I admit that I didn't do well in my A-Level... But now i will study real hard in dentistry because i know that this will affects my future and my Patient. Moreover i think that dental is all about skills and patience which we cant learn just from reading books.

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Dont get us wrong, we dental students need to read a lot compare to any other health science course. Skill and patience comes when u have well equipped knowledge

Greetings! After much effort from Dental Students and Schools around Malaysia, we are proud to inform you the establishment of the official Malaysian Dental Students Association.

Dear Malaysian Students, whether you are studying overseas or nationally are all invited to join MDSA.

A brief introduction:

Malaysian Dental Students' Association (MDSA) was established in 2013 with the purpose, to unite dental students in Malaysia under one official body.

Mission
-To democratically represent the interests and voice of the Malaysian dental students.
-To serve as the platform for communication and interaction amongst members
To represent students both within the institution and externally, including at local and international level

Description
MDSA serves as a platform for malaysian students to unite under one official body.
Current dental schools involve:
UM, UKM, USM, UIA, IMU, PIDC, AIMST, UiTM, USIM, MAHSA, MMMC, SEGI

We would like to invite you to *Like our official facebook fanpage, to always be updated with the latest Malaysian Dental Students, Oral health Event, exchange programmes, and scientific conferences.

For prospective dental students, it would be a great opportunity to get to know students or seniors that have been through their university life and seek for advice. A one stop centre for you to get to know dental students from different universities.

HIT LIKE* and stay connected
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaysian-De...347720968679448
For further enquiries, feel free to comment or message us. Thank you and have a nice day!

even the clinic cleaner to do extraction, fillings, or even a biopsy if trained. so please make that prefix meaningful.

and oh you don't even need to study half as hard in private universities like (eg MAHSA, pidc etc) to become a dentist. because those who fail in other more difficult universities tend to still pass and become a dentist the aforementioned places

congratulations first!



This post has been edited by edge85: Apr 11 2013, 11:45 PM

Have any of you considered KLE University, Belgaum, India? It's not a very famous university to most Malaysians as it is not really publicized a lot, but believe it or not, there are around 400-500 Malaysian students studying Medicine and Dentistry here. This includes JPA and MARA Scholars along with Independent students, so you don't have to worry about the recognition (Recognized by both Malaysia and India, and for those who would like to practice in Aussie or NZ later, KLE is one of the few Indian universities accepted by them - you only have to pass their board exam and then you can start practicing). Much like MMMC, KLE University is formed by a group of constituent colleges, and those with Malaysian students are:

1. Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC)
2. V.K. Institute of Dental Sciences
3. USM-KLE Medical Program (USM - Yes, University Sains Malaysia and KLE have collaborated and formed a 5-year Medical Program fully based in Belgaum but the degree is conferred by USM. They will be starting a similar dental program soon as the dean from the Dental Faculty at USM keeps visiting our dental college ever so often.. so look out for that)

As a dental student myself (I'm in my final year now) I can say that the patient exposure here is truly commendable. I've seen all sorts of patients ranging from those with great oral hygiene up to those with almost unbelievable conditions. Just for an example, when I had come a year back to Msia and was having a chat with one of my mates who is also is her final year at AIMST that time, she had not even heard of three quarters of the diseases that I've seen in patients over here. I'm not trying to condemn AIMST or anything, all I'm saying is if you want patient exposure, you certainly will get it here - and loads of it. Also, you get to treat many patients as an undergrad. In my 3rd year itself I'd done close to 15 Amalgam fillings. And now in final year, I've done another 18 amalgam's, 5 composite fillings, delivered 2 dentures to patients, etc. etc. But of course, this also depends on how :rajin" you are. Remember, the more enthusiasm you show to learn, the more knowledge you will get from your lecturers.

