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post Jan 16 2007, 01:50 PM, updated 18y ago

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my brother interested to study dentistry...so i think it would be good we can gather around and share informations...interested to know which private educational institutions in malaysia offer bds...for dentistry...besides the penang dental college? rclxms.gif
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post Jan 21 2007, 05:38 PM

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Why not try going overseas for it? Hehe tongue.gif Anyways, i posted a thread like this awhile ago...sumwer around this month jugak..but afta a while takde reply..so i closed the thread..Just telling you, not many ppl reply when it comes to medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary!! Be prepared! I most probably will be doin dentistry or pharmacy but i'm planning to go overseas..so if in Malaysia, i dun really knoe much about the institutions!! Sorry dat i cant help!! Good Luck to your brother!!
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post Jan 21 2007, 08:04 PM

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go overseas not cheap mar... summore medical-related field
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err..
i'd suggest places like australia
they are in need of dentists
but if u are really good i wud insist

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post Jan 22 2007, 11:31 PM

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due to some prob, my bro can only study locally...hahas...why no one post har...so kiam siap yah...before u wan to get sth, u need to give!!!...apa lah...not many uni offering dentistry yah...weird...
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post Jan 23 2007, 12:35 AM

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Consider Singapore? Dentistry in NUS? Cheap like hell if you take the MOE's tuition grant.

Try not to do it in Malaysia, it will be a waste, trust me
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QUOTE(the_registered @ Jan 23 2007, 12:35 AM)
Consider Singapore? Dentistry in NUS? Cheap like hell if you take the MOE's tuition grant.

Try not to do it in Malaysia, it will be a waste, trust me
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malaysian u's are still ok
do in UM
thats the best place for science and health studies
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post Jan 31 2007, 02:52 PM

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Anyone heard of DSAs? Dental surgical assistants? Apparently, there is a demand for them. Spoke to 2 dentists recently, Dr. Nathan and Dato' Dr. Sharifah, at a dentistry conference and they confirmed the demand.

DSA is a certificate level programme only but it costs in the region of RM20K for a year.
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post Jun 10 2007, 12:16 AM

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AHa! Dentists! Finally!

I wanna be a dentist cos really admire dentists...they can save lives y'know? The good ones can...almost like a doctor...almost...only you are more pro around the head area. In France they don't let you be a dentist until you get a degree in medicine. I think.

There are three local universities offering dentistry...UM, UKM and USM. USM is in Kelantan...the dental faculty anyway.

Then local private...PIDC of course, and AIMST (Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology) in Kedah...AIMSt one costs about rm210 000 tuition fees...plus additional costs around rm220 000. Then add accommodation about rm25 000 (5 years, 450-500 a month). So adds up to about rm250 000 including homesick times when you hop up a bus back to KL...ta da! Rough estimate...

Then you can go Indonesia...also...quite cheap. I heard.

So, guys, why do you want to be dentists? I want to be a dentist cos I'm interested in putting smiles on people's faces (I'm a terrible standup comedian cry.gif , so gotta find someway else)...I'm most interested in implantology, you know, screwing on a tooth into the bone using titanium screws which bind to the bone (osseointegration) (Or something) Darn interesting! And think about it...you're seventy...your teeth fall out...then you stick a tooth in and voila! you can eat Honeyed Pork Spare ribs cool2.gif ...Since the population is getting older...people's teeth are falling out...well, I guess by the time I specialize into implantology I'll have plenty of patients! Mwahahahaha...everyone'll thank me one day...

Yaya...so all potential dentists out there...GUD LUCK man...give those thousands of medical doctors a run for their money and go ahead pursuing your dream...there won't be quite so many of us...Not that I have anything against medical doctors, they're alright in their way...only everytime I ask a straight A student what they want to become it's always a doctor...I wish there were more variety...more ambition...what happened to the artists and racecar drivers of the yesteryears? Bleah...anyway, another good thing about being a dentist is that it's less likely you'll kill anyone...worst come to worst you kill the patient's nerve endings...then they sue you, but then its much better than being sued because somebody died. Better on the emotions too.

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post Jun 10 2007, 04:10 AM

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dont choose india!
if can choose somewhere close to malaysia, or at least country in which there is 'student life'. This course aint short

If u aim to become a master, u better be prepare. iianm to be master is prosthodontic, u need to study extra 4 years.

So BDS (5years) + serving malaysia boleh! (3 years) + master (4 years) = u imagine
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post Jun 10 2007, 09:29 AM

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I applied for Bachelor of Dental Science in Melbourne Uni for Semester 1 2008 intake. smile.gif

Now, I just have to get the required score to get in. *sigh*
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post Oct 19 2007, 11:43 AM

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i just graduate from dental faculty of UM.now working in 1 of gvmnt hospital...so far i just love my job...IMHO if u wan good money,fun/interesting job,want to explore, further study,relax job,want to people appreciate u...this is the job for u
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QUOTE(pangping1510 @ Jan 22 2007, 11:31 PM)
due to some prob, my bro can only study locally...
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why not try apply for scholarship? i'm not sure which local groups are open for education funding, but its still worth a try..
number one reason for students not going for further study "no money no go,mahhh"...
if thats the case,then how did our own dentists managed to get where they are today?

but if finance is not ur problem, then i dont know what to say... dun tell me parents dun let him travel oversea?
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Aimst is not bad too, hehe. =]
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post Apr 5 2009, 02:31 AM

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why dont want PIDC???
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post Apr 5 2009, 09:34 AM

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QUOTE(pangping1510 @ Jan 16 2007, 02:50 PM)
my brother interested to study dentistry...so i think it would be good we can gather around and share informations...interested to know which private educational institutions in malaysia offer bds...for dentistry...besides the penang dental college?  rclxms.gif
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imu,aimst,pidc,mahsa and mmmc(manipal) biggrin.gif All I know are these 5 local private uni offering bds programme! most expensive one is imu RM400000! brows.gif brows.gif

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post Apr 5 2009, 03:14 PM

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which one is the best then???
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post Apr 5 2009, 03:33 PM

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which one is the best then???
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How to judge? hmm.gif NO one can tell you which one is the best! The things is which one is more suited and fit to your needs,then which one will be the best! biggrin.gif

Aimst U
http://www.aimst.edu.my/aimst_web/facultie...stry_intro.html

IMU
http://www.imu.edu.my/pro-un-dentistry.html

PIDC
http://www.pidc.edu.my

MAHSA college
http://60.48.14.118/v2/index.php?option=co...id=41&Itemid=74

MMMC
http://www.manipal.edu/manipalsite/Users/C...=1&collegeId=22

Easy Click,easy link! find out which one suited to you!

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QUOTE(Tezuka87 @ Jun 9 2007, 11:16 PM)
AHa! Dentists! Finally!

I wanna be a dentist cos really admire dentists...they can save lives y'know? The good ones can...almost like a doctor...almost...only you are more pro around the head area. In France they don't let you be a dentist until you get a degree in medicine. I think.

There are three local universities offering dentistry...UM, UKM and USM. USM is in Kelantan...the dental faculty anyway.

Then local private...PIDC of course, and AIMST (Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology) in Kedah...AIMSt one costs about rm210 000 tuition fees...plus additional costs around rm220 000. Then add accommodation about rm25 000 (5 years, 450-500 a month). So adds up to about rm250 000 including homesick times when you hop up a bus back to KL...ta da! Rough estimate...

Then you can go Indonesia...also...quite cheap. I heard.

So, guys, why do you want to be dentists? I want to be a dentist cos I'm interested in putting smiles on people's faces (I'm a terrible standup comedian cry.gif , so gotta find someway else)...I'm most interested in implantology, you know, screwing on a tooth into the bone using titanium screws which bind to the bone (osseointegration) (Or something) Darn interesting! And think about it...you're seventy...your teeth fall out...then you stick a tooth in and voila! you can eat Honeyed Pork Spare ribs cool2.gif ...Since the population is getting older...people's teeth are falling out...well, I guess by the time I specialize into implantology I'll have plenty of patients! Mwahahahaha...everyone'll thank me one day...

Yaya...so all potential dentists out there...GUD LUCK man...give those thousands of medical doctors a run for their money and go ahead pursuing your dream...there won't be quite so many of us...Not that I have anything against medical doctors, they're alright in their way...only everytime I ask a straight A student what they want to become it's always a doctor...I wish there were more variety...more ambition...what happened to the artists and racecar drivers of the yesteryears? Bleah...anyway, another good thing about being a dentist is that it's less likely you'll kill anyone...worst come to worst you kill the patient's nerve endings...then they sue you, but then its much better than being sued because somebody died. Better on the emotions too.
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haha...really agree with U...DR's income mostly come from dispensing medicine (private clinic)...so when the system change, their income myb reduced...but for dentist, most of the income come from the services....n for the instrument and tool, u charge it as u buy it for every patient (except dental unit)....there's also more than implantology, theres orthodontics (im sure U know, it becomes fashion now...even model in CLEO wears it!!!huhu), prosthodontology (more on removable denture, myb implant to)...n me, i think i want to further on oral surgery (5 YEARS MORE!!!!)...then oral maxillofacial surgery...just my plan tho...may need more time and money absolutely
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I called MDC today.. dr ili told me All unis which are stated above are not recognized yet.. haiz... should i take the risk??

Yeah i should take a look and see what subs and how is their teaching methods r like.. any PIDC student here... HELP!!!
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QUOTE(zltan @ Jun 10 2007, 09:29 AM)
I applied for Bachelor of Dental Science in Melbourne Uni for Semester 1 2008 intake. smile.gif

Now, I just have to get the required score to get in. *sigh*
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What is the different between Dental Science and Dental Surgery?


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QUOTE(pettybimbo @ Apr 6 2009, 02:11 PM)
I  called MDC today.. dr ili told me All unis which are stated above are not recognized yet.. haiz... should i take the risk??

Yeah i should take a look and see what subs and how is their teaching methods r  like.. any PIDC student here... HELP!!!
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Since all also not recognised.. then why after study we still need to serve government department?

What about Mahsa? No good at all? as i know only Mahsa provide 5 years study locally... although IMU as well... just the fee is almost half million... Then AIMST, PIDC, Manipal these 3 colleges are twinning program... although PIDC quite cheap among the colleges... is my information correct??? please do let me know if there are any mistake...

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hey guys can anyone here provide more info on the course in other countries like Hongkong and Aus? would like to knw abt the cost and credibility of the course in other countries
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Hi! I'm thinking of applying to IMU for dentistry Feb 2010 intake. Anyone applying for the same intake?

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Hei,was it necessay for us to further our master after we finish our dental degree?I remembered once my friend told me,if u din specialise in dentistry,hard to get a high income.Is it true?What can we do if we don't want to further our master?
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i heard places like Indonesia provide a good study field for Dentistry but .. im not really sure...

My friend told me, if u could get a job in the government sector on dentistry, its good earning
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can i get MARA loan if i take the dentistry program in MAHSA?
how to apply?
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If u a bumi or muslim, try to consider going egypt or jordan. I've a friend who is studying dental surgery at Jordan University of Science and Technology. They say that the environment there were not bad. If you want cheap, go egypt. Jordan is much more expansive that malaysia... XD
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let's say you finished your course + post graduate overseas with few years experience.

Do you still need to serve in government hospital for 3 years if planning to return to Malaysia?
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post Jun 14 2009, 02:55 PM

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QUOTE(sprint @ Apr 16 2009, 05:09 PM)

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Since all also not recognised.. then why after study we still need to serve government department?
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because the license is from the govt.
its fine if you can find get a license elsewhere and dont intend to serve malaysia.
that way you dont have to have a license in malaysia.




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how long must we serve in the government and what's the usual pay?
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post Jun 16 2009, 02:58 PM

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i think all included is bout 4 or 3 years (including 1 year housemanship)

pay usually around 3k+...around the same as that of doctors but lack the oncall allowance of course (but you dont have to work like crazy)
if not enough, can do locum also i think.

wen u go private can get 5k-8k easily working for someone else
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why don't you all think about the good public service you can provide when working in the government sector?

there's a lot to learn there actually.
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lol, most people are busy dreaming bout owning their own practice..
that they forget the costs of buying dental equipment , overhead, suffering losses in the beginning if no one knows bout you, etc..

people say they wanna see the smiles on the faces of patients , blah blah..
how can someone smile when youre gonna charge them rm70 just for a tooth extraction.. Lol.

