Faculty of Dentistry

Associate Professor Dr Kathreena Kadir
Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
(Head of Department)

Previous Head of Department

Dr. Siti Mazlipah Ismail

Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Prof. Dr. Palasuntharam Shanmuhasuntharam
Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Associate Professor Dr Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini
Specialist in Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology

Overview

This department was established on the 1st of May 2013 following the amalgamation of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences and the Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine section of the Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology. This is a new academic department responsible for the teaching and research in the disciplines of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The department is accountable for the conduct of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in all three specialties.

Oral-maxillofacial Surgical and Medical Sciences is a hospital-based discipline where dentistry and the surgical and medical managment of patients and diseases overlap. Teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate encompasses the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical conditions of the oral cavity, jaws and surrounding structures. Examples of these include oral manifestation of systemic diseases, orofacial infections, facial pain, dental anomalies, traumatic injuries of the face, oral malignancies, facial skeletal discrepancies, congenital facial deformities such as cleft lip & palate, and oral reconstruction for surgically related problem.

For the undergraduate, courses offered by this department form part of the requirement that leads to the undergraduate receiving a Bachelor in Dental Surgery, which is a professional degree allowing them to practise dentistry.

At a higher level, this department offers postgraduate courses and/or training that enable a dentist to be eventually registered as a specialist. Postgraduate programmes in Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine started in 1998 while for the discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, it started in the late 90s as part of the Fellowship in Dental Surgery training programme. The Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine postgraduate programme started off with Master in Dental Science followed by Master in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine; Periodontology). Later the Master in Dental Surgery was introduced. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery postgraduate programme started in a similar manner. Both the Master in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Pathology) and Master in Clinical Dentistry (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) are 4-year full-time coursework specialist programmes. Research forms an intergral component of postgraduate training. In fact, currently this deparmtent also offers research-based course that leads to the award of Master in Dental Science (MDSc) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Besides its academic teaching and research activities, this department is also involved in provision of Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgical and Oral Medical services to the public at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics and Oral Medicine Clinics in the Faculty of Dentistry as well as in the University of Malaya Medical Centre. These clinics provide specialist treatment by lecturers. Cases seen in these clinics include those referred from other clinics in the Faculty, University of Malaya Medical Centre and other government or private clinics. We also provide a 24x7 on-call service for the Accidents & Emergencies Unit of the medical centre. The Oral Pathology section of this department provide expert histopathology diagnosis for the dental and medical fraternity.

Administrative Staff

SAINAH BINTI KASBOLLAH
Administrative Assistant

THAMILARASI A/P THANAPERUMAL
Administrative Assistant

AINI NADIA BINTI CHE GHANI
Administrative Assistant

Clinical Staff

Dental Surgeon Assistant (DSA)

Hartini Binti Shaupi
Muhamad Nizam Bin Rahman
Zarina Jasmin Binti Abdul Khalid
Puvaneswary A/p Nadaraja
Nur Hanani Binti Roslan
Nik Nurfatiha Qisha Binti Nik Muda
Sabaliana Binti Md Saad

Nurses

Nursyahida Binti Ab Rahman (Head Nurse)

Rosfaiza Binti Mohamed Yusof
Noorazlina Binti Mohamad
Norfarahidayu Binit Mohd Yunos
Alif Noor Arif Bin Kamarudin
Nor Faridah Binti Abdullah
Nordiana Binti Abdul Wahab

