INSIGHTS @ MAHSA

Prof. Dr. Phrabhakaran Nambiar, who is the Head of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences Department at the Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University was invited by the National Forensic Sciences University, India to give a talk on the past, present and future of Forensic Odontology.  Forensic odontology is the application of dental evidence to both criminal and civil law. This can include identifying sexual abuse; personal identification of the deceased, especially in cases of mass disaster or when facial recognition is inconclusive; or in determining ages of unidentified victims. Prof Phrabha obtained his bachelor and masters in Forensic Odontology at Adelaide University. He was among the first in the country to specialize in both forensic dentistry and maxillofacial radiology. MAHSA is truly proud to have a host of experts serving the best education to its students to master in this field of specialised dentistry. 

This year, with the 2nd MACR International Scientific Conference, a GALA dinner was held on the evening of 7th Dec 2022 at The Ballroom, MAHSA University. The power of food and culture gathered the scientists and researchers for this GALA dinner. The performances at the Gala dinner included dance by the MAHSA CBXT Dance group and Indian Cultural Society and karaoke session. The cultural dances performed were Borneo dance, Chinese dance and Indian dance. Talented singers also sang their heart out to entertain the participants. Through these performances and mouth-watering and delicious local cuisine, we were sure we left an impression of the beauty of the Malaysia multiculturalism to our international participants. Everyone enjoyed the dinner and we are the proud cultural ambassadors! Borneo Dance by the CBXT Dance Group Group photo of the Gala Dinner Words by: Dr. Lim Pei Cee Faculty of Pharmacy

Let’s race against cancer! The Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Prof Dr. Rosnah with her staff and students participated in the annual Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur on the 18th of December 2022 at Kepong Metropolitan Park Kuala Lumpur. The Terry Fox Run KL has been taking place in Malaysia since 1991, this event is held in memory of the late Terry Fox to keep his dream of a Cancer-Free world alive. The Terry Fox Run Kuala Lumpur welcomed participants of all age, athletic ability or socio-economic standing. This non-competitive, family-oriented fun run event gets its participants either running, jogging, walking, skating or even riding on someone’s shoulders: the race is against cancer. Unlike other fundraising events, the Terry Fox Run has no corporate sponsorship. This is in accordance with Terry Fox’s original wishes of not seeking fame or fortune from his endeavour. During his cross-Canada run, he turned down every endorsement he was offered as he felt that it would detract from h...

Health Promotion is “the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve health”. Oral Health promotion is not directed at any particular disease but intended to strengthen the host through a variety of approaches such as health education, environmental modifications, nutritional interventions, lifestyle and behavioral changes fundamental to general health and wellbeing. Dental caries is still a health problem worldwide, its prevalence and incidence are associated with various factors like age, sex, social status, dietary patterns and oral hygiene habits. The world’s population is currently ageing with the number and proportion of elderly people growing substantially. Between the years of 2000-2005 to 2010-2015 life expectancy at birth rose from 67.2 to 70.8 years. By 2045-2050 it is projected to continue increase to 77 years. This increasing longevity can be majorly attributed to advances in modern medicine and medical technology. As a result, the population of peop...

MAHSA University’s Dean of the Faculty of Health Science (FOHS) , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veronica Chua was invited as a keynote speaker at the 3rd Malang Occupational Safety and Health Annual Summit, in Indonesia on 1st December 2022. This event organized by Ministry of Health Indonesia’s Health Polytechnic of Malang (POLKESMA) was conducted virtually and registered over 200 participants. At this forum Prof. Veronica gave a presentation on “Strategies for Overcoming Work Related Extreme Fatigue and the Effects on Hospital Workers”, covering short and long term effects of fatigue, detecting fatigue, risk assessment of fatigue among various groups of hospital workers and management strategies to address this problem. The session was moderated by Ms. Ani Asriani Basri, S.KM, M.KKK and Ms. Nafilatul Fitri S.KM, M.KKK. At the end of Prof Veronica’s presentation there was an engaging question and answer session with the audience. We are proud that MAHSA academicians are recognized international...

The 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) was held at Sokhalay Angkor Villa Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia between 24th to 26th November 2022. The dental committee from the University of Puthisastra had worked enthusiastically on this anticipated program with the theme “Getting Dental Education Back on Track”. The conference offered a broad scientific program with excellent keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations from various dental disciplines, workshops and various scientific competitions. One that particularly caught my eye was the ‘Student Community Engagement Competition’ that allowed students to showcase an exhibit or demonstration of a prevention or public health project carried out in a community by a group of undergraduate students. With this, I seized the golden opportunity to proudly showcase the on-going, university social responsibility (USR) project organised by the Department of Dental Public Health, together...