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QUOTE(wadever @ Jun 14 2009, 11:30 AM)
let's say you finished your course + post graduate overseas with few years experience.

Do you still need to serve in government hospital for 3 years if planning to return to Malaysia?
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from what i know, u still need to serve in gov..but its all depend on many factor like which grad from which uni, how long u have been working, and in which country...worst condition u need to sit for an exam from dental council..

QUOTE(arsenwagon @ Jun 16 2009, 01:58 PM)
i think all included is bout 4 or 3 years (including 1 year housemanship)

pay usually around 3k+...around the same as that of doctors but lack the oncall allowance of course (but you dont have to work like crazy)
if not enough, can do locum also i think.

wen u go private can get 5k-8k easily working for someone else
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for dentistry u only need to serve for 3years (no housemanship/internship)..its not the same as doctor as we got pay as general dentist, not intern..1 year in rural area and 2 years near ur place. the basic pay is rm2700 if im not mistaken..got other allowance which can make it to rm3800 (if you serve in rural area or west malaysia)..now i heard that the dental association asking the MOHE to increase the pay to rm5k..same as doctor...dentist work in normal office our (not 36 hours like doctor) but they also got on call..FYI dentist should handle head and neck injury as they are 'mastered' in those area..

in my oppinion, if u just grad from dentistry, just worked in gov 1st..myb for 5-10 years..u need to save money 1st as the dental unit cost so much...for a good one can cost around rm500k!!!n only 1 wont be enough...at least two...if u want to be orthodontist, at least 3...hehe...then u oso need x-ray..myb now its not yet compulsory but i heard it will be later...as each patient should have at least one panoramic radiograph for forensic database or law...then u oso need the thrust and 'publisity' from patient...huhu....if u are a good dentist, they will follow u everywhere u go...the best thing being a dentist is u are working office hours..for the lab work, u can send it to technicion..so u can do locum....
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is it good to do dentistry in indonesia or russia?

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i dont relly know about russia..but if in indonesia, its all depend on university and most importantly you yourself...if u still have malaysian typical mentality, everything need to be spoon fed, then u will learn nothing here...but if u the type that curious about evrything, want to try all method, either new or conventional..then i think here is like heaven. you can met all variety of cases, and the best part it, if u want to treat them, the consulant will help u..u wont get that in europe or Aus..i heard that u cant even touch the patient..here u can even do minor surgery like odontectomy..which u cant really do in msia...huhu...so many experience and skill to explore!!!but that just me..most of the student just want to finish the requirement and just go back...
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A lot of people have the mindset that Indonesia is not a good country to go for your further studies. How far is this true? How is the tuition fee like in Indonesia? What university are you admitted?
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for me, those people dont have a clear view about health education...for undergraduate level, the most important thing to have in a university is the faculty (prof, dr, lecturer) and the patients. all the fancy2 infrastructure might be needed but not to extend the most high-end one...coz u wont even use it in msia...so what for u learn using the high-tech machine when u cant even use the conventional one..for me, good dr should be able to make good diagnosis and proper treatment but best dr are those who can work on any condition with any instrument provided. either u are on an airplane or stuck in the midle of a jungle...huhu...so in 3rd world country like indonesia, u can learn it all..they still got the CT-scan, MRI all but not the latest one i think...the best thing is, u can treat the patient by ur self..there are so many patient, that one of my friend deliver 12 baby in a day!!!which i heard it is the requirement for whole course in UKM..if u want to continue post-graduate, then u need the latest technology to help ur research.

theres also downside of it..corruption here is really bad, that u can easily pass ur exam buy paying certain amount of money...not all uni tho..then all those nasty crisis between indo-malaysia can affect u..especially now. with manohara cases, ambalat and oso the maid..

i dont really sure the fees now...im studying in Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung..last time i heard, it cost rm180k for medicine and 140k for dentistry. im a dental student, and during my time (2005) the fees is only rm95k..and the cost of living is so cheap (around rm400 a month alrealy luxurious)...now rm1k per month oso very hard to live here..

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i hope some of you can help me in this.
i'm in quite a desperate situation.
i want to do dentistry and initially my plan was to apply for Aimst.
i just finished my alevels and my results only comes out in August and Aimst only accepts actual results. so thats out.

IMU is too expensive for my family to afford and even PIDC too.It's not that cheap to study in India, for my family at least.

so now I'm left with Indonesia which is under inspection.

so i really dont know what to do.
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i heard that Indonesian entrance exm already finished...so there no way u can enter here except applying next year or undergo taking premed again here...only UNPAD and AIRLANGGA recognized now for medicine and dentistry..others, u need to take exm from MDA when u graduated, and do houseman(like medicine) for 3years...
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is PIDC recognised?
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hey there.. stpm student here..
has high hope 4 aimst but too bad they said their BDS is fully taken up by their foundation student..
IMU is impossible coz their fees cost me a bomb..
so left PIDC n MMMC.. which one is better.. lecturer wise? environment wise? system wise?


Added on June 30, 2009, 11:48 pmn not to forget .. MAHSA..

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hey is ther anyone here going for the BDS programme at Melaka Manipal Medical College? smile.gif Have ald went for the interview and supposed to pay up soon because they're leavin on Sept 13! But still in doubt sad.gif anyone out there care to enlighten me whether the course conducted at MMMC is good or bad.. ? :S
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Hey, am planning to study dentistry in the coming future. I am just wondering how do u guys find the lectures is it interesting? may i know what are the lectures about for Dental Sciences 1, Community Oral , Health 1, Behavioural Science & Professional & Personal Development? thx
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Assuming all dental institutions offer dentistry at the same cost, will you choose your institution based on quality of lecturers or credibility of the degree in terms of recognition?
e.g. IMU, AIMST and MAHSA offer dentistry at the same cost, which would you choose?

And for working dentists, what does your cert do besides indicating you have graduated and is now allowed to begin practicing? Whenever i go to the dentist, i don't look at his cert although it might be hanging somewhere in his clinic. This might sound like a silly question but, how is IMU dental degree different compared to MAHSA/AIMST dental degree?

From what i heard, IMU/MAHSA/AIMST dental degrees are not yet recognised. Do correct me if i'm wrong.

I'm planning to do dentistry but not sure which institution to go to. Hopefully some of you can share your opinions.

Thx!

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myb i also not know for sure...but from what i remember, IMU is already recognized...MAHSA and AIMST not yet...

for me, i look for better system, quality faculty....u will learn and gain more from it...glorious name just to satisfy your patients later..but they will not complain if your work is good rite?

what i heard from my father is,its all depend on individual..got student grad from ireland but can do nothing in intership...then also got student grad from indonesia and russia but work are same level as MO or DO...so its all depend on u actually...if u search more, u will learn and gain more..typical m'sian student just want to 'cukup makan'...just complete the sylabus and requirement...
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I wish to take dentistry...
ijuz finish SPM tis year...
May i noe wat is the fastest and cheapest route to bedome a qualify dentist???
Any idea??
Help me, i really no idea...
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Nov 5 2009, 05:10 AM)
Assuming all dental institutions offer dentistry at the same cost, will you choose your institution based on quality of lecturers or credibility of the degree in terms of recognition?
e.g. IMU, AIMST and MAHSA offer dentistry at the same cost, which would you choose?

And for working dentists, what does your cert do besides indicating you have graduated and is now allowed to begin practicing? Whenever i go to the dentist, i don't look at his cert although it might be hanging somewhere in his clinic. This might sound like a silly question but, how is IMU dental degree different compared to MAHSA/AIMST dental degree?

From what i heard, IMU/MAHSA/AIMST dental degrees are not yet recognised. Do correct me if i'm wrong.

I'm planning to do dentistry but not sure which institution to go to. Hopefully some of you can share your opinions.

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Yeah.. I think IMU is recognised..since government sent d JPA student to study there...


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aimst recognised too .
jpa sends their scholar to study dentistry there too .
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what is the difference between the Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS) in MAHSA and Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) in AIMST and IMU?
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due to some prob, my bro can only study locally...hahas...why no one post har...so kiam siap yah...before u wan to get sth, u need to give!!!...apa lah...not many uni offering dentistry yah...weird...
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Probably AIMST University is a good choice. Tuition fees is cheapest among other Universities and the reputation is also quite good. smile.gif


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what is the difference between the Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS) in MAHSA and Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) in AIMST and IMU?
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Basically, MAHSA offer a dental degree from Trinity University, Indonesia. AIMST and IMU are offering their own degree. Actually, no much different between these two degree but just name. Btw, they are the same. icon_rolleyes.gif No matter which degree you are granted will end you up as a dentist. Cheers!


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Yeah.. I think IMU is recognised..since government sent d JPA student to study there...
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IMU's dental degree not yet fully recognized by MDC but soon. Don't really worry about the recognition of critical courses which conducted by local institution like medicine,pharmacy and dentistry.

Our government does not have the gut to de-recognize or not to recognize it unless that particular institution really stupid. tongue.gif


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hey is ther anyone here going for the BDS programme at Melaka Manipal Medical College? smile.gif Have ald went for the interview and supposed to pay up soon because they're leavin on Sept 13! But still in doubt sad.gif anyone out there care to enlighten me whether the course conducted at MMMC is good or bad.. ? :S
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Nobody know that for sure. These kind of questions are very subjective especially the quality of lecturer. Please specify your question. blush.gif

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Im a A level graduate and im intending to become a dentist in the future. I just called up IMU and asked abt the application for dentistry feb intake year 2010 and they told me its closed so now im really confused on going where to study. I'm personally considering university gadjah mada in indonesia as i've checked thru the internet and found out that the uni is pretty reputable in indonesia in comparison to other universities. Also, i've found out that hungary universities are very good too in the field of dentistry, having international recognition from countries like canada and the US. Does anyone here knw anything abt this? please tell me more if possible. wud really appreciate it. thanks.

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I may have asked this before but have not settled on a particular uni yet.

My mum is asking me to go to IMU because she feels its more reliable compared to MAHSA.
The problem is, I personally heard from a dentist friend that IMU is way overpriced in terms of fees and I myself agree on that point.

MAHSA on the other hand, is affordable but the facilities and environment is nothing compared to the likes of IMU and AIMST.

At the end of the day, as long as i graduate from either IMU or MAHSA, i can start my career as a dentist.
Since both degrees enables me to be a dentist, why should i pay almost double the amount in fees.

Really confused and lost now. Im about to complete my Alevel program this coming June so I only have a couple of months to decide. Intake for MAHSA is August while intake for IMU is in Feb.

Someone care to offer me some advice. Thanks in advance.
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Jan 16 2010, 03:07 AM)
I may have asked this before but have not settled on a particular uni yet.

My mum is asking me to go to IMU because she feels its more reliable compared to MAHSA.
The problem is, I personally heard from a dentist friend that IMU is way overpriced in terms of fees and I myself agree on that point.

MAHSA on the other hand, is affordable but the facilities and environment is nothing compared to the likes of IMU and AIMST.

At the end of the day, as long as i graduate from either IMU or MAHSA, i can start my career as a dentist.
Since both degrees enables me to be a dentist, why should i pay almost double the amount in fees.

Really confused and lost now. Im about to complete my Alevel program this coming June so I only have a couple of months to decide. Intake for MAHSA is August while intake for IMU is in Feb.

Someone care to offer me some advice. Thanks in advance.
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Do consider AIMST. smile.gif
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AIMST is pretty hard to get in i heard and they are not accepting A level students d starting this year my fren said (im an A level graduate for tat matter).

