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January 01/2019

EDITORIAL BOARD

Advisor

Professor Dato' Dr Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman

Chief Editor

Zamri Radzi

Editorial Board Members

Maria Angela Garcia Gonzalez Noor Azlin Yahya Azwatee Abdul Aziz Mona Mohamed Fayed Jacob John Chan Siew Wui Yeah Oon Take Mohammad Tariqur Rahman

Publication Team

lntan Suhana Hamid Ahmad Najmi Ariffin Ahmad Azwan Azman Nursyafiqah Abd Malek Suzaimah Sulaiman Nor Nazrin Nordin Muhammad Fairos Jenal

Contributors for this issue:

Eshamsul SulaimanNorintan MuratWan Nurazreena Wan Hassan Norul Husna Binti Mohamad Hassan Zahra NaimieChanthiriga Ramasindarum Rebecca Ooi Qian En Bryan HowEvelyn Eng

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Issue 01 JAN 2019

On the Cover

"BRAVING THE VAST OCEAN"

A piece depicting the hardships and

difficulties of a warrior.

Artist: Hashim Yaacob

e-Bulletin is an official publication of University of Malaya Dental Faculty featuring all the recent news, activities and upcoming events.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMMES41-43

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Our aim is to be a

dental school the

world can't ignore .. Dean/ Advisor

Professor Dato' Dr Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman

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Research Colloquium 3.0 on 15th January 2019

By : Dr. Chan Siew Wui

[] Our Deputy Dean A/Prof

Dr. Zamri keeping the ball

rolling for the 3rd session of

the Dental Research

Colloquium.

Our faculty has been conducting a series of research colloquium since last year with the

aim of promoting research collaborations among dental academics. The colloquiums

allow fellow academics to identify areas of common interest and pursue potential collabo­

rative projects. New lecturers benefit most from the sharing of knowledge by

esteemed and senior lecturers. However, these new lecturers also provide a jolt of

fresh ideas and passion to the research community. The recent colloquium also

had the honour of inviting Professor Dr.Noor Hayaty bt Abu Kasim for a talk on "The

Do's and Don'ts of a Successful Application for Medical Ethics". She was joined

by a panel of equally experienced researchers to provide guidance

especially to up and coming researchers in the audience.

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[ J Wide smiles from the presenters - featuring promising new blood and experienced veterans in research.

All the big shots

whose contacts you must

keep!

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LEARNING THE ABC OF EBV IN NPC The role of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

- identifying targets for therapeutic intervention

By: Dr. Chan Siew Wui Date: 23rd January 2019

[] A/Prof Yap Lee Fah thanking our esteemed

speaker, Professor Lawrence S.Young

Professor Lawrence S.Young is a distin- His talk highlighted the evidence implicating

guished scientist with an international reputa- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in the pathogenesis

tion for his work on the role of virus infections of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and considered

in the pathogenesis of various tumours. He the latest work on the role of the virus-host

has extensive publications with a H-index of interaction in the carcinogenic process. He

100. Currently, he is the Pro-Dean for Exter- also explored the exciting prospects in the

nal Affairs at Warwick Medical School and development of individualized treatment strat­

Director of the Warwick Cancer Research egies for NPC patients with EBV as a useful target marker. Centre with strong academic interactions

with leading universities in China.

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On the 18th of January 2019, a one-day dental implant course, titled "The Surgical and Prosthetic Perspective of Nobel Biocare Implant" was held for the clinical lecturers in the Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya. The one-day event was co-organized by Nobel Biocare and Galla Corporation under Nobel Biocare's education program which consisted of a morning lecture and hands-on workshop in the afternoon.

Author: Dr. Norul Husna Mohamad Hassan

Date: 18th January 2019

Dr Pongrapee Kamolroongwarangkul, an Associate Fellow of American Academy of Implant Dentistry (FAAID) and Prosthodontist, was flown in from Thailand as the speaker and workshop moderator in this special "Train the Trainers" event, in an effort to initiate better collaboration between the academic and the corporate sector. Overall, a good feedback was received on both the speaker and the event. We look forward to the continuation of this collaboration, specifically for the betterment of postgraduate dental education and for the benefit of the students.

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by : A/Prof Jacob John I Date: 11th January 2019

BLOOD BORN VIRUS S - WHAT ARE YOUR RISKS

IN THE DENTAL CLINIC

A seminar titled "Best practices to manage patients with blood-borne viruses" was organized on 11th January 2019.

This was a joint effort of the University of Malaya Medical Centre's Infectious Disease Unit and Faculty of Dentistry Infection Control Committee.

