Malaysia-International Dental Exhibition and Conference
Postgraduate Training Pathways: Updates Symposiums on Local & International Opportunities
Professor
Dr Zainal Ariff
Universiti of Malaya
Associate Professor
Dr Dalia Abdullah
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Professor
Dr Mohammad Ibrahim
Universiti Teknologi Mara
Professor
Dr StJohn Crean
University of Central Lancashire
Professor
Dr Lindsay Richards
University of Adelaide
Profesor Madya
Dr. Adam Husein
School of Dental Sciences, USM
Are you considering postgraduate training? Do you have special interest in a particular field of dentistry? Would you like to pursue training in
Malaysia or overseas? Would it be possible to do a part-time course and continue to work during your training? How much would it cost? What can
you do to increase your chances of being accepted into a postgraduate training programme? Get all these answers and more. Take the opportunity
to get direct feedback from Deans of Dental Schools and Postgraduate Course Coordinators in this forum.
Multidisciplinary Management of Cleft Lip & Palate Symposium
Professor Dato’ Dr Balwant Singh Gendeh
Lecture title: The role of ENT team in the multidisciplinary team
approach in management of patients’ with cleft
Dr Siti Mazlipah Ismail
Lecture title: Sustaining the smile
Dr Kalaiarasu Peariasamy
Lecture title: Dental anomalies in cleft patients
Encik Zainal Azhar Bin Ahmad
Lecture title: Overview of CLAPAM
Dr Leong Kei Joe
Lecture title: Feeding in new born babies
Ms Salina Ibrahim
Lecture title: Updates in current plastic
and reconstructive surgery in
cleft patients
Dr Gajanan Shanbhag
Lecture title: The role of orthodontics in
overall mangement of cleft patients
Cleft lip and palate is a congenital anomaly affecting the oro-facial region that could occur on its own or as part of a syndrome. Its management
involves multidisciplinary team approach may and usually requires intervention as early as in neonates and probably all the way till adulthood. The
management is not only focused on cheiloplasty / palatoplasty / rhinoplasty/ alveolar bone grafting but involves many other aspects such as feeding
in newborns, malocclusion, and speech. This symposium will share experiences from different specialities in the management of a patient born with
cleft lip and palate.
Panel Discussion: Medico-legal Issues in Dentistry
Dr Noormi Othman
MDC Secretary
Dr Elise Monerasinghe
Deputy Director,
Section on Legistration
and Enforcement,
Oral Health Division
Professor Dato’
Ishak Abdul Razak
Preliminary Investigation
Committee Chairman
Dr Shashitharan Sadacharan
Faculty Member, MPS Educationl Services
Chairperson
Patients Complaints Bureau Committee
We are practising in a society which is becoming more consumer-orientated and litigious than ever before. Patients are more aware of their rights,
and more prepared to take legal action against practitioners. On occasions members of our profession will encounter patients who are unexpectedly
demanding, critical and unforgiving. This forum will bring together experts who will provide commentary on key medico-legal issues affecting the
dentists today. Cases will be analysed and discussed to gain a greater understanding of the link between communication skills and patient
dissatisfaction, the importance of documentation in protecting against disciplinary action and ultimately, effective practices to reduce risk.The
panellists will also provide expert advice on available resources and assistance to dentists who find themselves in a medico-legal predicament.