dr Darren is fluent in both English and Mandarin.
Dr Clare Chen
Dr Clare Chen completed her Bachelor of Dental Science at University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in 2002. She worked in both Private Practice and in Queensland Health prior to her move to Singapore.
Dr Clare is a general Dental Surgeon. She completed POS and POS Advanced series, upon which she successfully attained the Fellowship of International College of Continuing Dental Education with a Merit. She is a certified Invisalign and E-Cligner provider. She attends regular Continuing Dental Education courses to update and improve her dental knowledge.
Outside dentistry, she has great interests in performing arts. She plays the piano, oboe and er-hu. She enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.
Dr Clare speaks fluent English and Mandarin.
Dr Johnny Lee Moh Hiong
A Colombo Plan scholar studying dentistry at the National University of Singapore, he graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1973, and has been in private practice since 1975. Dr Johnny Lee first worked in private practice in 1975, and set up LQ Dental (what was formerly Johnny Lee Hinly Lau Dental Surgeons) in 1990.
Dr Johnny Lee practices General Dentistry with a special interest in Periodontics, the treatment of gum disease. Dr Johnny is also a certified Invisalign provider. He attends Dental courses to improve his knowledge in various aspects of dentistry.
A keen golfer, Dr Lee has also written seven books under various pen names, including two novels (2002, 2004) – Curse of the Green Dragon (a Hakka Story) and its sequel, Breaking the Curse of the Green Dragon (a Hakka Story). To date, he has published nine books all together.
Dr Johnny Lee also enjoys singing and performing for his friends and family. He was in fact one of the choir members for the Musical production of ‘Prodigal Son’ organized by the Singapore Order of the Knights of Malta.
Dr Johnny Lee is fluent in English and Hakka. He also is able to speak Mandarin and Cantonese.
Dr Hinly Lau
Dr Hinly Lau graduated in 1973 from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
She immediately started work as a Dental Officer in the Public Sector in Sarawak. She returned in 1975 to begin work in the government hospitals, attached to the Institute of Dental Health to train Dental Therapists. At the same time, performing General Dentistry to public patients. She began private dental practice in 1980 and set up LQ Dental (what was formerly Johnny Lee Hinly Lau Dental Surgeons) in 1990.
Dr Hinly Lau has experience in all fields of general dentistry and interest in the field of Orthodontics. She is also both a certified Invisalign and E-Cligner provider. She also attends regular courses to update herself in her dental knowledge.
She enjoys listening to music and playing the piano. She also cherishes spending time with her family. She loves cooking and enjoys planning meals for her close friends and family. She is fluent in both English and Cantonese.
Dr Agnes Wong
Dr Agnes Wong Graduated from NUS, obtaining her BDS in 1982.
She has worked with our clinic since its inception in 1990. Helping to provide her clinical expertise and gracing us with her wonderful personality.
Dr Wong enjoys doing general dentistry as it has enabled her to build up life-long relationships and friendships with the patients she sees and treats regularly over the years.
Dr Wong takes particular interest in family dentistry as this allows her to follow up and maintain the oral health of patients and their family members and advise them on their long-term care.
Dr Wong has embraced the advancements in dental materials and technology over the years. She has begun her journey into digital dentistry with the clinic, and this has enabled all the dental surgeons in LQ Dental to provide an even better and more sophisticated treatment plan for our patients. She takes part regularly in ongoing continuing dental education courses to further her dental knowledge.
She also enjoys reading, spending time with her family and has recently reignited her interest in Piano by taking lessons again. Dr Wong is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Dr Pearlyn Pan
Dr Pearlyn Pan obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2012, where she served with the South Australian Dental Service in both metropolitan and rural areas. Since then, she has accrued more than a decade of experience providing comprehensive, high-quality patient care, thereby building a loyal following in private practice.
She believes in approaching patients’ oral health as an integral component of their overall health and well-being, striving to develop minimally invasive treatment options that aim to solve oral health issues from the root causes as much as possible. Her areas of expertise and interests lie in dental pain management and aesthetic restorative dentistry.
Known for her warm manner and gentle approach, she is able to put the most anxious patients at ease. Outside of dentistry, she is typically busy looking after her 2 young children and also attempting (quite unsuccessfully) to improve her tennis skills.