Medical Attendant

Muhammad Khairi Bin Mohd Yusoff
Mohamad Aleef Helmie Bin Musa

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Academic Staff

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Discipline Head of Discipline Assoc. Prof. Dr Kathreena Kadir kathreena@um.edu.my Prof. Dato’ Dr. Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman zainalr@um.edu.my Prof. Dr. Ngeow Wei Cheong @ David Ngeow ngeowy@um.edu.my Assoc. Prof Dr. P. Shanmuhasuntharam shan@um.edu.my Assoc. Prof Dr. Siti Mazlipah Ismail sitimazlipah@um.edu.my Assoc. Prof Dr. Firdaus Hariri firdaushariri@um.edu.my Assoc. Prof Dr. Daniel Lim Khim Hock daniel_khlim@um.edu.my Dr. Zakiah Mat Ripen zakiahmr@um.edu.my Dr. Tan Chuey Chuan chuey.chuan@um.edu.my Dr. Muhammad Kamil Hassan kamil.hassank@um.edu.my Dr. Karthick Sekar karthicksekar@um.edu.my	Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine Discipline Head of Discipline Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini zuraiza@um.edu.my Prof. Dr. Rosnah Mohd. Zain rosnahmz@um.edu.my Prof. Dr. Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne wmtilak@um.edu.my Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas George Kallarakkal thomasg22@um.edu.my Dr. Anand Ramanathan drranand@um.edu.my Dr. Chan Siew Wui swuichan@um.edu.my Dr. Goh Yet Ching gohyetching@um.edu.my Dr. Nurul Izyan Binti Zainuddin izyanzainuddin@um.edu.my Dr. Nur Fauziani Binti Zainul Abidin fauziani88@um.edu.my	Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Discipline Head of Discipline Assoc. Prof Dr. Norliza Ibrahim norlizaibhrahim@um.edu.my	Forensic Odontology Discipline Dr Rabiah Al Adawiyah Rahmat rabiahadaw@um.edu.my Dr Amir Hazwan Abdul Rahim amirhazwan@um.edu.my
Coordinators
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Discipline Assoc. Prof Dr. Kathreena Kadir PPUM National Cancer Registry Coordinator PPUM OT Sub-Committee Rep/ Coordinator Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator- TMD Prof. Dr. Ngeow Wei Cheong Postgraduate Coordinator- Research & Curriculum Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Implant Assoc. Prof Dr. P. Shanmuhasuntharam Postgraduate Coordinator- Clinical E- Spectrum Coordinator Assoc. Prof Dr. Siti Mazlipah Ismail Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Oral Cancer PPUM National Cancer Registry Coordinator OMF, PPUM Vaccination Program Coordinator Assoc. Prof Dr. Firdaus Hariri Basic Life Support Course – Coordinator Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Craniofacial Dr. Zakiah Mat Ripen OSHE PPUM – OMF Rep Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Cleft Undergraduate Coordinator Assoc. Prof Dr. Daniel Lim Khim Hock Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Orthognathic Y3 Undergraduate Coordinator OSHE Coordinator – OMCS Rep Dr. Tan Chuey Chuan Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator – Tumour/Cyst Y5 Undergraduate Coordinator OMF Dept Quality Manager – PPUM OMFS Clinic Appointment Coordinator Basic Surgical Skills Course Coordinator Dr. Muhammad Kamil Hassan PPUM OT Booking Coordinator Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator –Osteonecrosis Covid-19 swab Training Coordinator Dr. Karthick Sekar Y4 Undergraduate Coordinator Deisy System Coordinator Sub-specialty Clinic Coordinator- Trauma	Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine Discipline Associate Professor Dr Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Coordinator Associate Professor Dr Thomas George Kallarakkal Postgraduate Coordinator (MClinDent, Doctor in Oral Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine) Dr. Chan Siew Wui Postgraduate Coordinator (MOSC- Applied Oral Pathology) Dr. Goh Yet Ching Undergraduate Coordinator	Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Discipline Associate Professor Dr. Norliza Ibrahim Postgraduate Coordinator - Research & Curriculum Dr. Rabi'ah Al-Adiwiyah Rahmat Y3 - Undergraduate Coordinator Y5 - Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Amir Hazwan Abdul Rahim Y2 - Undergraduate Coordinator Y4 - Undergraduate Coordinator
Unit of Heads Assoc. Prof Dr. Kathreena Kadir Head of Unit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associate Professor Dr Norliza Ibrahim Head of Unit Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Dr Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini Head of Unit Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology	Radiologi Assoc Prof Dr. Norliza Ibrahim norlizaibrahim@um.edu.my Dr Amir Hazwan Abdul Rahim amirhazwan@um.edu.my Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Coordinators Associate Professor Dr Norliza Ibrahim

