Master of Applied Oral Science (MAOSc)

PROGRAM DETAILS

Programme Code: D301
Medium of instructions: English
Credit hours: 45
Duration of Studies:
- Full Time: 1 years (2 semesters)
Programme Option: By Coursework

<p style="margin-left:5.5pt">The Master of Applied Oral Sciences (MAOSc) programme will produce graduate who are:</p><ul><li>Knowledgeable to manage oral health problems by integrating the acquired and revealed knowledge.</li><li>Capable to think critically and solve dental problems effectively.</li><li>Competent to perform procedures with good communication, leadership and teamwork skills in improving oral health of patients and community through the use of digital technologies and numeracy skills.</li><li>Proficient to improve personal and entrepreneurial skills for continuous self-development.</li><li>Professionally and ethically responsible in provision of dental treatment in-line with syariah and Islamic conduct.</li></ul>

CAREER PROSPECTS

<p style="margin-left:5.5pt">A 1-year pre-requisite for a 3-year (1 + 3 year) specialist programme</p><ul><li>Academician and clinician in government and private universities.</li><li>Clinical specialists (Orthodontist and Restorative Dentistry Specialist) in Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defense.</li><li>Clinical Specialists (Orthodontist and Restorative Dentistry Specialist) in private sector.</li></ul>
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS); or Doctor of Dental Surgery; or other dentistry equivalent qualifications recognized by the Malaysian Dental Council.
  • Registered with the Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) and holds current Annual Practising Certificate (APC) or registered with the dental regulatory body in another country and eligible to be granted a Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) by MDC.
  • Health and other requirements as required by HEP.

USIM POSTGRADUATE MASTER BY COURSEWORK FEES STRUCTURE: LOCAL STUDENTS - FULL TIME

PROGRAMME

1st SEMESTER
(MYR)

2nd SEMESTER
(MYR)

TOTAL CREDIT AND FEE

STUDY COST FOR 1 YEAR
(MYR)

NO. OF CREDIT

FEE PER CREDIT
(MYR)

MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE

33,627.00

11,687.00

45

475.00

45,314.00

 

USIM POSTGRADUATE MASTER BY COURSEWORK FEES STRUCTURE: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

PROGRAMME

1st SEMESTER
(MYR)

2nd SEMESTER
(MYR)

TOTAL CREDIT AND FEE

STUDY COST FOR 1 YEAR
(MYR)

NO. OF CREDIT

FEE PER CREDIT
(MYR)

MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE

41,227.00

23,087.00

45

950.00

64,314.00

 

Applied Basic Science

  1. Dr Siti Aisyah Abd Ghafar (Course coordinator)

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UPM), PhD (Medical Biotechnology) (UPM)

aisyahghafar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nadia Halib

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UKM), PhD (Pharmacy) (UKM)

nadia.halib@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Rohazila Mohamad Hanafiah

BSc (UKM), MSc (UKM), PhD (Microbiology) (UKM)

rohazila@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Azura Ahmad Tarmidzi

DDS (USM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Mal)

norazura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Asfizahrasby M. Rasoul

DDS (UKM), DClinDent in Oral Pathology (Adelaide)

asfizahmr@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Faezah Rokhani

DDS(USM), DClinDent in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (UWA, Aus)

drfaezah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norazlina Mohammad

BDS (UKM), MClinDent (Conservative in Restorative Dentistry) (Mal)

norazlina79@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Safar Sumit Bunyarit

BDS (Sind), MDSc (Malaya), FRACDS (Australia), PhD (Malaya)

safar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Zaihana Abdul Rahman

BSc Biotechnology (UPM), MSc Pharmacy (UiTM), PhD Neuroscience (Strathclyde)

zaihana@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Aspalilah Alias

DDS (USM), MMedSc (UKM), PhD (UKM)

draspa76@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Nor Adnalizawati Adnan

BSc (Hons) Biomedic (UKM), PhD (UKM)

adnaliza@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Noor Akmar Nam

BBioMedSc (Hons) (UM), MSc Molecular and Genetic Medicine (Sheffield), PhD Cancer Biology (Glasgow)

noorakmar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syatirah Najmi Abdullah

Bsc Hons (Biomedical Science) (UPM), MscDent. (Oral Biology) (Adelaide), PhD (Newcastle)

najmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Zulaiha A Rahman

BSc (Forensic Sc) (USM), MMedSc (Physiology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry Sc.) (Sheffield)

zulaiha@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Zulfahmi Said

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UPM), MSc (Pharmacology) (UPM), PhD (Dentistry Sc.) (Sheffield)

zulfahmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nurul Iman Badlishah Sham

BSc (Biomed) (MSU), MMedSc (Pharmacology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Birmingham)

nuruliman@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Rina Haryani Osman Basah

BSc (Forensic Sc) (USM), MMedSc (Anatomi) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Leeds)

rinaharyani@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norashikin Amran

Bachelor of Medicine (University of Southampton), MRCP (UK)

shikinamran@usim.edu.my

 

Integrated Dentistry

  1. Dr Nalisha Mohamed Ramli (Course coordinator)

DDS (UKM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Malaya)

nalisha@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Azura Ahmad Tarmidzi

DDS (USM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)  (Malaya)

norazura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norashikin Amran

Bachelor of Medicine (University of Southampton), MRCP (UK)

shikinamran@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Ahmad Dzulfikar Samsudin

DDS (USM), MClinDent Oral Surgery (Advanced Training) (London), MFDSRCS (Edinburgh)

drads0521@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Azlan Jaafar

BDS (Malaya),MDPH (USM), DrDPH (USM)

drazlan_jaafar@usim.edu.my

 

