Since 1992, the Nanyang Polytechnic

Nanyang Polytechnic

Nanyang Polytechnic is a Singaporean polytechnic located in Ang Mo Kio next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore.-History:*Established 1 April 1992...

 School of Health Sciences (NYP SHS) is an establishment which develops skills for careers in Nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy

Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...

, Diagnostic radiography and Radiation therapy

Radiation therapy

Radiation therapy , radiation oncology, or radiotherapy , sometimes abbreviated to XRT or DXT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells.Radiation therapy is commonly applied to the cancerous tumor because of its ability to control...

 in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. A new Diploma in Dental Therapy was offered for "O" level leavers from July 2003. The School prepares healthcare professionals to address disease prevention and management, research and development of care procedures, and ways to promote and maintain health and well-being. These healthcare professionals work in hospitals, clinics, school dental clinics, dental centres, dental laboratories

Dental laboratory

Dental laboratories manufacture or customize a variety of products to assist in the provision of oral health care by a licensed dentist. These products include crowns, bridges, dentures and other dental products...

, rehabilitation centres, community health agencies and other health related settings.

Facilities include:

• the School’s e-Learning database
• anatomy resource centre
• laboratories

Diplomas Offered

• Diploma in Nursing
• Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy
• Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Diploma in Physiotheraphy
• Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography
• Diploma in Radiation Therapy