PIDC or Manipal or Mahsa...which is more popular among students?
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Don't you think that's just ridiculous? I'm also an A-Level student and I was seriously considering AIMST uni to do either MBBS or BDS. I feel that A-Levels students are not treated fairly in this case. We prove our capabilities by achieving outstanding results yet we are neglected just because we did not complete our pre-U @ AIMST. I truly wish that the Medical and Dental faculty of AIMST uni would rethink about their decision in not accepting A-Levels students into the BDS and MBBS programme. I know besides AIMST the options available for BDS or MBBS in Malaysia are as follows:

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (MBBS) - IMU
- Penang International Dental College
- Mahsa
- Manipal

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) - IMU
- MSU
- University Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak
- Manipal
- Mahsa
- Penang Medical College
- Monash

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it's up to them to decide who they accept.........and they will obviously prefer their own foundation students......

in any case, a-levels is NOT a msian pre-u qualification, and it is also NOT accepted in ipta generally.........
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Yea true. The reason i chose A-Level actually is cause i figured it may give me a solid foundation as the subjects taught is rather deep (covers more than most foundation programmes) in comparison to many other pre-Us. But i'm not exactly sure if it may be the right option for me now. I know my friends who graduated from MBBS and BDS course has told me that A-Levels is a good "test" to see if one is qualified enough to study medicine or dentistry - they are implying that if a student cannot cope with A-Levels, its an indication that he or she should not be doing medicine or dentistry as MBBS and BDS would without a doubt would be much more difficult than A-Levels. This was another reason why i did A-levels. Wanted to see if i can cope with a difficult course like MBBS or BDS.

Alright its ok, now that AIMST is out i guess i have to consider other options.
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Yea true. The reason i chose A-Level actually is cause i figured it may give me a solid foundation as the subjects taught is rather deep (covers more than most foundation programmes) in comparison to many other pre-Us. But i'm not exactly sure if it may be the right option for me now. I know my friends who graduated from MBBS and BDS course has told me that A-Levels is a good "test" to see if one is qualified enough to study medicine or dentistry - they are implying that if a student cannot cope with A-Levels, its an indication that he or she should not be doing medicine or dentistry as MBBS and BDS would without a doubt would be much more difficult than A-Levels. This was another reason why i did A-levels. Wanted to see if i can cope with a difficult course like MBBS or BDS.

    Alright its ok, now that AIMST is out i guess i have to consider other options.
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sign up for the foundation course lol...

i guess, only take A-levels if you're rich enough
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Anyone who is currently taking dentistry in India Manipal and going to do 3yrs in malacca. I really need your opinion. Desperate need for answers. And if anyone knows anything about it, do enlighten me. Thank You
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Same here. I'm considering MMMC for either MBBS or BDS. But unfortunately not many threads in lowyat forum talks about Malacca Manipal Medical College. Ironically since the BDS and MBBS fees at MMMC is reasonably affordable plus Manipal is known to be a reputable medical and dental school.

Anyone have any details on MMMC? Lecturers? Studying environment? I came across a thread at lowyat forum and it seems that the lecturers in the medical faculty is kinda strict (or rather too strict sad.gif ) with the medical students. How true is this rumour? (i know its not good to 'bad talk' a uni but would love some clarification on this)
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Anyone  who is currently taking dentistry in India Manipal and going to do 3yrs in malacca. I really need your opinion. Desperate need for answers. And if anyone knows anything about it, do enlighten me. Thank You
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My friend just came back after a semester, he's having a great time over there.
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Anyone doing Manipal dentistry 5 years or (2+3) twinning?

I need some feedback regarding the course, facilities and institution.

Manipal (2+3) twinning just started not long ago if im not mistaken. Some people said the 5 years there would be more beneficial.

Right now finishing up my A Level program and i gotta decide whether to do Manipal 5 years, Manipal (2+3) twinning or MAHSA.

Any latest feedback on MAHSA is also appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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hi dreambig91, im also an a-level student and will be completing my A-Levels soon. I'm also thinking of doin either med or dental. As for dentistry, I've heard a little from some of my friends so this is what I can say. If financial supply is not a problem go for IMU. If u are looking for somewhere more affordable + reasonably good quality, choose one of these:
1. Manipal Melaka Medical College (First 2 years completed in Manipal Uni in India)
2. Penang International Dental College (First 2 years will be completed at Vinayaka Mission University, India)
3. AIMST uni

I'm not too sure about Mahsa but I would say that friends have confirm these 3 are among the best + most affordable dental course in Malaysia biggrin.gif - that is for PRIVATE universities. Of course government unis like USM and UM is good and cheap but its not an option for those who have completed A-Levels haha

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Same here. I'm considering MMMC for either MBBS or BDS. But unfortunately not many threads in lowyat forum talks about Malacca Manipal Medical College. Ironically since the BDS and MBBS fees at MMMC is reasonably affordable plus Manipal is known to be a reputable medical and dental school.

Anyone have any details on MMMC? Lecturers? Studying environment? I came across a thread at lowyat forum and it seems that the lecturers in the medical faculty is kinda strict (or rather too strict  sad.gif ) with the medical students. How true is this rumour? (i know its not good to 'bad talk' a uni but would love some clarification on this)
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I don't think the tuition fees of RM3o3k for a MBBS program considered affordable. It is actually quite expensive. blush.gif

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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Mar 4 2010, 10:59 PM)
Anyone doing Manipal dentistry 5 years or (2+3) twinning?

I need some feedback regarding the course, facilities and institution.

Manipal (2+3) twinning just started not long ago if im not mistaken. Some people said the 5 years there would be more beneficial.

Right now finishing up my A Level program and i gotta decide whether to do Manipal 5 years, Manipal (2+3) twinning or MAHSA.

Any latest feedback on MAHSA is also appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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I have a friend doing nursing in Mahsa and from the feedback i get from her is that Mahsa's management is very bad. Class schedules are always changing at the last minute. Holidays are also changed with very short notice. but this is for the nursing course. so im not sure if the dentistry course is under the same management. If it is then it's gonna suck. Besides, Mahsa college is situated in a horrible area la. Parking will costs a bomb if u drive everyday and traffic is just plain bad 24-7.

I'm going to to India this April for PIDC's dental twinning course with VMU. FYI JPA scholars are sent to VMU for dentistry. PIDC's management are very considerate when it comes to paying fees and stuff like that. AS for Manipal's dentistry course i've got no info about it.

Another good option is AIMST in Kedah. It might be one of the more expensive ones compared to Mahsa and PIDC but they are fully equipped for dentistry. I would've gone to Aimst last september if there wasnt any political issues with the MIC. Parents were afraid that with MIC being unstable AIMST uni might be affected too.
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I have a friend doing nursing in Mahsa and from the feedback i get from her is that Mahsa's management is very bad. Class schedules are always changing at the last minute. Holidays are also changed with very short notice. but this is for the nursing course. so im not sure if the dentistry course is under the same management. If it is then it's gonna suck. Besides, Mahsa college is situated in a horrible area la. Parking will costs a bomb if u drive everyday and traffic is just plain bad 24-7.

I'm going to to India this April for PIDC's dental twinning course with VMU. FYI JPA scholars are sent to VMU for dentistry. PIDC's management are very considerate when it comes to paying fees and stuff like that. AS for Manipal's dentistry course i've got no info about it.

Another good option is AIMST in Kedah. It might be one of the more expensive ones compared to Mahsa and PIDC but they are fully equipped for dentistry. I would've gone to Aimst last september if there wasnt any political issues with the MIC. Parents were afraid that with MIC being unstable AIMST uni might be affected too.
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Can i know how much is the fees for dentistry at PIDC ? Couldn't find them at their website.. do they have a full local programme ?
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Can i know how much is the fees for dentistry at PIDC ? Couldn't find them at their website.. do they have a full local programme ?
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I enquire on the total cost fees from Penang International Dental College and this is what they said. Total course fee is RM220,000. And this is inclusive of the accommodations for your first two years in India. And nope currently the only option for you is to complete your phase 1 (which is the first two years) in India. If you want to know more you can call them or send them an e-mail smile.gif
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QUOTE(cgan @ Feb 25 2010, 12:58 PM)
Same here. I'm considering MMMC for either MBBS or BDS. But unfortunately not many threads in lowyat forum talks about Malacca Manipal Medical College. Ironically since the BDS and MBBS fees at MMMC is reasonably affordable plus Manipal is known to be a reputable medical and dental school.

Anyone have any details on MMMC? Lecturers? Studying environment? I came across a thread at lowyat forum and it seems that the lecturers in the medical faculty is kinda strict (or rather too strict  sad.gif ) with the medical students. How true is this rumour? (i know its not good to 'bad talk' a uni but would love some clarification on this)
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Hey there... am planning to do dentistry in manipal for the upcoming sept intake...yes it is reasonably priced as compared to ahemm IMU...which boast state of the art facilities...I have personally been to manipal in karnataka..and the facilities there are pretty impressive...so far I've heard from my cousin who is currently doin medic in manipal...the lecturers for medic are quite strict especially with attendance and punctuality but otherwise its pretty okay...idk bout the dental course bt my fren who part of the pioneering batch sez the lecturers are quite laid back as compared to the medic ones...as for the environment...to be honest it would take quite some time to warm up to the place bt otherwise its okay...as for malacca i stay here infact right across from the college;)...and it's really nice and modern...u should come over and see;)...just look for miss sheila at the admissions office she'll guide you on the application process...gud luck!!
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Hey thanks man for the info. Appreciate it smile.gif . Ur going for the Sept intake? So i have to assume u pass through the interview ady? How was it? Mind giving some tips on what to prepare before the interview? haha thanks in advance
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I wish to take dentistry...
ijuz finish SPM tis year...
May i noe wat is the fastest and cheapest route to bedome a qualify dentist???
Any idea??
Help me, i really no idea...
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cheapest way and fastest way ,should be taking government matric and enter local uni


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I have a friend doing nursing in Mahsa and from the feedback i get from her is that Mahsa's management is very bad. Class schedules are always changing at the last minute. Holidays are also changed with very short notice. but this is for the nursing course. so im not sure if the dentistry course is under the same management. If it is then it's gonna suck. Besides, Mahsa college is situated in a horrible area la. Parking will costs a bomb if u drive everyday and traffic is just plain bad 24-7.

I'm going to to India this April for PIDC's dental twinning course with VMU. FYI JPA scholars are sent to VMU for dentistry. PIDC's management are very considerate when it comes to paying fees and stuff like that. AS for Manipal's dentistry course i've got no info about it.

Another good option is AIMST in Kedah. It might be one of the more expensive ones compared to Mahsa and PIDC but they are fully equipped for dentistry. I would've gone to Aimst last september if there wasnt any political issues with the MIC. Parents were afraid that with MIC being unstable AIMST uni might be affected too.
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AIMST their tuition fee is cheaper compared with Mahsa university college

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Any dental students here mind telling me what dentistry is all about besides plucking tooth and studying about oral diseases? and what are the potential difficulties in doing dentistry? thankss
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QUOTE(cgan @ Mar 15 2010, 10:48 PM)
Hey thanks man for the info. Appreciate it  smile.gif . Ur going for the Sept intake? So i have to assume u pass through the interview ady? How was it? Mind giving some tips on what to prepare before the interview? haha thanks in advance
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Nope...nt yet...still pending...have u applied yet??
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Oh.. I'll apply after i finish my A-Levels cuz i still haven't complete my A-Lvls yet smile.gif . I am curious though to know if MMMC is strict in their interview. I have always wonder what kind of questions would they ask students in interview for those who wanna do dental. Cause the interviews for MBBS are quite typical. Not sure if its the same for BDS
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Hello there, my daughter is now doing foundation in science in SURYA College (Sister college of PIDC). As I know, she will be sent to VINAYAKI MISSIONS University after she'd completed her foundation for one year. But as I google, I found that VINAYAKI MISSION University in India is de-regconised by the India Government. Will Malaysia Government regcognise SURYA College and VINAYAKI MISSION University and regcognise my daughter as a certified Dentist in future? Any Opinion? Please Help. Thank you biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(Angel-Look @ Mar 25 2010, 10:53 AM)
Hello there, my daughter is now doing foundation in science in SURYA College (Sister college of PIDC). As I know, she will be sent to VINAYAKI MISSIONS University after she'd completed her foundation for one year. But as I google, I found that VINAYAKI MISSION University in India is de-regconised by the India Government. Will Malaysia Government regcognise SURYA College and VINAYAKI MISSION University and regcognise  my daughter as a certified Dentist in future? Any Opinion? Please Help. Thank you  biggrin.gif
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Added on March 26, 2010, 5:34 pmAnybody currently studying at Manipal Melaka Medical College? I heard from a friend that beginning 2011, MMMC is restricting their Bachelor of Dental Surgery seat to only 40 seats per intake, that is very low considering that they have only 1 intake per year for their BDS. How true is this rumour? Just like some clarification on this. Thank you.