A/Prof Dr Zeti Dr. Zet Adura Che Ab Aziz, the Deputy Dean for undergraduate studies, welcomed the participants and the sessions were chaired by Dr Mohideen Salihu, Chairperson of the Faculty of Dentistry Infection Control Committee. The participants included academics, BRU Dental Officers, Postgradu­ate students, Dental Nurses, Dental Surgery Assistants and our Out-patient Unit Front Desk staff.

The first speaker for the session was Puan Ratiyah Ahmad , the former Chief Matron at the faculty. She spoke on current Infection control practices at Faculty of Dentistry, UM. She was followed by Assoc Prof Dr. Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, who spoke on blood borne diseases and infection control in healthcare settings. Dr Sasheela is an Infectious Diseases consultant and the Head of the Infection Control Department at the university. The final speaker for the day was Dr. Bushra Megat Johari from the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UM. The title of her talk was, "Handling patients with blood borne viruses: What is the risk to the health care workers?" Following this, we had a general discussion session to sum up the program for the day and participants were served light refreshment courtesy of YG Bumi Entreprise.

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By: Dr. Maria Angela G. Gonzalez January 8 to 10, 2019, Armada Hotel

Lecturers gathered in Armada Hotel for a three-day workshop to prepare examination questions for Semester 2.

The workshop started with an introduction to the days' activities by the Deputy Dean for Undergraduate AP Dr. Zeti Adura Che Abdul Aziz. The Dean, Prof. Dato Dr. Zainal Ariff, gave encouraging words to the lecturers for the task at hand. Lecturers were assigned to different working groups to set integrated questions for all levels.

Question vetting was performed in the after­noon of each day. The session provided for interesting discussions and scenarios to improve the assessment of student knowl­edge and generic skills.

There were many lively discussions, inter­jected with a lot of humour and graciousness, on how to make the questions just and appropriate. We were one team with the one purpose of being at our best. In the end, we did accomplish our goals.

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UP ACADEMIC VISIT &

EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2019 By:

Rebecca Ooi Qian En Dr. Maria Angela G.Gonzalez

Dental Students Society (DENSOC), an organisation fully run by University of Malaya dental students which intends to have an outbound annually. This year we have chosen the University of Philippines (UP). This outbound serves as a platform for our students to interact academically and culturally. The objectives are to enrich students with valuable experience and to foster good relations with dental students in the UP College of Dentistry (UPCD), besides exposing our students to different learning and working environments.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Periodontology lecture by Dr. Buena Liza E. Dominguez

Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics lecture by Dr. Nanette E. Dominguez-Fisher

Use of semi-adjustable articulator with face bow for complete denture construction.

[ J With the invited speakers, Dr. Liza Dominguez and Dr. Nanette

Dominguez-Fisher and former dean, Dr. Aurelio Ramos, on 17th Jan.

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UP is the only government university in Philip­pines that provides Dentistry course. It is a six-year course consisting of two years of pre-dentistry and four years of dentistry. Their tuition fee is fully covered by the Government but students are required to buy their own instruments and some of the materials.

Their academic schedule goes by block, e.g.: five weeks in Removable Prosthodontics, five weeks in Restorative, etc. If students cannot finish the requirements, they will need to find time to fit in the incomplete procedure or wait for the next rotation which is the main reason why most of them are unable to graduate on time. Students only work in pairs during Year V Semester 2. Once they are in Year IV, they work individually.

[ J Lunch with Year Ill students on 15th

Jan at Kuya J, Robinson Mall.

p u EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2019

Students' clinics are separated according to discipline. Restorative clinic includes Opera­tive, Paediatric and Fixed Partial Prosthodon­tics. Oral Medicine clinic includes Endodon­tics and Periodontics while Oral Surgery functions on its own. They have a prosthetic laboratory which can accommodate a maximum of 30 students. The only postgraduate program they provide is Orthodontics. We were exposed to the usage of semi adjust­able articulator with facebow for complete denture construction. Each day, a year level was assigned to accompany us for lunch so that we could meet most of the students and have discus­sions with them. They made the effort to come despite having such busy schedules which included classes and clinics.

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EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2019

[ J With HoD of Oral Surgery Department, Dr.

Estrada (third from the right), in OPD at PGH.

SUMMARY

People in the university are very friendly, helpful and it is undeniable that the warm hospitality they pro­vided made us feel at home. It is indeed an enlightening visit as we had the opportunity to gain insight on the difference of the curriculum and system between UM and UP. Last but not least, this visit had had a very positive impact that created great camaraderie between dental students of UM and UP. We defi­nitely look forward to having students from UPCD to come for exchange programs in UM.

[ J Oblation Statue that symbolises selfless

offering of oneself to the people. Captured in

front of Philippine General Hospital.

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MU-NUS INTERACTIVE GAMES 2019 By : Bryan How (Project Director) & Dr Noor Azlin Yahya (Project Advisor)

MU-NUS interactive game is a special event which was a product of the collaboration between students from UM and NUS. This event encompassed sports competitions and tours that facilitated interactions between the students of the two universities.