Dr Pearlyn speaks fluent English and Mandarin, as well as basic Japanese.
Dr Mark Fung
Dr Mark Fung graduated from the University of Leeds in 2012 and began his career as a general dentist within the UK’s National Health Service, later moving into private practice. Having grown up in the UK, he brought this well-rounded clinical foundation with him when he relocated to Singapore in 2020.
Dr Mark’s approach to dentistry centres on his patients — he takes real pride in building lasting rapport and creating a calm, relaxed environment where every visit feels unhurried. Friendly and approachable, he always makes time to listen, ensuring patients feel informed and at ease throughout their treatment.
Committed to continual learning, Dr Mark holds the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties from The Royal College of Surgeons of England — a qualification that reflects the breadth of skill required for excellence in general practice. He regularly attends courses to stay current with the latest techniques, with a particular interest in digital dentistry. He especially enjoys achieving beautiful, natural-looking cosmetic results through simple, conservative treatment — enhancing smiles without over-intervention.
Outside the clinic, Dr Mark’s curiosity extends well beyond dentistry. He’s climbed mountains in Nepal and Ecuador, motorcycled across Central America, and hiked glaciers in Patagonia — always chasing the next adventure. Closer to home, he’s a keen photographer, a dedicated sourdough baker, and a self-confessed coffee addict.
Dr Mark is fluent in English, speaks conversational Spanish and Cantonese, and is currently picking up Mandarin — with plenty of help from his patients along the way.
Dr Shauna Cho
Dr Shauna graduated in the UK with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours.
Dr Shauna enjoys the technical precision involved in dentistry and brings a meticulous approach to her clinical work, whether carrying out routine fillings, crowns, root canal treatment and surgical extractions, or managing more comprehensive orthodontic and aesthetic cases. She believes in careful diagnosis and treatment planning and takes time to listen to her patients’ concerns and expectations, ensuring that they feel heard and understand the treatment options available to them.
Her orthodontic practice includes Invisalign, fixed orthodontics and early orthodontic treatment. Her experience working with Invisalign has given her valuable insight into aligner features, treatment planning strategies and the practical nuances of aligner treatment. She has also completed two years of training with Progressive Orthodontic Seminars and provides comprehensive orthodontic treatment as part of her general dental practice.
Dr Shauna has a strong interest in ethical and minimally invasive aesthetic restorative dentistry. While she enjoys the aesthetic and technical aspects of dentistry, she believes that maintaining the health, function and long-term wellbeing of the natural teeth should remain at the centre of treatment.
A self-described “dental nerd”, Dr Shauna genuinely enjoys learning about dentistry and keeping up with developments in the profession. Outside dentistry, she enjoys exploring design, whether in homes, products or smiles, and her social media feeds are mostly filled with dentistry, design and pets.
Dr Shauna has extensive experience in translation and interpretation, and is fluent in English and Korean and also speaks Japanese.
Dr Albert Lee
Dr Albert Lee obtained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the National University of Singapore in 2011. After realizing his passion lies in the management of complex oral surgical patients, he went on to pursue further training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr Albert Lee attained his Masters of Dental Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in NUS in 2016.
He then continued advanced surgical training at National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) before achieving full specialist accreditation in 2018. Thereafter, Dr Albert Lee served as a Consultant in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in NDCS till 2022.
During this period, Dr Albert Lee also held several leadership roles. Most notably, he was the Head of the Craniofacial and Oral Implantology Programme in NDCS from 2018 to 2022. Another noteworthy appointment he held was the Surgical Chief at the Oral & Maxillofacial Clinic in Changi General Hospital.
Dr Albert Lee’s clinical interests lie in dental implantology, wisdom teeth surgery and also mandibular reconstruction. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery journals while also presenting these paper and poster abstracts at local and international conferences. Dr Albert Lee is also an active member in the local and international lecture circuit, presenting on topics ranging from mandibular reconstruction to dental implantology. His most recent talk was at the 33rd Pan Pacific Implant Society Conference in Japan where he spoke on his research on ridge preservation.
Dr Albert Lee is also actively involved in undergraduate dental education and was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor by Duke-NUS in 2022. He undertakes a supervisory role to all dental undergraduates in NUS, engaging them in clinical teaching. He has delivered several local lectures to dental surgeons, postgraduates and students.