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there is a disturbing trend, that medical and dental schools that are not recognised in their own country are training students from, and recognised by msia........this should not be the case........

in fact, in many countries, they would not recognise any qualification not also recognised by the home country.........for obvious reasons........

msia boleh........
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i am a a-level student taking only three subject nt including physic...can i get into dentistry by only these subject?
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QUOTE(cgan @ Mar 26 2010, 05:30 PM)
Hi there, you can check out the Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) website and it is stated that the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme by Vinayaka Mission University is indeed recognised. Check out this url  http://mdc.moh.gov.my/modules/xt_conteudo/index.php?id=20. For your assurance you can also visit the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) website. Penang International Dental College (PIDC) BDS 2+3 twinning programme with Vinayaka Mission University is stated there which means their dental degreee is 100% recognise by Malaysia. so, no worries  biggrin.gif


Added on March 26, 2010, 5:34 pmAnybody currently studying at Manipal Melaka Medical College? I heard from a friend that beginning 2011, MMMC is restricting their Bachelor of Dental Surgery seat to only 40 seats per intake, that is very low considering that they have only 1 intake per year for their BDS. How true is this rumour? Just like some clarification on this. Thank you.
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Oh, Thanks a lot for the link and your reply smile.gif Appreciate that. Well, I would like ask whether VINAYAKA MISSION university is better or Manipal University is better in terms of like environment, cleanliness etc? Heard that Manipal's qualification is higher. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks~ Oh, Im helping my mum to reply this, hehe.

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I'm not exactly sure about the environment in these 2 places (Salem and Manipal) as I've not been there myself before. In fact I've never even be to India my whole life! Haha.. But I do have friends who are studying in Salem and Manipal and this is what i heard. For the Vinayaka Mission Uni, it seems that the campus is located very far from town areas - need to travel bout 1 to 2 hours to reach to the nearest town. And it can be a little boring staying there (but it is not a prob if u are the type of person who dun mind staying indoors and not goin out! lol.. But personally im not sure if i can endure that for 2 years biggrin.gif)

As for Manipal, i heard from friends that the campus in India is huge! And their facilities also is pretty impressive. But the problem is these friends of mine are medical students so they don't know much about the Dental Faculty in Manipal. But I heard that the weather in India can be quite hot so do be prepared for that.

Truthfully, I'm not really sure which uni to study as going to India for 2 years can sound kinda scary (cause I've never been away from home for that long! haha). Moreover there is a high chance one may get a massive culture shock when studying there cause the life there is very very diff. So if you are financially stable, do consider IMU. Yea though many has come to complain on their unreasonable fees for dentistry, u have to admit they are a good uni. So if you are thinking of studying dentistry maybe u can also put IMU as an option. But make sure you study super hard so that u wont have to repeat papers and pay more money haha..


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I have a friend doing nursing in Mahsa and from the feedback i get from her is that Mahsa's management is very bad. Class schedules are always changing at the last minute. Holidays are also changed with very short notice. but this is for the nursing course. so im not sure if the dentistry course is under the same management. If it is then it's gonna suck. Besides, Mahsa college is situated in a horrible area la. Parking will costs a bomb if u drive everyday and traffic is just plain bad 24-7.

I'm going to to India this April for PIDC's dental twinning course with VMU. FYI JPA scholars are sent to VMU for dentistry. PIDC's management are very considerate when it comes to paying fees and stuff like that. AS for Manipal's dentistry course i've got no info about it.

Another good option is AIMST in Kedah. It might be one of the more expensive ones compared to Mahsa and PIDC but they are fully equipped for dentistry. I would've gone to Aimst last september if there wasnt any political issues with the MIC. Parents were afraid that with MIC being unstable AIMST uni might be affected too.
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I'm planning to enroll into BDS programme this year too =]

Can anyone please enlighten me the fees for MMMC twinning manipal malacca dentistry programme? (I had previously asked for the medical programme but since Malaysiqa have 20++ uni offering medicine, thus i guess it would be a big problem during our year of graduation of medical career) I heard that it is new and the building of Dentistry in Malacca is still under construstion..

Why do I know that it isn't erected up yet? Because manipal malacca is my neighbour rclxm9.gif
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QUOTE(flamelye @ Apr 19 2010, 09:33 AM)
I'm planning to enroll into BDS programme this year too =]

Can anyone please enlighten me the fees for MMMC twinning manipal malacca dentistry programme? (I had previously asked for the medical programme but since Malaysiqa have 20++ uni offering medicine, thus i guess it would be a big problem during our year of graduation of medical career) I heard that it is new and the building of Dentistry in Malacca is still under construstion..

Why do I know that it isn't erected up yet? Because manipal malacca is my neighbour  rclxm9.gif
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can anyone pls tell the differences between the dentistry course offered by usm ,um, and ukm?i was just graduated from gov matrix....i cant get much info from their website..T.T....do help m ya...thanks!
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if you're considering which uni to put as first choice...IMO, UM is more established hence u should put UM as first choice, after all its the first dental school in malaysia. But personally to me, i think if i can enter public university, it wont matter to me which one i'm offered as long as i got a place in public uni for dentistry.
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anyone knows the deadline for dentistry course for manipal melaka twinning programme?
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ May 24 2010, 11:48 PM)
anyone knows the deadline for dentistry course for manipal melaka twinning programme?
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Well, i couldnt exactly tell u the deadline for now(who knws they change their deadline). However, the last time i checked (few months ago), the deadline is 30th of July. Hence, that means u still have time to apply for it. Good luck in applying. XD thumbup.gif
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ May 24 2010, 11:48 PM)
anyone knows the deadline for dentistry course for manipal melaka twinning programme?
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I just went to their interview last tues and it seems that the seats for BDS are full.
Anyway you can try to call them up to clarify with them. Who knows you get lucky and got 1? =]
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May I know does anyone have any idea what is the number of seats available for MMMC BDS programme? I know they have only one intake per year
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i have a question. i just finished my last paper for my A level programme today and i have a feeling my results may end up AAD.

Now if i were to get a seat and the conditional offer is CCC for manipal, how will they see my result?

will the AA outweigh the D or a D is simply unacceptable?
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Jun 8 2010, 08:38 PM)
i have a question. i just finished my last paper for my A level programme today and i have a feeling my results may end up AAD.

Now if i were to get a seat and the conditional offer is CCC for manipal, how will they see my result?

will the AA outweigh the D or a D is simply unacceptable?
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lol...what made u so sure that its gonna be a D? u dint finish the whole paper? or u simply write anything in there?

tell me, what is your grade normally during test/exam...i'm sure it wont be that bad as to get a D if normally u can get A/B....

as for the Q u asked, i cant answer u cos i don knw and i doubt anybody here knows unless that 'anybody' is someone from the student recruitment department in MMMC. but no harm trying to apply, let them do the choosing...just pray hard that u can get in... biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Jun 8 2010, 08:38 PM)
i have a question. i just finished my last paper for my A level programme today and i have a feeling my results may end up AAD.

Now if i were to get a seat and the conditional offer is CCC for manipal, how will they see my result?

will the AA outweigh the D or a D is simply unacceptable?
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ccc?.......the selection cut off so low?!!! shocking.gif
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QUOTE(limeuu @ Jun 8 2010, 11:08 PM)
ccc?.......the selection cut off so low?!!! shocking.gif
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LOL u dint know???

MMMC medic and dentistry also CCC.... tongue.gif


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anyone is penang international dental college students ?
i wan to ask, overall nid hw much to pay for the text books n the dental materials? coz i nid to do payment le .. thx u ..
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QUOTE(ncm_0928 @ Jul 13 2010, 12:38 PM)
anyone is penang international dental college students ?
i wan to ask, overall nid hw much to pay for the text books n the dental materials? coz i nid to do payment le .. thx u ..
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hi...are u going for september 2010 intake ??
i heard from my friends that 1st year books and dental materials are provided by the uni...
anyway i am not sure though hehe
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I already got my ALE results and to my disbelief, i managed to get an offer from IMU. MMMC however claims that the seats are fully occupied and i'm placed 2nd on the waiting list.

SO, any seniors from IMU willing to prepare me for what i am about to face next year when i enroll in the FEB 11 BDS programme?

Any advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Aug 20 2010, 02:22 AM)
I already got my ALE results and to my disbelief, i managed to get an offer from IMU. MMMC however claims that the seats are fully occupied and i'm placed 2nd on the waiting list.

SO, any seniors from IMU willing to prepare me for what i am about to face next year when i enroll in the FEB 11 BDS programme?

Any advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!
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try not to get so excited when u see the facilities for dentistry(if u haven't seen them). tongue.gif
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Aug 20 2010, 02:22 AM)
I already got my ALE results and to my disbelief, i managed to get an offer from IMU. MMMC however claims that the seats are fully occupied and i'm placed 2nd on the waiting list.

SO, any seniors from IMU willing to prepare me for what i am about to face next year when i enroll in the FEB 11 BDS programme?

Any advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!
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so what's the imu cut off for dentistry........?and your offer is for the local or pds programme?....
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hey dreambig91, u got an offer letter from IMU for BDS? Wow.. I enquired from IMU they said that the BDS seats are very limited and the application is highly competitive - they even said for A-Levels you'll need AAB or ABB to stand a chance to enter. U must have done very well for ur pre-U.

I do wan to ask though are you planning to get a loan? Cuz if i ever apply for IMU i really dun know how to pay the fees for BDS - it cost a bomb. Until now I still can't figure out why does IMU charge so much for their local BDS? The total cost is like studying pharmacy in Australia
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@zstan I've seen them. You a dentistry student there? smile.gif

@limeuu Conditional offer ABB. Local programme.

@cgan I am planning to apply for the ptpn loan and probably scholarships?

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hey dreambig91, u got an offer letter from IMU for BDS? Wow.. I enquired from IMU they said that the BDS seats are very limited and the application is highly competitive - they even said for A-Levels you'll need AAB or ABB to stand a chance to enter. U must have done very well for ur pre-U.

I do wan to ask though are you planning to get a loan? Cuz if i ever apply for IMU i really dun know how to pay the fees for BDS - it cost a bomb. Until now I still can't figure out why does IMU charge so much for their local BDS? The total cost is like studying pharmacy in Australia
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dentistry involves many expensive equipments la. u do know that one of their chairs already cost u 120k? and for a relatively good dentistry uni in malaysia like IMU, the ratio is 2-3 students per chair. so if they take in 50 students there must be at least 25 chairs, it would cost them about 3 million.

if u wan cheap cheap then go aimst lo, 4-5 students sharing one chair IINM. how to learn like that?

QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Aug 23 2010, 04:14 AM)
@zstan I've seen them. You a dentistry student there? smile.gif

@limeuu Conditional offer ABB. Local programme.