On Friday night, we departed at midnight, and arrived at Praisehaven Retreat Centre

early Saturday morning. When we reached the destination, we were warmly welcomed by Melvin and Kelly, the directors from NUS. After a merry round of greetings and introductions, they brought us to the famous Marina Barrage for an incredibly pleasant ice-breaking session and a beautiful photo shooting session.

After we had our fill of the exquisite scenery, we headed to Satay By The Bay, a luxurious restaurant that possessed quite an ethereal setting, to satisfy our hunger for lunch. Once we were happy and full, we went to explore the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest at Garden By The Bay. The Flower Dome was absolutely spectacular with their bright and colourful displays of flowers and plants while the Cloud Forest presented a mysterious world shrouded in mist. Additionally, the atmosphere was brightened further by the extravagant decorations in place prior the Chinese New Year Celebration. We were very lucky to enjoy such a marvellous experience at half the price as NUS had kindly subsidized the price of our tickets.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) 26-27 JANUARY 2019

[ J Friendships were made; Team photo

HIGHLIGHTS

Gardens By The Bay Cloud Forest Flower Dome

Marina Barrage Satay By The Bay

VivoCity HarbourFront Sport's day

Next on our list, we made our way to VivoCity to check out the trendiest mall in Singapore and spent our time there until dinner. We had the honour to be invited by Dr. Ng Chin Siau, the CEO of the Q & M Dental Group, to have dinner at Ban Heng Pavillion. It was indeed a very splendorous night as we enjoyed many great dishes, among which was Lou Hei, a traditional Chinese dish that symbolises pros­perity, abundance and vigor. After we had finished our meal, we were invited once again by Dr. Ng Chin Siau to indulge in some durian at the Combat Durian resulting in a lively durian party. For granting us such a wonderful experience, we presented Dr. Ng Chin Siau as well as the whole of the Q & M Dental Group with a hamper as a token of our appre­ciation.

On our second day, we had our much awaited sports competitions. Rising early, we depart­ed from the retreat centre at 7.15 am to NUS and speedily began our games. The students were swiftly distributed into mixed teams, each containing representatives from NUS and UM, thus allowing even more interactions between the students. We had numerous games lined up for the day such as basket­ball, mini football, captain ball, frisbee, and dodgeball as the final game.

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TEMPOROMANDIBULAR

D I SO R D E RS :A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has always been a vague subject that imposes a lot of challenges on general dental practi­tioners and dental specialists regarding its diagnosis and management. University of Malaya's Dental Faculty, UM, thought of introducing this topic from a multidisciplinary perspective in concurrence with the recent establishment of the TMD combined clinic in the faculty (TMDCC). On January 14th and 15th 2019, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics orga­nized a two-day course and hands-on work­shop focusing on TMD diagnosis through introducing a worldwide

known diagnostic tool (Diagnostic Criteria of Temporomandibular Disorders DC/TMD), as well as TMD Multidisciplinary Management. Speakers and facilitators were from the following departments; Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences and Restorative Dentistry. The head of organizing committee was Dr Yasmin Kamaruldin.

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By: A/Prof Dr Mona Fayed

[ J Speakers, organizing committee

and our respected attendees from

Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry

of Defense, International Islamic

University Malaysia (I/UM),

International Medical University

(/MU), Segi University, University

Malaya (UM), Orofacial Pain

Association Inc. Philippines

[ J Speakers and facilitators from left to right: NP Dr Thomas George

Kallarakkal, Dr Chan Siew Wui, NP Dr Mona Fayed, Dr Kathreena

Kadir, Dr Lim Ghee Seong, NP Dr P. Shanmuhasuntharam

[ J Front row: from left to right: Dr

NorNadia Zakaria, Dr Chan, NP Dr Mona

Fayed, Dr Kathreena Kadir, Dr Maryani

M. Rohani. Back row from left to right NP

Dr. P. Shanmuhasuntharam,

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At this Scientific Meeting, our student Joshua Ong Ee Xin was announced as a winner, taking the first place in the Poster Presentationin addition to being chosen as the Best Presenter. His project that had impressed the spectators was on the dynamic testing of dental materials, which was supervised by Dr Noor Azlin Yahya and Professor Dr Adrian Yap.

Many deserved congratulations to Joshua and the team!

Our enthusiastic students had also show-cased their talents in the National Dental Intervarsity Debate Competition, which was part of the MDA SCATE, placing as the second runner-up. The team was represented by Ong Kah Shin, Marshah Mohamad Shahrizad, Muhammad Fakrul Razi Mohd Azahar. The heartiest congratulations to the team! Keep up the fantastic work!