Regarding the fees, when I joined my total fees was RM118,000 excluding accommodation and other extra fees. But even after including all that, and with flight tickets twice a year back home and my monthly expenditure, the total my parents have spent on me up until now is a little over RM175,000. Something to keep in mind at MMMC; while the campus is great - loads of Malaysians all over the place, and they've really spruced it up so much that you don't even feel like you're in India (Eg. malaysian food everywhere, clubs, bars, etc.) - hostel fees here are exorbitant. For a room that's 1/3rd of the size of mine here in KLE, they pay 3-4 times more. I've been there many times and honestly, it's a very expensive place to stay and for those who really want to concentrate, that just isn't the place.

If you would like to know more about KLE, drop me a question anytime and I'll do my best to reply =)

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33 amalgam restorations, 5 composite fillings 2 dentures is not alot.

This post has been edited by Zorz: May 4 2013, 12:28 PM

Hey hey! Anybody here from Manipal? I am planning to take their foundation in science(july intake), and i wonder if i can enter the BDS 2014 september intake, coz i dont wanna stay at home for 1 year doing nothing --, any senior?

Btw, just wanna ask, foundation graduates will have a higher chance to get into the course, am i right?

This post has been edited by dywx07045: May 20 2013, 09:00 PM

im from dental fac uitm..glad to hear about the establishment during last intervarsity games at UM..great job guys..

Hi,

I plan to study dentistry in mahsa. Went to their open house this morning. Talked to the CEO and quite impressive.
I got 4 flat in my foundation science but couldn't get any place in the IPTAs.My mistake coz I only applied Uitm. AIMST is already full. Segi is not recognised yet, while IMU is quite expensive (RM500k)
, so leaving me with no choice except MAHSA. But...
I goggled and found some bad reviews abt MAHSA. So made me scared and like to think 100x. since the reviews are in 2011, i hope the management, lectureres and environment has changed and turn to good.

Really hope some feedback from seniors here.

Thanks

Which local private universities dentistry course are recognised by Malaysia Dental Council ?

Generally all, if not they won't be allowed to start even the first year. It will be accredited after the first batch graduates.

Hi! My interest has always been in dentistry, but now i am offered mbbs in ums. Before the ipta result cm out I had applied imu dentistry as backup and the interview is on dis cming friday. Vry confused nw which one shuld i choose. Since i cant b sure whether i wil b accepted into imu or nt, shuld i tk the risk or jz go for mbbs? The intake for imu is next year while mbbs in ums is september dis year.

This post has been edited by L.Qi: Jul 22 2013, 11:59 AM

sorry...Why not choose pidc instead of Mahsa???PIDC much more cheaper than Mahsa lei...

Apply to PIDC , should i find an agent ??

Should be yes, i try to phone him , and he is just wanna me to post the app form and transfer RM500 to PIDC. U want to apply for this september intake or march intake??

Not sure if you have already enrolled in the FiS already.

I'm BDS 2011 here. just got back from Manipal Campus and awaiting my 3rd year in Melaka.

Pretty sure Manipal will give priority seats to their own students first. I did my foundation elsewhere before they introduced their FiS and BDS 2010 was full and I practically waited 1 year to get into BDS 2011.

Good luck

Hey, anybody here can tell me more about the clinical years in IMU (local) and the clinical years in Melaka Manipal Medical College? Have to decide between these two unis. :/

1. Are there enough patients for all the dental students?
2. Are the unis able to find patients with interesting/different dental cases (eg. oral diseases...)
3. Facilities?

Any other advice or opinions about these two unis are also welcome. Thank you!

Anyone can tell me how many dental chair in Mahsa and PIDC . Where they do practical in PIDC ?

Im also going to enrol in foundation in science in MAHSA. If tts my final choice caz im planning to take dentistry here too.

Any seniors here from MAHSA? Or anyone have any valuable info or comments?

Dear all, just to ask... ever heard of President College? Just came across my cousin say they proclaim the best dental course provide in Malaysia... study 8 months in msia, then 5 yrs in Indonesia... ned help on tis since I totally not familiar in tis... thx in advance...