Research Biostatistics

  1. Dr Azlan Jaafar (Course coordinator)

BDS (Malaya),MDPH (USM), DrDPH (USM)

drazlan_jaafar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Nazirah Ab Mumin

DDS(UKM), MSc(DPH)(London)

drnazirah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syathirah Hanim Azhar Hilmy (Study leave)

DDS (USU), MDPH (USM)

syathirahhanim@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Nur Farhanah binti Mohd Desa (Study leave)

BDS (USIM), MCOH (Malaya)

farhanahdesa@usim.edu.my

 

Research Methodology

  1. Dr. Noor Akmar Nam (Course coordinator)

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UM), MSc Molecular and Genetic Medicine (Sheffield), PhD Cancer Biology (Glasgow)

noorakmar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Noor Adnalizawati Adnan

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UKM), MSc (USM), PhD (Microbiology) (UKM)

adnaliza@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Emeritus Dato’ Dr Wan Mohamad Nasir Wan Othman

DDS (USU), MHPEd (NSW), DPH (Dent)(Syd), Dip DH (Dublin),Cert HR (Manchester), FICD, FICCDE

ddwan818@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Azrul Hafiz b Abdul Aziz

DDS(UKM), MSc Orthodontic (Ncl), MORTH (RCSEdin)

afizz80@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Normaliza Ab Malik

BDS(Adelaide), MClinDent(Malaya), PhD (oral/stroke rehabilitation-Hong Kong)

liza_amalik@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah

BDS (UM), MOrth (UKM)  

asmaabdullah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nazirah Ab Mumin

DDS (UKM), MScDPH (LONDON)

drnazirah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syatirah Najmi Abdullah

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UPM), MscDent. (Oral Biology) (Adelaide), PhD (Newcastle)

najmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nurul Iman Badlishah Sham

BSc (Biomedical Science) (MSU), MMedSc (Pharmacology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Birmingham)

nuruliman@usim.edu.my 

 

Orthodontics

  1. Dr. Diana Md Zahid (Course coordinator)

BDS(Mal), MOrth (Mal)

dr.diana@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Zurairah Ibrahim

DDS (UKM), MClinDent Orthodontics (UCL), MOrth RCS (Eng)

izurairah@usim.edu.my

  1. AP Dr. Azrul Hafiz Abdul Aziz

DDS(UKM), MSc Orthodontics (Newcastle), MOrth RCS (Ed)

afizz80@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Syiral Mastura Abdullah

BDS (Ireland), MOrth(UKM)

drsyiralmastura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Ainuddin Yushar Yusof

DDS (UKM), MOrth(UKM)

drainuddin@usim.edu.my

  1. PM Dr Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah

BDS(Mal), MOrth (UKM)

asmaabdullah@usim.edu.my

 

Restorative Dentistry

  1. Dr Nusima Mohamed (Course coordinator)

DDS (UKM), MSc in Clinical Prosthodontics (Manchester)

nusima@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Wan Nor Syariza Wan Ali

DDS (UKM), MClinDent Prosthodontics (London), MPros RCS (Edinburgh)

wan_syariza@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norazlina Mohamad

DDS(UKM), MClinDent(Malaya)

norazlina79@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Haliza Mat Baharin

DDS (USM), DClinDent (UKM)

halytzar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Faizah Abdul Fatah

DDS(UKM), MScRestDent(Newcastle)

drfaizah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Hazira Md Yusof

BDS (Mal), MSc in Clinical Prosthodontics (Manchester)

hazirayusof@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Wan Nor Alwani Wan Abdul Aziz

BDS (Malaya), MClinDent (Malaya)

dr.alwani@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Muhammad Syafiq Alauddin

BDS (Malaya), DClinDent (Sheffield), MPros RCS (Edinburgh)

syafiq.alauddin@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Hajar Omar

DDS (USM), DClinDent Endodontology (UKM)

hajaromar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nur Ayman Abdul Hayei

BDS (Jordan UST), MClinDent (Periodontology) (Malaya)

nurayman@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Muhammad Annurdin bin Sabarudin 

BDS (USIM), DClinDent (Periodontology) (USM), FRACDS (Australia)

annurdin@usim.edu.my

The university has the right to withdraw this offer or to terminate you from your study if you are found to suffer from or to be a carrier of contagious/infectious diseases, or to suffer from a medical condition requiring continuous medical care that will adversely affect your study at USIM.

(1) Communicable Disease

Type of Disease / Problem Example

Example

1

  • Contagious
  • Difficult and require prolonged treatment
  • Expensive treatment
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C

2

  • Infectious
  • Treatable within certain period of time.
  • Tuberculosis

3

  • Infectious
  • Treatable within short period of time.
  • Malaria
  • Typhoid
  • Syphilis (VDRL)

4

  • Communicable Disease defined as epidemic by MOH
  • Japanese encephalitis,
  • SARS
  • Avian flu


(2)   Chronic Non-communicable Disease 

Type of Disease / Problem Example

Example

1

  • Condition that can endanger to himself or others.

  • Recurring repeatedly and affecting his study

  • Epilepsy

  • Schizophrenia

2

  • Expected to be prolonged.

  • Obvious and serious symptoms.

  • Prolong treatment schedule.

  • Dialysis

  • Cancer

3

  • Addiction or drug abuse as stated in AUKU or Malaysian Law.

  • Drugs.

  • Drugs

4

  • Continuous medication.

  • No serious symptoms.

  • Treatment does not affect study

  • Hypertension

  • Diabetes Melitus

 

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