Last but certainly not the least, our warmest thanks to many of our brilliant students who had nobly volunteered to be part of the student helpers, which had enabled the event to be a smooth success.

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[ J Group photo speaker & audience

On the 18th January 2019, Department of Restorative Dentistry and DRMU jointly organised a half-day seminar entitled Shaping the Future of Dentistry with Esthetic and Function. The seminar was conducted by Dr Stephan Lampl from Austria. Dr Stephan Lampl holds a degree in MDT, B.D.S., a Master degree in Restorative Den­tistry and a Master Clinician degree in Esthetic Dentistry. He is also the founder of Edelweiss Dentistry Products GmbH, known for its aesthetic veneering system.

SHAPING THE FUTURE

OF DENTISTRY WITH

ESTHETIC AND FUNCTION By : A/Prof. Dr. Eshamsul Sulaiman

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The seminar was well-attended by academic staff, UM dental alumni and post graduate students.

The Faculty would like to thank Dr Stephan • Lampl for coming to the Dental Faculty,

despite his busy schedule as a speaker at the 26th MDA-SCATE on the next day. The Faculty would also like to thank Keng Yew Dental Suppliers Sdn Bhd for making this arrangement possible.

[ J Lecture by Dr Stephan Lampl

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[ J Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan Delegation visiting

Faculty of Dentistry

By · Mrs Chanthiriga AIP Ramasindarum

[ J Prof Dato' Dr. Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman giving token of

appreciation to Chief Wu, Yu-Jen

Delegation from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan representing 5 delegates visited University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) on 24 Jan 2019. The delegation, led by Professor Liu, Hui-Ping, was welcomed to UMMC by A/Prof Dr. Azura Mansor, Deputy Director Clinical (Surgical) UMMC and the project team. The visit aimed to discuss collaboration opportunities and new partnership opportunities with UMMC and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.

During their visit, they divided into two groups and visited Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya, Emergency Medical Department, Cardiac Care Unit wad (CCU), and Faculty of Dentistry University of Malaya. Chief Wu, Yu-Jen from Dentistry (Dental) Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung were accompanied by the Dean of Faculty of Dentistry, Prof Dato' Dr. Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman to visit our faculty. First they visited all the clinics followed by the Biomaterial Research Laboratory (BRL), Craniofacial & Molecular Biology Research Laboratory (CMBRL) and Research & Diagnostic Lab (RDL). Finally, they visited Dental Research Management Unit (DRMU). Chief Wu, Yu-Jen was very happy to look at our facilities and services.

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ICDAS for ICCMSTM Training and Calibration Workshop

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ICDASThe Way Forward

ICDAS : The way forward By: Dr. Azwatee Abdul Aziz & A/Prof. Dr. Norintan Ab. Murat 17th January 2019, Ba/ai Ungku Aziz

The University of Malaya ICDAS Taskforce Committee hopes to bring the ICCMS™ to the attention of many more clinicians and educators especially in the Southeast Asian regions. Hence, a one-day training course was conducted based on the related ICCMSTM e-learning programme. The participants received training on the ICDAS caries visual criteria with online material, lectures, pictures and natural teeth workshops, discussions, and independent visual examination of dental surfaces. lnter-/intra-reproducibility Kappa weighted values were calculated and printed on their certificates. The committee also hopes that this workshop can be organized as a yearly event.

[ J A parlicipant doing a visual caries assessment using /CDAS

OBJECTIVES:

To inform participants on the elements in the ICCMSTM,

particularly in the classification and management aspects.

To train dental clinicians and educators on the International

Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) visual

scoring systems using photographs and extracted teeth.

To assess inter and intra examiner weighted Kappa scores of

dental clinicians and educators on the ICDAS system.

To establish possible research collaborations on the

ICCMSTM for ICDAS system with the global participants.

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THE -----------------­SUBWAY -------->::-STORY----------------- ,

The story of the Subway brand began more than 50 years ago when Dr. Peter Buck, a nuclear physicist, changed the life of a college student with a few simple words, "Let's open a submarine sandwich shop." It was Peter Buck that gave college freshman Fred Deluca the idea to open a sub­marine sandwich shop to help pay his tuition. Peter provided an initial investment of $1000, and a business relationship was forged that would change the landscape of the fast food industry and the lives of thousands.

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In January 2018, Subway Malaysia opened the new outlet at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. It was the first Subway Restaurant to be opened in a public local University and still remains as the only Subway in a public local higher learning institution.

Throughout that period, Subway@Dental UM has been very generous in supporting various activities including UM 2018 Research Carnival, Special Olympics Championship, Sports Day and many others.

It has received overwhelming response from their loyal customers, especially during the Offi­cial Outlet Launching Day and the World Sand­wich Day.