@cgan I am planning to apply for the ptpn loan and probably scholarships?
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haha. nope. went there to have a look.
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QUOTE(zstan @ Aug 23 2010, 09:36 AM)
dentistry involves many expensive equipments la. u do know that one of their chairs already cost u 120k? and for a relatively good dentistry uni in malaysia like IMU, the ratio is 2-3 students per chair. so if they take in 50 students there must be at least 25 chairs, it would cost them about 3 million.
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So that means the dentistry in IMU is really worth it then? If it is i dun mind applying after i finish my a-levels next year. Cuz i'm in a really crappy college now. i dun wan to repeat my mistake by goin into a crappy uni and suffer for 5 years (especially if the degree is such a professional one like dentistry). I'm willing to pay provided i get the proper training and education


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QUOTE(cgan @ Aug 23 2010, 02:46 PM)
So that means the dentistry in IMU is really worth it then? If it is i dun mind applying after i finish my a-levels next year. Cuz i'm in a really crappy college now. i dun wan to repeat my mistake by goin into a crappy uni and suffer for 5 years (especially if the degree is such a professional one like dentistry). I'm willing to pay provided i get the proper training and education
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of all the IPTS that offers dentistry, yes its one of the best(u dun have much choices either). biggrin.gif
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Yea there's only 5 private dental schools in Malaysia. What about Manipal Melaka? Is their Bachelor of Dental Surgery good? Know anyone studyin dental there? Cause i can't seem to find any MMMC dental students.

I believe the students would give a more accurate description of the quality of the dental programme rather than asking the uni. Cuz if i ever ask the uni itself, for sure they would say its good
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haha..that would be the other best option la..

i have 5 friends going there in september..but its ab it more pricey as its a twinning programme..
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QUOTE(zstan @ Aug 23 2010, 10:24 PM)
haha..that would be the other best option la..

i have 5 friends going there in september..but its ab it more pricey as its a twinning programme..
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But its still WAY more cheaper than IMU biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Aug 20 2010, 02:22 AM)
I already got my ALE results and to my disbelief, i managed to get an offer from IMU. MMMC however claims that the seats are fully occupied and i'm placed 2nd on the waiting list.

SO, any seniors from IMU willing to prepare me for what i am about to face next year when i enroll in the FEB 11 BDS programme?

Any advice is very much appreciated. Thanks!
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are you sure you got a confirmed offer from IMU or u just got an offer to be interviewed??? COs u have to pass the interview before you are confirmed a place in IMU. it's two completely different things you know.


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I'm not exactly sure about the environment in these 2 places (Salem and Manipal) as I've not been there myself before. In fact I've never even be to India my whole life! Haha.. But I do have friends who are studying in Salem and Manipal and this is what i heard. For the Vinayaka Mission Uni, it seems that the campus is located very far from town areas - need to travel bout 1 to 2 hours to reach to the nearest town. And it can be a little boring staying there (but it is not a prob if u are the type of person who dun mind staying indoors and not goin out! lol.. But personally im not sure if i can endure that for 2 years  biggrin.gif)

As for Manipal, i heard from friends that the campus in India is huge! And their facilities also is pretty impressive. But the problem is these friends of mine are medical students so they don't know much about the Dental Faculty in Manipal. But I heard that the weather in India can be quite hot so do be prepared for that.

Truthfully, I'm not really sure which uni to study as going to India for 2 years can sound kinda scary (cause I've never been away from home for that long! haha). Moreover there is a high chance one may get a massive culture shock when studying there cause the life there is very very diff. So if you are financially stable, do consider IMU. Yea though many has come to complain on their unreasonable fees for dentistry, u have to admit they are a good uni. So if you are thinking of studying dentistry maybe u can also put IMU as an option. But make sure you study super hard so that u wont have to repeat papers and pay more money haha..


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If your 3 subjects are Chemistry, Biology and Maths then yes u can  biggrin.gif
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Salem town is only max 30 minutes away from campus!!!
wherever you choose, it solely depends on your own hardwork!
IMU and PIDC teaching styles are completely opposite.
IMU = Self Study ,lots of distractions , high living cost
PIDC = Lots of lectures just like high school , not much distractions, super low living cost and with a whole lot of Malaysian's living together life in India isn't that difficult actually.


Added on August 24, 2010, 1:26 amYeap.. Have been there for the past 4 months.

Personally, I am enjoying myself in India.

Lecturers are pretty good except for biochem but that's probably due to the subject being really dry. I dont think lecturers play a huge role anyway, for a course like dentisty 80% depends on your own effort and determination to study anyway. Be prepared to do lots of drawings cos they love diagrams and neat answers for exams. You need really good practical skills for carving and dental material classes.

Facilities are just so-so. Cant expect much when you're India but basic essentials are ensured like clean distilled water, aircond (the local student hostel DO NOT have airconds), fridge, fully furnished room (cupboard, bed, sheets, chairs, study tables), you even have a cleaner lady who will be there everyday to clean your rooms if u want to. Transport is also provided in the morning and at the end of class. even if u miss the bus it's only a 10-15 minute walk back to the hostel. Wireless internet is sucky at times but still more than enough to survive.

Text books and dental materials are all provided when u arrive.
Whereas for food, if u can take spicy food then you wouldn't have a problem at all, if you do not then your choices are limited but still bareable.

Coming to India for dentistry has been the best decision i made. I have no regrets at all.. The distraction level here is very low so you will concentrate on your studies. The huge diff between IMU and PIDC is that in IMU it's pretty much a SELF STUDY style of teaching where you only have few hours of lectures a week. On the other hand, in PIDC you will have lectures from 9am-4pm from monday to friday.

I would say that almost the whole of my batch does not regret choosing coming to India and even two of them transfered from IMU to PIDC.

btw.. town IS NOT 1-2 hours away. Town is only a 30 minutes Auto (taxi) ride. LIVING COST in india is super cheap. meals here are super cheap and you can eat without having to think twice about the price.


just post up any other questions and i'll answer them when i'm free.

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@vulgaregg went for the interview, got a conditional offer and i met the conditions already. now i just hav to pay the initial fees.
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Hi am goin to manipal for batch 2 dentistry:) this month...anyone else?
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How come I check trough the Malaysian Dental council it stated there only three local university which are UM,USM and UKM being recognized?
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QUOTE(vulgaregg @ Aug 24 2010, 01:18 AM)
are you sure you got a confirmed offer from IMU or u just got an offer to be interviewed??? COs u have to pass the interview before you are confirmed a place in IMU. it's two completely different things you know.


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Salem town is only max 30 minutes away from campus!!!
wherever you choose, it solely depends on your own hardwork!
IMU and PIDC teaching styles are completely opposite.
IMU = Self Study ,lots of distractions , high living cost
PIDC = Lots of lectures just like high school , not much distractions, super low living cost and with a whole lot of Malaysian's living together life in India isn't that difficult actually.


Added on August 24, 2010, 1:26 amYeap.. Have been there for the past 4 months.

Personally, I am enjoying myself in India.

Lecturers are pretty good except for biochem but that's probably due to the subject being really dry. I dont think lecturers play a huge role anyway, for a course like dentisty 80% depends on your own effort and determination to study anyway. Be prepared to do lots of drawings cos they love diagrams and neat answers for exams. You need really good practical skills for carving and dental material classes.

Facilities are just so-so. Cant expect much when you're India but basic essentials are ensured like clean distilled water, aircond (the local student hostel DO NOT have airconds), fridge, fully furnished room (cupboard, bed, sheets, chairs, study tables), you even have a cleaner lady who will be there everyday to clean your rooms if u want to. Transport is also provided in the morning and at the end of class. even if u miss the bus it's only a 10-15 minute walk back to the hostel. Wireless internet is sucky at times but still more than enough to survive.

Text books and dental materials are all provided when u arrive.
Whereas for food, if u can take spicy food then you wouldn't have a problem at all, if you do not then your choices are limited but still bareable.

Coming to India for dentistry has been the best decision i made. I have no regrets at all.. The distraction level here is very low so you will concentrate on your studies. The huge diff between IMU and PIDC is that in IMU it's pretty much a SELF STUDY style of teaching where you only have few hours of lectures a week. On the other hand, in PIDC you will have lectures from 9am-4pm from monday to friday.

I would say that almost the whole of my batch does not regret choosing coming to India and even two of them transfered from IMU to PIDC.

btw.. town IS NOT 1-2 hours away. Town is only a 30 minutes Auto (taxi) ride. LIVING COST in india is super cheap. meals here are super cheap and you can eat without having to think twice about the price.
just post up any other questions and i'll answer them when i'm free.
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Thanks for the feedback on studying in India, but meh, bias review towards other universities.... By others I meant IMU.. Lol...

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Of the two twinning programmes for dentistry, which is better - MMMC or PIDC?
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Of the two twinning programmes  for dentistry, which is better - MMMC or PIDC?
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manipal has a better track record IMO..
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I'm considering Dentistry/ Medicine in the Melaka-Manipal program.
I'm having difficulty in choosing between the both of them.
My pre-U results should be out by dec 2010, then I would need to apply.

However, any advise for prospective students in Manipal?
Any negative/positive remarks about Manipal or the program?


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QUOTE(awesomeness @ Oct 3 2010, 04:38 PM)
I'm considering Dentistry/ Medicine in the Melaka-Manipal program.
I'm having difficulty in choosing between the both of them.
My pre-U results should be out by dec 2010, then I would need to apply.

However, any advise for prospective students in Manipal?
Any negative/positive remarks about Manipal or the program?
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my friend just went there..

i just found out this is only their 2nd year doing this twinning program..
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hi i am IMU BDS student sem 2, i saw a lot of post bout IMU. If u need me to clear any doubt, feel free to ask smile.gif
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Placements for Dentistry in IMU are much less than for Medicine right?
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How come I check trough the Malaysian Dental council it stated there only three local university which are UM,USM and UKM being recognized?
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The reason is the dentistry is a new course for most of the private universities, according to my dean Prof Toh, IMU dentistry is consider earliest dentistry course provided by private universities, and our earliest batch is going to finish their year 3 by the end of this year. So there are no proven graduates from any private universities yet, so in the end only 3 private IPTA are recognized


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Placements for Dentistry in IMU are much less than for Medicine right?
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Medicine= 250++ seats
Dentistry=50+ seats

and yes there are some students have quit dentistry in IMU

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QUOTE(imlazy @ Oct 3 2010, 05:38 PM)
The reason is the dentistry is a new course for most of the private universities, according to my dean Prof Toh, IMU dentistry is consider earliest dentistry course provided by private universities, and our earliest batch is going  to finish their year 3 by the end of this year. So there are no proven graduates from any private universities yet, so in the end only 3 private IPTA are recognized


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Medicine= 250++ seats
Dentistry=50+ seats 

and yes there are some students have quit dentistry in IMU
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OMG..the competition...50+ seats??? shocking.gif

I guess anything less than 3A* in Alevels shall not even bother...
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OMG..the competition...50+ seats??? shocking.gif

I guess anything less than 3A* in Alevels shall not even bother...
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not really..if you got money IMU also will take u in one..

of course..your results must still meet the minimum requirement la..

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not really..if you got money IMU also will take u in one..

of course..your results must still meet the minimum requirement la..
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not really...my friend's A-level result AAB can't get in BDS local in IMU . U need both good result and money and you need to apply early =D
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QUOTE(zstan @ Oct 3 2010, 07:17 PM)
not really..if you got money IMU also will take u in one..

of course..your results must still meet the minimum requirement la..
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not really...my friend's A-level result AAB can't get in BDS local in IMU . U need both good result and money and you need to apply early =D
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How early is early? My Alevels end in June next year. I will most probably go for the Feb( or is it March?) intake in 2012. When should I start applying?
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How early is early? My Alevels end in June next year. I will most probably go for the Feb( or is it March?) intake in 2012. When should I start applying?
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not really...my friend's A-level result AAB can't get in BDS local in IMU . U need both good result and money and you need to apply early =D
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not really...my friend's A-level result AAB can't get in BDS local in IMU . U need both good result and money and you need to apply early =D
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Hey guys, anyone studying dentistry or know anyone studyin dentistry in Manipal Melaka Medical College? I know their BDS programme is relatively new - this year's batch of students was only the 2nd batch. I am curious to know the quality of their dental programme as I would be applying for it next year. I heard rumors of students being allowed to buy exam papers before the exam at the Manipal campus in India. How true is it? I'm not here to bad-talk on MMMC - just want to clarify.