PG Academic Program

List of Postgraduate Students (Clinical)

Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine Discipline Master of Clinical Dentistry (OMFS) Dr. Benjie Law Zi Yuan Dr. Tan Yan Rui Dr. Dhanya Darshinee A/P Sivamuni Dr. Nadhratul Husna Binti Muhammad Dr. Rosfatihah Binti Ab Malek @ Malek Dr. Rina Revathi Sandiran Dr sarah Sabrina Binti Zakaria Dr. Bhrendtha Subramaniam Dr. Harshinie Audimulam Dr. Lim Chin Kai Dr. sathya Saiashinee Sivamuni Dr. Melvinder Mohan Tyndall Dr. Fadhli Reza Bin Zainal Dr. Kamal Amar Bin Dahlan Dr. Nurul husna binti Ab Razak Dr. Gerald A/L Stephen Joseph Dr. Ahmad Anas Bin Ahmad Asmadi Dr. Azuriyati Baharom Dr. Batmaraj Rawisandran Dr. Devi Aulia Aidil Dr. Khoo Su Ee Dr. Muhamad Imran Abdullah Dr. Paul leong Weng Kit Dr. Preveena Balakrishna Dr. Priyanti Lee yek Pang Dr. Wong LIng Yuan Dr. Tay Hui Wen Dr. Tan Peh Ge Dr. Kalpana Selvaraju Dr. Tan Wui Jing Dr. Namkabir Singh A/L Papindar Singh Dr. Nur Hafizah Hanem Zubair Dr Tan Chian Sen	Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine Discipline Master of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine) Dr. Erica Hii Pey Wen Dr. Nadia Najwa Bt Suhairi Dr Norhaslina Binti Mohd Rokemi Dr. Joanne Goh Per En Master of Oral Scineces (Applied Oralpathology) Dr. Noor Mayah Jamri Dr. vinesh Raj Dr. Zafirah Hani Binti Mohamad Dr. Nur SYahirah Binti Mohd Nazar	Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Discipline Master of Dental Science (MDSc) Fares Alshahrani Dr. Haroon Hassan PHD Dr. Rasha Ibrahim Sasi Alghali Dr. Ghassan Ali Abbas Dr.Meghna Gohain Dr. Nor Hidayah Reduwan

External Examiners

Visiting Professors

Undergraduate

Prof. St John Crean
Prof Dato Dr. Ghazali Mat Noor
Prof Dr Farida Fortune
Prof. Datuk Dr. Ab Rani bin Samsudin
Associate Prof. Dr. Yeo Jin Fei (OMOP)
Dr Meena Rudralingam
Prof. Dr. K. Ranganthan
Prof. Dr.Tara Bai Bt. Taiyeb Ali
Prof.madya Dr. Muhanad Ali Hamdon Kashmola

Postgraduate

Prof. Robert Timothy Michael Woodwards
Prof. Takashi Takata
Prof. Leo F. A. Stassen
Associate Prof. Yeo Jin Fei
Prof. Wanninyake M Tilakaratne
Prof. Dr. Steve G.F. Shen
Prof. Dr. Alison Mary Rich
Prof. Hatsuhiko Maeda
Prof. Nabil Samman
Prof. Richard Logan
Prof. Dr. K. Ranganathan
Prof. Dr. Rahmi Amtha
Prof. Dr. Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya
Prof. Dr. Bogahawatte Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Samadarani Siriwardena
Prof. Julio Acero
Dr Ajith Manjula Attygalla
Dato. Dr. Wan Mahadzir

News & Events

1. Regional Conference on Maxillofacial Prosthodontics 8 – 10 August 2016.
Chairman : Profesor Dr. Norsiah Yunus.

2. ICDAS workshop 28 – 29 Julai 2015 by Dr. Chew Hooi Pin.

3. 2nd Dental Specialty Education Committee (DemtSEdC) workshop 3 – 4 August 2015.
Chairman: Professor Mohammad Ibrahim.