The restaurant has continuously introduced new menus and we look forward to the next addition of the new menu.

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Donation to Charity and Free Sandwich with Combo Purchase

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BDS CURRICULUM REVIEW FORUM

[ J Welcome Speech by Prof. Dr. Rosian Saub,

Head of Unit UMDEED

By Dr Zahra Naimie

On 7th January 2019, University Malaya Dental Education Enhancement and Develop­ment Unit (UMDEED) and Deputy Dean Undergraduate Office organized a one-day BOS Curriculum Review Forum. The partici­pants were all Dental Faculty Academic staff who are involved in teaching.

The aim of this forum was to present the findings from situational analysis of the curriculum review process and to discuss the concept and structure for the reviewed curriculum. Prior to this Forum, UMDEED members have been engaged in collecting the necessary data from stakeholders such as alumni members, grad­uates, their employers and fresh graduates. At the end of this forum and based on participants' feedback, the concept and structure for the reviewed Dental curriculum was proposed.

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DR RAJA LATIFAH AWARD

Our Alumni and former academic staff, Dr Raja Latifah Raja Jalalluddin has kindly created a special award "DR RAJA LATIFAH AWARD" for the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.

This special recognition will be awarded to the Best Final Year Undergraduate Dental Student at University of Malaya who has performed extremely well in community services. The con­ferment of the will be starting from 2018/2019 whereby the recipient will receive the Medal, Prizes and cash of RM 1000.

Dr Raja Latifah Raja Jalaludin was an Associate Professor at the Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. During her tenureship she has been awarded various awards and has supervised numerous postgraduate students. A respected and dedicated teacher who has continously promoted Evidence Based Dentistry at the Faculty and conducted various medical statistics and critical appraisal workshop.

By : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri Radzi

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ALUMNI

Among the alumni who had contributed to the 26th MDA SCATE were:

Dr Nomah Taharim Dr Ng Woan Tyng Dr Mas Suryalis Ahmad Colonel (Dr) Mohamad Asri Din Dr Sofiah Mat Ripen Dr. Salleh Zakaria Dr Faryna Md Yaakub Dr Sharai Lai Sujak Dr Syed Iqbal Syed Husman Major (R) Dr Faiz KhaleedAssociate Professor Dr. Firdaus Hariri Dr Sharifah Tahirah Syed Alwi AIJunid Dr Khairul Anwar SanusiDr. Nurul Asyikin YahyaAssociate Professor Dr Dalia Abdullah Dr Mohd Yusmiaidil Pulera Mohd Yusof Dr llham Wan Mokhtar

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OUR ALUMNI

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216th

Tracing back the history of the Malaysian Dental Association (MDA), one will find that it was first established as the Malayan Dental Association in 1938 where Professor Dr Edgar Kingsley Trat­man, who was the Head of Dental Department at King Edward VII Medical School at the time, became its First President.

This department later became Faculty of Dentist­ry, University of Malaya, Singapore. Since then, students, staff members and alumni of University of Malaya, Dental Faculty, continue to play major roles in various events organised by MDA, espe­cially when Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaysia was re-established in Kuala Lumpur in 1971.

This year, with the theme "A Lifetime of Oral Health for All" , marks the 26th year of the MDA Scientific Convention and Trade Exhibition (SCATE) organised by MDA. The event was held on 18-20 January 2019 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

At this scientific convention, we have seen many alumni of ours being invited to take up many key roles as chairperson, moderators, speakers and experts panel. Some of them are diligently serving at Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence, various academic institutions (UM, UKM, UiTM) while some are flourishing as private practitioners.

Well done everyone! We are immensely proud of your contributions!

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[ ] Talk on Digital Dentistry

By Dr. Yeoh Oon Take & Evelyn Eng

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Dr Nomah Taharim, the Principal Director of Dental Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, gave the speech at the Opening Ceremony on the current state of dental services in the country.

Dr Ng Woan Tyng, The President of Malaysian Dental Association, moderated the forum on clini­cal practice guidelines, dental advertising, dental acts and medico-legal issues.

[ J Dr Ng Woan Tyng, The President of MDA

In addition, many of our alumni had commend­ably and splendidly volunteered to be committee members for various sub-committees during this three-day conference. It was truly a lively confer­ence and a true meeting of like-minded individu­als, which was well attended by more than 1000 dental surgeons. No doubt there are many unoffi­cial reunions occurring during the lunch and tea breaks as the majority of the delegates were from University of Malaya. Being the oldest and most established dental school, it has certainly painted the landscape of dental services in the country.

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[ ] Inspiring Forum for Young Dentists

[ ] Dr. Nomah Taharim in action

ALUMNI

CONGRATULATIONS!

Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya would like to congratulate our Alumni and Former Dean for the appointment as Vice Chancellor, MAHSA University effective from 1st January 2019. Prior to this appointment, YBhg. Dato was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at the same university.

We are very proud of his achievements and would like to thank him for his invaluable contributions to the faculty and University of Malaya Dental Alumni Association!

[ J Ybhg. Prof. Dato' Dr. Ishak Bin Abdul Razak

Vice Chancellor, University MAHSA

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ALUMNI

CONGRATULATIONS!

On behalf of the Faculty of Dentistry, we would like to congratulate Prof Dr Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, our Professor of Restorative Dentistry who is also our Alumni for her appointment as Dean of University of Malaya Health & Well-Being Research Cluster. This research Cluster is one of the four strategic UM research cluster overseeing the integrated research activities on health and wellbeing involving national, regional and global networks.

Previously, she was the Dean of the Wellness Research Cluster that has gain much respect and recognitions.

Professor Hayaty is the third Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali Professorial Chair to be inaugurated at the Universiti of Malaya and is the only dental academic to be bestowed with such distinguished honour. She is best known for her research in active ageing and regenerative medicine.

We are very proud of her achievements and wish her well!

Congratulations Prof!

[ J Prof. Dr. Noor Hayaty Binti Abu Kasim

Dean of University of Malaya Health & Well-Being Research ClusterUniversity of Malaya

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ALUMNI

CONGRATULATIONS!

On behalf of the Faculty of Dentistry, we would like to congratulate Associate Prof Dr Fadhli Khamis, who is also our Alumni, for his appointment as Dean, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Dr Fadhli had pursued his doctoral degree at the University of Adelaide, Australia and is one of the few Forensic Odontologist in the country. He is best known for his work on human biology and identification of bodies through forensic dentistry.

Previously, he was the Deputy Dean of Academic at the same university, USM, where he gained much respect and recognitions.

We are very proud of his achievements and wish him well!

Congratulations, Prof!

[ J Associate Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadhli Bin Khamis

Dean, School of Dental Sciences,Universiti Sams Malaysia !USM)

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Dato' Kepten Professor Emeritus Dr. Hashim bin Yaacob (B) S.P.S.K, P.A.T

FRCPath, FDSRCS(Eng), FDSRCPS(Glasg), FFOP(RCPA),

FASc, MSc(Lond), BDS(Otago), Dip Islamic Stud(IIUM)

Dato' Kepten Professor Emeritus Dr. Hashim bin Yaacob (B) is the only Dental Surgeon from our profession of dentistry who has ever been appointed as a Vice Chancellor for a public university in Malaysia. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 2003 until 2006.

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COVER STORY

Our Icon's Professional Journey

Globally, Dato' Kepten Professor Emeritus Dr. In 2006, he succeeded in positioning the Uni­Hashim bin Yaacob (B) is one of the 3 Dental versity of Malaya among the top 200 universi­Surgeons who have ever been appointed as ties in the world. a Vice Chancellor or as President of a university.

[ J Malaysian Dental Association (MDA)

Meeting 2017 Mesyuarat Majlis Pergigian Malaysia ke-117

22 Februari 2017

In the Malaysian Dental Association, Dato' He is an Honorary Member of the lnternation­Kepten Professor Emeritus Dr. Hashim bin al Association of Dental Research, IADR. Yaacob (B) has been an ordinary member since 1975. He was Council Member in 1990 Currently, Dato' Kepten Professor Emeritus for six years, and Vice President in 1993 Dr. Hashim bin Yaacob (B) is a member of the and 1994. A few years ago he was elected to Dental Council of Malaysia.Life Membership of our association.

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He has held all administrative and academic positions at the University of Malaya, namely, the Head of Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine; Deputy Dean and Dean of the Faculty of the Dentistry; Deputy Vice Chancellor; and finally the Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya between the years 1975 and 2008.

He was appointed full Professor in Dentistry at the University of Malaya when he was 37 years of age, and held that position for 22 years. After retirement from the university, he was appointed Professor Emeritus.

[]As Dean of Faculty of Dentistry UM, 1987

[ J Welcoming YAB Dato' Sri Najib to Faculty of Dentistry UM, 1987

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AWARDS& RECOGNITIONS

Dr. Joshua Ong Ee Xin, Dr Noor Azlin Yahya, Prof Dr. Adrian U-Jin Yap

Effect of Resin Coating on Visco-elastic Properties of Highly Viscous Glass lonomer Cement Best Overall Presenter, The 26th MDA Scientific Convention and Trade Exhibition (SCATE) 2019 - Scientific Conference &amp; Trade Exhibition 19 January 2019, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)