Cause if the dental programme in MMMC is lousy I guess the ONLY good dental school in Malaysia is IMU which is definitely one of my first option if not for their crazy fees - cant afford half a million for my degree
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Just curious to what everyone is saying about IMU,

what does IMU have to offer in its dental clinics?

What chairs do they use? What dental materials do they use?

And what for what kind of treatment can i register to do there smile.gif
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Just curious to what everyone is saying about IMU,

what does IMU have to offer in its dental clinics?

What chairs do they use? What dental materials do they use?

And what for what kind of treatment can i register to do there smile.gif
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why not you drop by their campus one of these days and request for a tour?

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On their open day, the undergraduates taking you around really try very hard to impress you with their so called acquired knowledge and more than happy to answer any questions that you have.

Pls double verify as some of them may be bulls...g you.
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my little sis would like to study dentistry after SPM, she's now in form4.. what are the normal credit requirements to apply?
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my little sis would like to study dentistry after SPM, she's now in form4.. what are the normal credit requirements to apply?
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If your sis is considering private uni then she can do any pre-U she wants (A-Levels, STPM, SAM, etc). Not sure about the other pre-Us but for A-Levels and STPM u need at least ABB to get into a good dental school in Malaysia. Overseas dental schools (eg: Australia, Singapore) will usually require AAA. Entry requirements for dentistry is similar to that of medicine
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I am a local matriculation students.if my total kk marks is abt 80-83 only,will it be sufficient to secure dentisatry in ipta ?(provided that i gt 4.0)
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I am a local matriculation students.if my total kk marks is abt 80-83 only,will it be sufficient to secure dentisatry in ipta ?(provided that i gt 4.0)
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there's no guarantee in cases like this. It comes down to who you are competing a place against.
Though you have a chance with those kind of results.
List out a few Universities from the top research unis to those technical universities in your preference in UPU
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I am a local matriculation students.if my total kk marks is abt 80-83 only,will it be sufficient to secure dentisatry in ipta ?(provided that i gt 4.0)
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believe me,u will get it
priority is given to matric students compared to stpm students
just put UM as first choice,u will definitely get it
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believe me,u will get it
priority is given to matric students compared to stpm students
just put UM as first choice,u will definitely get it
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What makes you so sure about this??
The number of student in matric getting 4.0 is damn a lot.. more than the seat offered.
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What makes you so sure about this??
The number of student in matric getting 4.0 is damn a lot.. more than the seat offered.
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hey there, i just finish spm, waiting for result. i would like to ask if taking BDS in local universities (UM, UKM, USM) is better than taking dentistry in private university like IMU in terms of environment and lecturer? because i cant make up my mind whether to take up A level or form 6. rclxub.gif
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QUOTE(beyond_99 @ Dec 18 2010, 12:51 AM)
What makes you so sure about this??
The number of student in matric getting 4.0 is damn a lot.. more than the seat offered.
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yes thats a lot but matrics is given priority.
my frens(matric students with 4.0),9 out of 10 got his/her first choice,thats medicine/pharmacy those popular courses

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QUOTE(Zorz @ Dec 1 2010, 12:45 AM)
Just curious to what everyone is saying about IMU,

what does IMU have to offer in its dental clinics?

What chairs do they use? What dental materials do they use?

And what for what kind of treatment can i register to do there :)
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IMU offers everything that a dental clinic has :)
The Oral Health Centre (sounds fancy but its just the clinic's name :D) has student-operators and also dental officers, so like the more complex cases are referred to the dental officers. If you're under the dental officer, charges are similar to any dentist outside.

For chairs, KaVo chairs... and erm, materials well, i think all clinics use almost the same materials so worry not! If you have a student operator they should discuss with you the treatment options and ultimately you get to decide what you want.

Can call up the reception and have a screening :) cheapcheap scaling by students!! haha personally i think its super worth it, just that students will probably be much slower (depends on individual of course) than your regular dentist!

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How to judge? hmm.gif  NO one can tell you which one is the best! The things is which one is more suited and fit to your needs,then which one will be the best! biggrin.gif

Aimst U
http://www.aimst.edu.my/aimst_web/facultie...stry_intro.html

IMU
http://www.imu.edu.my/pro-un-dentistry.html

PIDC
http://www.pidc.edu.my

MAHSA college
http://60.48.14.118/v2/index.php?option=co...id=41&Itemid=74

MMMC
http://www.manipal.edu/manipalsite/Users/C...=1&collegeId=22

Easy Click,easy link! find out which one suited to you!
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Malaysia just has these private college or uni for dentistry ??
anymore ??

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IMU fees = RM450 K ?
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I think thats about it.
IMU fees = RM450 K ?
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Yes, that's the complete list.
Yea, IMU fees for Dentistry is crazy indeed - should be the most expensive course to study in Malaysia and that is if you do the full course locally and not through PDS. It is only matched by MBBS in Monash. Still, the demand for places far exceeds the supply.

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who is going for dentistry feb intake in imu?
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who is going for dentistry feb intake in imu?
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just only only intake for dentistry in IMU ?
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yea, that's the only intake for dentistry in imu...
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when is the interview day and application ?

i will finish my Pre-U in the end of dec
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when is the interview day and application ?

i will finish my Pre-U in the end of dec
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i supposed if ur interested, u can call IMU, or , ask google, or visit the IMU website, OH MY GOSH this is not a spoon feeding forum
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i supposed if ur interested, u can call IMU, or , ask google, or visit the IMU website, OH MY GOSH this is not a spoon feeding forum
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The person in charge is Kelly Loh.
Those sitting their exams end of year have to apply with forecast results. They do give conditional offers.
These days, you need almost perfect score and to pass the interview to get a place.

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why not just drop by MAPCU fair tomorrow at midvalley and clarify all your doubts at one go. smile.gif
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QUOTE(cgan @ Nov 25 2010, 12:45 AM)
Hey guys, anyone studying dentistry or know anyone studyin dentistry in Manipal Melaka Medical College? I know their BDS programme is relatively new - this year's batch of students was only the 2nd batch. I am curious to know the quality of their dental programme as I would be applying for it next year. I heard rumors of students being allowed to buy exam papers before the exam at the Manipal campus in India. How true is it? I'm not here to bad-talk on MMMC - just want to clarify.

Cause if the dental programme in MMMC is lousy I guess the ONLY good dental school in Malaysia is IMU which is definitely one of my first option if not for their crazy fees - cant afford half a million for my degree
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Indians are generally sly in nature, i think the news are quite true =/. Cheers baby, IMU FTW
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I read somewhere that MMMC Dentistry programme is partly conducted in India for overseas students, predominantly Malaysians. The degree is not recognzed by India's Dental Council. This might give an indication on the status of the degree. Can someone confirm this?

Since it is quite new and the first batch of students has not passed out, the recognition by the Malaysian Dental Council is pending.


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if my a-levels result is a b c..do i have the opportunity to go dentistry?
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if my a-levels result is a b c..do i have the opportunity to go dentistry?
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depends on which uni u choose ..
but i think most of them will accept ur result
btw .. what sub u got A ?
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if my a-levels result is a b c..do i have the opportunity to go dentistry?
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That's not a problem if you want to go Taiwan, Indonesia & India. As long as you meet their requirement (C C C), and pass the entrance exam), POOF!!!! you are a dental student.

But, are you seriously wanted to become a dentist?!
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Finished my SPM 2 months ago.
I was opting for F6 already since I chose to cancel the option of going to a private college for pre-U and spend over 30+ thousand.
Just want to survey if there's any other way around it?
Like a foundation/diploma?


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Finished my SPM 2 months ago.
I was opting for F6 already since I chose to cancel the option of going to a private college for pre-U and spend over 30+ thousand.
Just want to survey if there's any other way around it?
Like a foundation/diploma?
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Matrikulasi or IPTA's Foundation
Doing A-Levels in places like TAR College won't cost much as well.
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Indians are generally sly in nature, i think the news are quite true =/. Cheers baby, IMU FTW
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hmm...that's nt a very nice statement there..I'm currently in the 2nd batch for mmmc dental programme..and i can assure u that none of that takes place...they run a clean system:)...the facilities in manipal are good and unlile some other unis...we are nt spoon fed everything by our lecturers so...there is a lot of self-studying involved which i think is excellent for character building:)


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QUOTE(tehtmc @ Jan 25 2011, 05:46 PM)
I read somewhere that  MMMC Dentistry programme is partly conducted in India for overseas students, predominantly Malaysians. The degree is not  recognzed by India's Dental Council.  This might give an indication on the status of the degree. Can someone confirm this?

Since it is quite new and the first batch of students has not passed out, the recognition by the Malaysian Dental Council is pending.
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In general..recognition of any private dental by the malaysian dental council would be provisional...at least until the first batch has passed out...in this case for mmmc...our first batch of students are only in their second year:)

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potential dentists out there: Do u think introverts or extroverts more suitable to become dentists?
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Hi i am a new member here.

I am interested to apply to IMU BDS program.

i have a question here and hope someone studying in IMU can advise me.

Can I do a transfer from BDS to MBBS program in the midway?
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If you wanna change from Dental to medicine, you can do it midway. (not the other way round) but you would most probably have to repeat a semester (pending the deans approval). Also, not unheard of after the first year.

Most that changed failed dental and that's why they went to medicine. Started over.
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If you wanna change from Dental to medicine, you can do it midway. (not the other way round) but you would most probably have to repeat a semester (pending the deans approval). Also, not unheard of after the first year.

Most that changed failed dental and that's why they went to medicine. Started over.
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Huh?From dentistry to medic?Does dat mean dentistry is a lil bit harder?
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Huh?From dentistry to medic?Does dat mean dentistry is a lil bit harder?
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No. Medicine is much harder. It is just that in IMU, for year1, dental students will attend the same classes as the medical students along with their own (they claim to strengthen their basic sciences and general knowledge) and gradually specialise into dental topics. Therefore, the first year is tough for dental students. However, it gets much much easier later on as you only focus on the face later on.
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potential dentists out there: Do u think introverts or extroverts more suitable to become dentists?
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hi ^^ is there any1 here taking doctor of dental surgery in Mahsa? how's it?
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hey guys... i completed my a-levels in 2010 dec. now i'm in monash uni doing engineering 1st yr, 1st sem. . and now i came to a realization that i am not an engineer. i looked up dntistry and honestly i'm quite interested. the thing is, i got no chem in my a-levels sub. no bio too...... which is why i'm kinda screwed. if i really wanna do dentistry, i have to take another pre-u and hopefully get into imu sad.gif and the fact that i've read this thread, scares me alittle. do you have to be a born genius to do this course? or hardwork will pay off too? and pls guys... i need advise and a good fast pre-u course to get into ASAP!!! help...
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it all depends on what your a-levels results are......if you have at least aab, you are almost assured of a place.........
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Hello! I've applied for BDS in several varsities. But I really hope I can get into AIMST. It's really competitive, and I'm afraid I don't stand a chance as I am not a foundation student. sad.gif
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okay guys... one question. you think it's wise for me to change courses now from engineering to dentistry. by that i mean, taking another pre-u all over again.
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wow.. really respect!! notworthy.gif
this is how doctors should be..

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Hi may I know how much is the salary range after you serve for the 3 years of service?
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okay guys... one question. you think it's wise for me to change courses now from engineering to dentistry. by that i mean, taking another pre-u all over again.
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why do you need to retake pre-u?..........

very bad results is it?.........
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why do you need to retake pre-u?..........

very bad results is it?.........
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cause i do not take chemistry in my a-levels. will it be worth it?
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i am not sure, but i think there are some dental/medicine courses where chemistry is not a prerequisite.............it's pretty easy to get into some of the upstart med schools like mahsa, cucms etc....

otherwise, you can do just an additional chemistry subject as a private candidate, but some unis do not accept results not all done at the same time.....

whether it is worth it or not, only you can answer it yourself.......
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okay guys... one question. you think it's wise for me to change courses now from engineering to dentistry. by that i mean, taking another pre-u all over again.
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If you really have passion for dentistry, just go for it, wasting a couple more years is more worth it compared to your entire future.
A guy from my college, he actually finished his diploma in IT field, worked, but found out it isn't for him.
Then he went and retook A levels, and now he's one of the top achievers in the GCE AS exam. smile.gif

But first, you must be very sure about dentistry smile.gif
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Is there any1 hear abt vinayaka missions university in India, which is a uni where Penang International Dental College having twinning programme with it?
How is it? N is d degree recognized by other countries other than Malaysia?
Thx =)
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Currently only UM is accepting international students for Dentistry.
Anyone knows any quota to how many per intake of international students to local students or is there any at all currently?