4. Department workshop Penyediaan Dokumen untuk pengajaran Ijazah Dasar di Armada Hotel, 5 August 2015.
Chairman Associate Professor Dr. Hadijah Abdullah.

5. Department SOP workshop 13 August 2015 by Associate Professor Dr. Hadijah Abdullah.

6. Periodontal Mucogingival Surgery and Sinus Lift Workshop 3 September 2015
by Associate Professor Dr. V. Rathna Devi a/p A. Vaithilingam.

7. Lecture by Professor Esmonde Francis Corbet, University of Hong Kong 5 August 2014.
Title: Perio-Endo Interelationships.

8. Lecture by Professor Mark Thomason, University Newcatle UK, 10 Julai 2014.
Title: Implant Overdenture as the Minimal Standard of Care in the Edentulous.

9. DclinDent Workshop 9 Dec 2015,
Chairman: Associate Professor Dr. Hadijah Abdullah.

10. Dental Congregation 13 August 2016 by Professor Dr. Paul A. Brunton.
Chairman Dr. Zubaidah Zanul Abidin.

11. Coltene Lecture and Hans-on 1 st Julai 2015 by Dr. Noor Azlin.

Activities

1. Zumba every Friday (lunch time)

2. Gotong royong perdana tingkat 5

3. Mencantikkan ruang pejabat

4. Membuat dekorasi ruang pejabat Jabatan Pergigian Restoratif

5. Pembentangan selepas menghadiri kursus bagi staf sokongan.

6. Mengumpul derma untuk membeli peralatan surau tingkat 5.

7. Mencantikkan surau tingkat 5

8. Sambutan harijadi untuk semua staf sokongan dan akademik setiap 3 bulan sekali

This newly formed deparment is the result of the amalgamation of two former departments and one division. They were the Department of Conservative Dentistry, the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and the Periodontology division of the former Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Peridontology. As a result, this academic department oversees the specialty related to conservative dentistry, prosthetic dentistry and periodontology, collectively known as Restorative Dentistry. Restorative dentistry is a branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance and health of the patient by restoration of teeth (by fiillings, root canal treatment and/or crown) and/or replacement of the missing structures with removable or fix prostheses and the use of dental implants.

Conservative dentistry encompasses the disciplines of operative dentistry, endodontics and fixed prosthodontics while prosthetic dentistry encompasses mainly removable prosthodontics. Periodontology completes the picture by focusing on the structures that support the dentition. It is the aim of this department to ensure that students gain the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, communication skills and understanding of scientific and clinical principles to enable them provide comprehensive oral rehabilitation in an integrated clinical, academic and research environment.

This department is responsible for the teaching of Dental Materials and Dental Technology throughout the Year 2 of the Bachelor of Dentistry programme. We practise research-led learning where we incorporate the latest findings and perspectives related to restorative dentistry. Learning is facilitated through a variety of methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars, clinical case studies, problem-based learning and conducting research. Additionally, there are opportunities to develop practical skills and abilities in creative and critical enquiry. Research techniques, practices and principles represent fundamental components of the training programme. Continuing dental education programmes organized by the department as well as other specialties compliments the already integrated programme.

We are committed to attract staff and students of talent, ensure high quality of all our programmes and produce graduates and postgraduates who meet the present and future global health-care needs.

Address:

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences,
Faculty of Dentistry,University of Malaya,
50603 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Phone : 03-79674807
Email : ketua_oralsurgery@um.edu.my