Dr. Joshua Ong Ee Xin, Dr Noor Azlin Yahya, Prof Dr. Adrian U-Jin Yap

Effect of Resin Coating on Visco-elastic Properties of Highly Viscous Glass lonomer Cement Best Poster Presenter, The 26th MDA Scientific Convention and Trade Exhibition (SCATE) 2019 - Scientific Conference &amp; Trade Exhibition 19 January 2019, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)

Dr. Tay Mern Jo, Chow Chin Ying, A/Prof Dr Norintan Murat, Maryani Mohamed Rohani

Oral Health Behaviours and Preventive Dental Care Experiences among Adults with Special Health Care Needs Third Place, Poster Competition, Different Ability Health Conference 2.0 5-6 January 2019, Sungai Bulah, Selangor

Ong Kah Shin, Marshah Mohamad Shahrizad, Muhammad Fakrul Razi Mohd Azahar

Third Place, Malaysian Dental lntervarsity Debate Competition 2019 20 January 2019, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)

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NEWCOMERS

Dr Arheiam Arheiam

Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention

Dr Arheiam graduated in Dentistry (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) from University of Benghazi and later did his MSc in Dental Public Health from University of Alexandria (Egypt). He did his Ph.D. in the Department of Health Services Research at University of Liverpool (UK). Dr Arheiam had received Diploma in Dental Public Health from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Dr. Arheiam has worked as a lecturer of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry in the University of Benghazi, Libya. He is also a visiting academic at the School of Clinical Dentistry, Univer­sity of Sheffield (UK).

Dr Arheiam is a very active researcher. He is the Founding President of the Libyan section of IADR and has over 20 publications in peer reviewed journals and book chapters. Dr Arheiam's research revolves around the study of the impacts of Libyan conflict on oral health care, dental education and oral health as well as its relations to the quality of life among Libyan children. Dr Arheiam also has interest and teaching experience in the higher education sector. He is involved in teaching Basic Medical Statistics' and Research Method for graduates. He is currently a co-supervisor for postgraduate students (University of Malaya & University of Ghent).

Dr Muaiyed Mahmoud Buzayan

Department of Restorative Dentistry

Academics

Staff

Dr Muaiyed qualified in 2004 as a general dental practitioner from University of Tripoli, Libya. He then pursued his specialist degree at University of Malaya and was conferred Master of Clinical Dentistry degree (MClinDent) in Restor­ative Dentistry in 2012. In 2015, he was awarded as an Affiliate fellow of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics. He is also the founder of the Tripoli certificate of oral implantology (TCOI) in 2015. Additionally, he was one of the course directors of ADEC Advanced Dental Education Centre in Tripoli, Libya (2015 -2016).

He has published more than 12 scientific articles in peer-re­view journals about prosthodontics, dental implantology and maxillofacial prostheses, including one chapter in the book (Journal of Prosthodontics on Complex Restorations) published by ACP American College of Prosthodontics (2016). Currently he serves as a reviewer of scientific journals in his field, such as the Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, Annals of Medical and Health Sciences, and Journal Periodontics and Prostho­dontics and serves as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Periodontics and Prosthodontics. Prior to joining University of Malaya, he had served as part of the academic staff at various institutions including Tripoli University.

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NEW APPOINTMENTS Supporting

Staff

[] Tengku Umi Umairah Tengku Aziz

Julian@Mohammed Aiman lslandar

Ennus Siti Mastura Mohd Azman

We are very pleased to welcome our new clinical staff who have just joined us!

Our vibrant new blood were trained atPenang Dental College and are currently serving at the Primary Care Department at our Faculty.

Siti Mastura and Tengku Umi Umairahcame from Terengganu while Junius Aiman hails from Sabah.

We wish them all the best and sincerely hope that they will greatly enjoy their time at our Faculty.

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LEAVING US The 31 st of January 2019 was officially the last day for Puan Suezallina Zalkaifali at the Faculty of Dentistry. Puan Suezali­na joined the Faculty in August 2008. She started her career at the Biomaterials Unit, followed by Registration and the then Oro-Maxillofacial Surgical and Medical Sciences Department (Currently the Department of Oral and Maxillofa­cial Clinical Sciences). Later she joined the Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, where she served for 7 years.