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Hey guys,

just got an interview invitation from University of Hong Kong for dentistry. Interview on 20th april. Just wondering if anyone got the invitation too?

Regarding such interviews, do you guys think they'll make life hard for us or its just a brief one ? The selection is usually done already right? How will the admission rate go usually after interview?

Thanks
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Hey guys,

just got an interview invitation from University of Hong Kong for dentistry. Interview on 20th april. Just wondering if anyone got the invitation too?

Regarding such interviews, do you guys think they'll make life hard for us or its just a brief one ? The selection is usually done already right? How will the admission rate go usually after interview?

Thanks
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haha get ready to face weird questions =D
one of my friends got asked by the interview panel about her opinions on the stuff that was going on in the Malaysian politic scene last year lol.
Asked about anwar etc. ^^"
She answered honestly she didn't know cause she didn't read much news at that time ahaha the panel there knew more than her though she got accepted anyway into Dentistry there.
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QUOTE(Hikari0307 @ Apr 1 2011, 12:09 AM)
haha get ready to face weird questions =D
one of my friends got asked by the interview panel about her opinions on the stuff that was going on in the Malaysian politic scene last year lol.
Asked about anwar etc. ^^"
She answered honestly she didn't know cause she didn't read much news at that time ahaha the panel there knew more than her though she got accepted anyway into Dentistry there.
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Serious?? From what i gather, they ask pretty straightforward questions and general stuff. Guess I better start catching up with the world sweat.gif

Anyway, did they ask any technical questions regarding dentistry?

Also, what was her condition for her offer? Any idea how many got accepted to there from Malaysia?

Thanks!
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Serious?? From what i gather, they ask pretty straightforward questions and general stuff. Guess I better start catching up with the world  sweat.gif

Anyway, did they ask any technical questions regarding dentistry?

Also, what was her condition for her offer? Any idea how many got accepted to there from Malaysia?

Thanks!
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well that was her case I don't know about how most people's interview went.
She didn't get a conditional offer, she had her A-level results when she applied,got AAA (she was july 2008 intake so she had her A2 results during last year's january and kinda had a huge 9 month gap before she started uni) so she was invited for interview and a few weeks after they sent her a full offer.
I don't really remember the details since it was like a year ago, just remember the political thing part cause it was a bit peculiar. I do remember she said the interview being mostly like normal conversations that it just felt natural. Don't know maybe it's her ^^"
Well there's a bunch of Malaysians there but I can't really judge since I don't know how many people actually applied and how many accepted, I just know based on a few people and what I see on their facebook ^^"
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well that was her case I don't know about how most people's interview went.
She didn't get a conditional offer, she had her A-level results when she applied,got AAA (she was july 2008 intake so she had her A2 results during last year's january and kinda had a huge 9 month gap before she started uni) so she was invited for interview and a few weeks after they sent her a full offer.
I don't really remember the details since it was like a year ago, just remember the political thing part cause it was a bit peculiar. I do remember she said the interview being mostly like normal conversations that it just felt natural. Don't know maybe it's her ^^"
Well there's a bunch of Malaysians there but I can't really judge since I don't know how many people actually applied and how many accepted, I just know based on a few people and what I see on their facebook ^^"
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Her AAA, i presume, would be physics, chemistry and maths right? Is she an all-rounded student with an excellent co-co record?

I'm just wondering how many got accepted for interview this year and the ratio of acceptance after interview. So far I know there is one who got the interview offer from Sunway College. Not sure about Taylor's or HELP
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Her AAA, i presume, would be physics, chemistry and maths right? Is she an all-rounded student with an excellent co-co record?

I'm just wondering how many got accepted for interview this year and the ratio of acceptance after interview. So far I know there is one who got the interview offer from Sunway College. Not sure about Taylor's or HELP
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May I ask which sunway college? Sun-U, Sunway JB or ipoh?
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Sunway in KL. I heard there's one who applied for Med in HKU but got rejected. Afterall HKU is well-known for Law and Med
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Her AAA, i presume, would be physics, chemistry and maths right? Is she an all-rounded student with an excellent co-co record?

I'm just wondering how many got accepted for interview this year and the ratio of acceptance after interview. So far I know there is one who got the interview offer from Sunway College. Not sure about Taylor's or HELP
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I didn't think she took physics. She just did Chem,Bio and Math and thinking skills at AS level if I'm not mistaken.
She's an extremely active person. She gathered people and formed two new clubs being president of both and also she joined my club as an active member and spent so much time organizing events. She's also a student ambassador back then and even know become student ambassador while in HKU as well lol. I remembered back then she and another guy both purposely flunked trials so they would have time to meet our event deadlines and skipped class lol. Both also geniuses so fast afterwards can catch up the girl getting AAA and is doing dentistry in HKU and the guy 4A* and doing medicine in Cambridge. Both examples should not be followed by the majority as it's a bit hard to achieve by the average person ^^"
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Wow...that's very impressive. Damn gotta try my best for the interview. Thanks for the information yeah smile.gif tough to find info about this course online
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Wow...that's very impressive. Damn gotta try my best for the interview. Thanks for the information yeah smile.gif tough to find info about this course online
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Wow...that's very impressive. Damn gotta try my best for the interview. Thanks for the information yeah smile.gif tough to find info about this course online
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Hi, may I know what's the minimum requirement grade in Bahasa Melayu to study or practice as a dentist? Because I heard that when you are you are serving in government as houseman you need to have at least a B. Is that true? Thank you
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QUOTE(dreambig91 @ Jan 16 2010, 02:07 AM)
I may have asked this before but have not settled on a particular uni yet.

My mum is asking me to go to IMU because she feels its more reliable compared to MAHSA.
The problem is, I personally heard from a dentist friend that IMU is way overpriced in terms of fees and I myself agree on that point.

MAHSA on the other hand, is affordable but the facilities and environment is nothing compared to the likes of IMU and AIMST.

At the end of the day, as long as i graduate from either IMU or MAHSA, i can start my career as a dentist.
Since both degrees enables me to be a dentist, why should i pay almost double the amount in fees.

Really confused and lost now. Im about to complete my Alevel program this coming June so I only have a couple of months to decide. Intake for MAHSA is August while intake for IMU is in Feb.

Someone care to offer me some advice. Thanks in advance.
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Hey, where are u studying now? Do u think Mahsa dentistry is good?


Added on April 18, 2011, 2:07 pmwhat do u guys think of mahsa dentistry? helppppp

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Hey, where are u studying now? Do u think Mahsa dentistry is good?


Added on April 18, 2011, 2:07 pmwhat do u guys think of mahsa dentistry? helppppp
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certainly not advisable...
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what is the current starting pay(revised) for dentist and the allowance?


Added on July 16, 2011, 2:20 pmdo dentists have critical allowance like doctors?

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dilemma right now .. and i very need helps ..

i m taking 4 subjects now .. all sciences and maths... Howwever .. my chemistry result really very bad ... so i decide to drop it ..

the problem is . with bio .. phy and maths ... can i do dentistry ? or wat science course i still can study in my degree ??

thx for those comments .. =)
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QUOTE(adam lee @ Aug 13 2011, 10:35 AM)
dilemma right now .. and i very need helps ..

i m taking 4 subjects now .. all sciences and maths... Howwever .. my chemistry result really very bad ... so i decide to drop it ..

the problem is . with bio .. phy and maths ... can i do dentistry ? or wat science course i still can study in my degree ??

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No, you can't.
You should not have dropped Chemistry if you're aiming to go into medical field. You should have dropped Physics.
Physics and Bio w/o Chemistry is not a good combination. You can still do engineering though
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No, you can't.
You should not have dropped Chemistry if you're aiming to go into medical field. You should have dropped Physics.
Physics and Bio w/o  Chemistry is not a good combination.  You can still do engineering though
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and my chem in spm also wasnt good ..i got C .... so .. is it impossible to get into dentistry or medical field ??
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teaching in HKU dental fac is all pbl based. not sure if we msians can adapt to it easily.
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teaching in HKU dental fac is all pbl based. not sure if we msians can adapt to it easily.
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I thought teaching in IMU is also PBL based.


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and my chem in spm also wasnt good ..i got C .... so .. is it impossible to get into dentistry or medical field ??
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I'd opt for another field if I were you, unless you are confident of achieving a much better grade.

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my sis got selected into UKM dentistry...
her 5 years tuition fees only around RM10k...
the remaining RM180k is gov tanggung...
so cheap!! shocking.gif
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my sis got selected into UKM dentistry...
her 5 years tuition fees only around RM10k...
the remaining RM180k is gov tanggung...
so cheap!!  shocking.gif
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getting into a critical course in an ipta IS like a scholarship........so you really do NOT need to have any more scholarship.......
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Hi guys....I'm interested to do dentistry maybe in IMU after finish my pre-U (SAM) this year. I was wondering, will being left-handed pose any problems?
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QUOTE(limeuu @ Aug 13 2011, 11:13 PM)
getting into a critical course in an ipta IS like a scholarship........so you really do NOT need to have any more scholarship.......
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ya... then is it advisable to take PTPTN loan ?
since the interest only 1% now?
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ya... then is it advisable to take PTPTN loan ?
since the interest only 1% now?
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if ur parents got alot of expenses,then take.I believe its the living costs that are more of a burden than tuition fees.
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if ur parents got alot of expenses,then take.I believe its the living costs that are more of a burden than tuition fees.
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ya... I got 4 siblings..
kinda heavy for month expenses...
if my sis takes PTPTN loan,then
she will not receive a single cent from my parents...
since it is more than enough for her.. smile.gif
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Just take only la.... extra money can be used for investments...
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Hi guys....I'm interested to do dentistry maybe in IMU after finish my pre-U (SAM) this year. I was wondering, will being left-handed pose any problems?
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No problem. They are few coursemates in my batch are left handed as well as lecturer
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hello there (: i'm new here.


Added on August 24, 2011, 4:43 pmmy earlier post was for testing ><

anyway, I'm going to join IMU dentistry starting feb next year. i have submitted my applications, went for the interview, got the offer and paid for sem 1 fees and now waiting for the commencement of the course.

i would like to know more about the course though, i have heard that there is not enough dentistry lecturers at IMU. Is this true?

thanks

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Segi Damansara has now set up the sixth private dental school in Malaysia
http://www.segi.edu.my/
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I had applied for DDS at MAHSA UC, in fact I already have paid for the first sem( RM 19k excluding PTPTN) , for Sept 2011 intake. After reading so many negative posts about MAHSA's DDS standard, I'm afraid about my future prospects regarding my career.

The ONLY REASON that I have chosen MAHSA is because they have

= Good practical training[/B] (Hospital attached is GHKL, meaning more patients. Thus, more practice)
= Reasonable Fees structure ( RM290k. IMU costs half a million! o.O )
= Good Lecturers
I heard that most of the profs are from UKM , UM ...)
= Facilities are not bad[cool.gif, after the renovation at JUC campus. ( Also, in 2 years time the PBD campus will be shifting to a new campus @ Saujana Putra, Subang).
= The chancellor/dean/whoever that are in the BOD have connections.


HOW NOW????? cry.gif shocking.gif hmm.gif

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^ with all the advantages that u've listed, do you mind listing some of the "negative posts"? I'm interested to know to. I dont wanna make the wrong decision and get into the wrong place.
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QUOTE(king_lover23 @ Aug 13 2011, 10:12 PM)
my sis got selected into UKM dentistry...
her 5 years tuition fees only around RM10k...
the remaining RM180k is gov tanggung...
so cheap!!  shocking.gif
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wow,nice one,is there any bond for that?
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Hi guys!!