She is always remembered by her wide smile and cheerful manner. She will be joining her husband who is working in Toulouse, France. The Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya would like to thank her for her contributions and wish her all the best in her future undertakings.

r:, Endnote Training L.:J 15 February 2019

r:, Inaugural Lecture - Virtual Surgery: The Reality L.:J 15 February 2019

r:, Authenticity and Reproducibility of Research Output: L.:J Impact on Society and Industry

27 February 2019

r:, Dental Student Scientific Conference 2019 L.:J 6 March 2019

r:, Bruker JPK Biological Atomic Force L.:J Microscopy Workshop 2019

21 March 2019

r:, 4th Emergency Basic Life Support 2019 L.:J 30 March 2019

r:, Workshop: Deciphering Guided Biofilm Therapy: L.:J Management of Periodontal Disease and Peri-implantitis

1-2 April 2019

r:, Life Science Microscope Workshop 2019 L.:J 2 April 2019

r:, Postgraduate Conference/ Seminar 2019 L.:J 18 -19 September 2019

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[ ] Ybhg. Prof. Dato' Dr. Ishak Bin Abdul Razak Vice Chancellor, University MAHSA

Our Alumni and former academic Staff, Dr Raja Latifah Raja Jalalluddin has kindly created a special award “DR RAJA LATIFAH AWARD’’ for the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.

This special recognition will be awarded to the Best Final Year Undergraduate Dental Student at University of Malaya who has performed extremely well in community services. The con-ferment of the will be starting from 2018/2019 whereby the recipient will receive the Medal, Prizes and cash of RM1000

Dr Raja Latifah Raja Jalaludin was an Associate Professor at the Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. During her tenureship she has been awarded various awards and has supervised numerous postgraduate students. A respected and dedicated teacher who has continously pro-mote Evidence Based Dentistry at the Faculty and conducted various medical statistics and critical appraisal workshop.

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By : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri Radzi

Faculty of Dentistry University of Malaya would like to congratulate our Alumni and Former Dean for the appointment as Vice Chancellor, University MAHSA effective from 1st January 2019. Prior to this appointment YBhg. Dato was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at the same university.

We are very proud of hisachievement and would like tothank him for his invaluable contributions to faculty and University of Malaya DentalAlumni Association! We are very proud of you, YBhg Dato!

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Endnote Training15 February 2019

Inaugural Lecture - Virtual Surgery: The Reality15 February 2019

Authenticity and Reproducibility of Research Output: Impact on Society and Industry27 February 2019

Dental Student Scientific Conference 20196 March 2019

Bruker JPK Biological Atomic Force Microscopy Workshop 201920 March 2019

4 th Emergency Basic Life Support 201930 March 2019

Workshop: Deciphering Guided Biofilm Therapy: Management of Periodontal Disease and Peri-implantitis1-2 April 2019

Life Science Microscope Workshop 20192 April 2019

Postgraduate Conference/ Seminar 201918 - 19 September 2019

The 1 st International Conference on Digital Solutions for Education and Clinical Dentistry (ICDSECD)18-19 November 2019

Design and Updated Techniques on Obturator (Cobalt chrome)2 April 2019

Last Update: 7 February 2019

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[ ] Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan Delegation visiting Faculty of Dentistry

[ ] Prof Dato’ Dr. Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman giving token of appreciation to Chief Wu, Yu-Jen

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Delegation from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan representing 5 delegates visited Univer-sity Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) on 24 Jan 2019. The delegation led by Professor Liu, Hui-Ping, was welcomed to UMMC by Assoc. Prof Dr. Azura Mansor, Deputy Director Clinical (Surgical) UMMC and the project team. The visit aimed to discuss collaboration opportunities and new partnership opportunities with UMMC and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. During their visit, they divided into two groups and visited Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya, Emergency Medical Department, Cardiac Care Unit wad (CCU), and Faculty of Dentistry Univer-sity of Malaya. Chief Wu, Yu-Jen from Dentistry (Dental) Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung are accompanied by the Dean of Faculty of Dentistry, Prof Dato’ Dr. Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman to visit our faculty. First they visited all the clinics followed by Biomaterial Research Laboratory (BRL), Craniofacial & Molecular Biology Research Laboratory (CMBRL) and Research & Diagnostic Lab (RDL). Finally, they visited Dental Research Management Unit (DRMU). Chief Wu, Yu-Jen was very happy to look at our facilities and services.

The story of the Subway brand began more than 50 years ago when Dr. Peter Buck, a nuclear physicist, changed the life of a college student with a few simple words, “Let’s open a submarine sandwich shop.” It was Peter Buck that gave college freshman Fred DeLuca the idea to open a sub-marine sandwich shop to help pay his tuition. Peter provided an initial investment of $1000, and a business relationship was forged that would change the landscape of the fast food industry and the lives of thousands.

In January 2018, Subway Malaysia opened the new outlet at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. It was the first Subway Restaurant to be opened in a public local University and still remained as the only Subway in a public local higher learning institution.

Throughout that period, Subway@dental UM has been very generous in supporting various activities including UM 2018 Research Carni-val, Special Olympics Championship, Sports Day and many others.

It has received overwhelming response from their loyal customers, especially during the Offi-cial Outlet Launching Day and the World Sand-wich Day.

The restaurant has continuously introduced new menus and we look forward to the next addition of the new menu.

By : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri Radzi

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