I've been called for an interview to IMU for dentistry and it's coming soon...

Just wondering, what kinda questions will they be asking? Anyone knows about what kinda stuffs they'll ask, what they're expecting and what should I be expecting?

Thanks everyone!! smile.gif
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main info they want to know.....

can you/your parents afford the fees....

i am not kidding.....
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QUOTE(limeuu @ Sep 28 2011, 10:53 PM)
main info they want to know.....

can you/your parents afford the fees....

i am not kidding.....
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wow seriously? so how do I answer, give like brief history of my past education, frm srikl, taylors and etc?

what else they'll ask?


Added on September 29, 2011, 2:39 amhmmm another important question. Dentistry graduates from IMU, are they recognized in Singapore?


Added on September 29, 2011, 2:57 amIf I do dentistry, and then after that work in Malaysia, what are the prospects in terms of financial rewards and job opportunities?

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wow,nice one,is there any bond for that?
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how's the real life of a dentist? (daily routine, working environment, etc)
how's the career pathway? and the salary at each stage?
preferably answers from real life dentist
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QUOTE(isthmuskra @ Nov 25 2011, 12:04 PM)
how's the real life of a dentist? (daily routine, working environment, etc)
how's the career pathway? and the salary at each stage?
preferably answers from real life dentist
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As far as I know, you have to serve the government for 3 years compulsory. Daily routine in government clinics would be rather laid back compared to 10 yrs ago depending on the particular state you are in because of the extreme surplus of dentists and lack of chairs to work on. ( Sorry for all you new would be graduating dentists ) you might have to share 1 chair with 4 other dentists cramped into a small operatory so learn to take turns.

You work in a high risk environment whereby you expose yourself to a slow and painful death if you are not careful with cross infection control.

Salary starts at the P1 T5 scale ( Basic pay of RM 2366.55 ) + various other allowances which can take it up to 3k+

So do you really want to be a dentist? biggrin.gif



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zorz has given a quite precise answer. well done.

sharing of chairs only happen if, your senior is willing to share the chair with you. otherwise, you'll just be observing all day. this is especially true in the first (few) months...

"training" in during the gov service has been extended from 1 year, to 2 years now. ie, newcomers can only be a DDO in his third year.

the reason behind this is because graduates from certain universities lack in what i believe, practical training. they may be able to pass exams by memorising the entire text book (or bribery). but in the clinical scene, they fail to demonstrate adequate soft skills (EQ) and technical skills which are vital in this field.

this could be due to poor screening process by those dental schools prior to admission of new students.
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Isnt there a surplus in every field of professionals..?
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when do i get to specialize in either orthodontics, prosthodontics, etc, and how much does it cost? do i earn better with these specifications in private sector? is indonesia or manipal melaka good place to take up dentistry, or are there other cheaper options(excluding ipta as i'm uec graduate)? thank you
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when do i get to specialize in either orthodontics, prosthodontics, etc, and how much does it cost? do i earn better with these specifications in private sector? is indonesia or manipal melaka good place to take up dentistry, or are there other cheaper options(excluding ipta as i'm uec graduate)? thank you
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Most schools allow you to undertake a postgraduate after 2 years of working experience, with the condition that you pass the selection criteria with a dental qualification that is recognized by the local body if you wish to undertake study in a foreign country. It may cost you double or triple your basic undergrad degree to do a postgrad in namely Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontics, Dental Public Health, Oral Medicine / Oral Pathology, Periodontics.

You definately can charge more for that in the private sector as specialist fees but lets face it. In Malaysia, not many can or are willing to pay extra for such treatment. Plus you will be competing with other general practitioners who are doing the same thing for a much lower cost than you could possibly charge as a specialist.

Singapore is a good place to take up dentistry. It can be quite cheap if you decide to take their govt grant.
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in case i didn't get a place at NUS, where else shd i go? thanks
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in case i didn't get a place at NUS, where else shd i go? thanks
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Seeing as how you are attempting to enter without STPM or Matrikulasi

You could try these local private universities

AIMST
PIDC
MAHSA
IMU
MMMC

and more recently

SEGi
QIUP


Why do you want to be a dentist again?
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actually i'm considering a professional degree for tertiary studies, and it seems like dentistry suits me better, still trying to find out more about it...
and why do you want to be a dentist? ;]
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QUOTE(isthmuskra @ Dec 5 2011, 11:38 AM)
when do i get to specialize in either orthodontics, prosthodontics, etc, and how much does it cost? do i earn better with these specifications in private sector? is indonesia or manipal melaka good place to take up dentistry, or are there other cheaper options(excluding ipta as i'm uec graduate)? thank you
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neither are. the indonesian graduates, who work nearby me, are good for nothing. i don't know what they've been teaching them. eg:

1) 1.5 hours for a simple amalgam filling.
2) clueless when she caused a hematoma
3) clueless when the patient faints
4) clueless when it comes to certain prescriptions
5) sleeps on her dental chair
6) simply referring easy cases to specialists
7) improper posture and improper handling of instruments that may cause severe trauma to patients

clearly, these universities may produce incompetent and very unprofessional graduates. how could they pass such a failure, and giving him/her the license that would put someone's life into jeopardy. if you're indeed that sub-standard, you would have failed in most other places.

instead you should take up SAM or A levels and see if you can score a place in those top countries. even if dentistry suits you, choose a place where they're serious in training you to be a good dental practitioner. not just for your money (like in most 3rd world countries)

you're not even in this course and already talking about postgraduate career options? in the proper medical line, you don't choose where to study. they choose who to enroll. please don't make a mockery out of yourself. be realistic. it's not easy and very expensive. after spending a million ringgit, you expect to earn them back by just being a dental specialist? or what more, a dentist?

in my professional opinion, most of our future 'dentists' will end up teaching due to the surplus. like what most indian national and indonesian dentists are doing in malaysia.

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QUOTE(Zorz @ Dec 5 2011, 09:31 PM)
Seeing as how you are attempting to enter without STPM or Matrikulasi

You could try these local private universities

AIMST
PIDC
MAHSA
IMU
MMMC

and more recently

SEGi
QIUP
Why do you want to be a dentist again?
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how much normally dental course cost? and wads de pre-requirement start form SPM? my sister interesting in.
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neither are. the indonesian graduates, who work nearby me, are good for nothing. i don't know what they've been teaching them. eg:

1) 1.5 hours for a simple amalgam filling.
2) clueless when she caused a hematoma
3) clueless when the patient faints
4) clueless when it comes to certain prescriptions
5) sleeps on her dental chair
6) simply referring easy cases to specialists
7) improper posture and improper handling of instruments that may cause severe trauma to patients

clearly, these universities may produce incompetent and very unprofessional graduates. how could they pass such a failure, and giving him/her the license that would put someone's life into jeopardy. if you're indeed that sub-standard, you would have failed in most other places.

instead you should take up SAM or A levels and see if you can score a place in those top countries. even if dentistry suits you, choose a place where they're serious in training you to be a good dental practitioner. not just for your money (like in most 3rd world countries)

you're not even in this course and already talking about postgraduate career options? in the proper medical line, you don't choose where to study. they choose who to enroll. please don't make a mockery out of yourself. be realistic. it's not easy and very expensive. after spending a million ringgit, you expect to earn them back by just being a dental specialist? or what more, a dentist?

in my professional opinion, most of our future 'dentists' will end up teaching due to the surplus. like what most indian national and indonesian dentists are doing in malaysia.
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That's quite informative. Thanks for the input.

How about private universities like IMU? I'm sure IMU can't be that bad since they've been quite reputable in the medical line.

Anyway, mind sharing with us where you're graduated from? How's working life of dentist?

thanks!
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That's quite informative. Thanks for the input.

How about private universities like IMU? I'm sure IMU can't be that bad since they've been quite reputable in the medical line.

Anyway, mind sharing with us where you're graduated from? How's working life of dentist?

thanks!
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IMU's latest batch hasn't graduated yet. So I cannot evaluate. But having a BDS (IMU) would look better on your stamp hah, than any other IPTA here lol...
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Hi I'm new here smile.gif Can I know why studying dentistry in imu is more preferable by students than aimst? Can anyone tell me about the advantages? How about the job opportunities of fresh graduates? I heard that imu serves better in this matter. I wanna be a dentist and I hope you guys can give me some opinions. smile.gif
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Hi I'm new here smile.gif Can I know why studying dentistry in imu is more preferable by students than aimst? Can anyone tell me about the advantages? How about the job opportunities of fresh graduates? I heard that imu serves better in this matter. I wanna be a dentist and I hope you guys can give me some opinions. smile.gif
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IMHO, IMU local route does not offer any better a degree than AIMST. The main thing about IMU is their PDS route which you can take to acquire an Australian dental degree. ( Be prepared to pay 3-4 times more than a full degree AIMST or PIDC )

Regarding job opportunities, all fresh dental graduates are required to serve the Malaysian govt for a minimum of 3 years. Upon graduation ( should you have registered with the PSD and MDC ) you would be automatically absorbed into the workforce and posted out for training accordingly.

Whether IMU serves better in this matter is irrelevant because everyone at the moment still gets a job within the Ministry of Health. Currently AIMST has 2 batches in the workforce now, PIDC has 1, with 1 more batch coming next month. IMU however, has none.
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Hello there everyone, im new. Im may 2009 intake CAL student, currently waiting for my full a levels result to be released in January 2012. I had applied for both PIDC and MMMC for BDS twinning program for 2012 September intake by ytd, 27/12/2011 by mail. I heard the seats are very very limited and very competitive. I hope im not too late. Any seniors from manipal or pidc out there can tell when will i normally receive a call or offer letter from them for confirmations? I don't want to miss any intakes. =OO
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as a aimst bds student i dont think we r way behind imu
FYI imu 'digged' a lot of our lecturers to their faculty..as far as i know,2 orthodontics lecturers,2 paedodontics lecturers and some lecturers from medic faculty..i was like wth ==
for pre-clinical years we are sharing lecturers with medic students,some r good but some r sub-standard..
no doubt,imu is more famous,but in terms of facilities inside and quality of clinical training,aimst is definitely better

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as a aimst bds student i dont think we r way behind imu
FYI imu 'digged' a lot of our lecturers to their faculty..as far as i know,2 orthodontics lecturers,2 paedodontics lecturers and some lecturers from medic faculty..i was like wth ==
for pre-clinical years we are sharing lecturers with medic students,some r good but some r sub-standard..
no doubt,imu is more famous,but in terms of facilities inside and quality of clinical training,aimst is definitely better
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Just compare the quality of the students and you know where you stand.

Lecturers move around for better pay AND prospects and a generally better environment with good research facilities.

At the end of the day, its PERCEPTION!
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hi everyone smile.gif))))
i just completed my a-levels ,probably waiting for my results to released on this coming january..
been looking for dentistry course...HELP IS NEEDED...-.-
been searching for all uni which offer this course..
i went to mahsa and segi campus to gather more info..
as i know..mahsa has not been recognized so far..source-MDC checklist and AIMST is the only private institution that hs been recognized...
since AIMST reserves their seats to foundations students..i'm definitely out...

I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING MAHSA AND SEGI..
but both are not recognized yet..does it affect my future career?
comparing the environment...segi is way better than mahsa -.-
segi is still VERY new...the officer there told me MCD approval is given after the first batch has graduated?how true it is?am i risking myself??????

anyone from segi there??? how's the lecturers? the course module??
and will segi fail to get the MDC approval? since imu and mahsa are not recognized yet...
feedbacks are appreciated:))))



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Segi Damansara has now set up the sixth private dental school in Malaysia
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will it be recognized after i graduated?
will there be any risk in the middle??
i plan to go segi..which is very new for dentistry..last yr was the first batch..
any comment about segi??
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imu dental course ain't recognised yet either...not until the 1st batch graduates
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Try Masha,i've heard lots of negative comments abt segi
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Hi there,

what are the differences between 'housemanship' and 'compulsory service' ? I just asked MAHSA and SEGi. BDS/DDS in both uni requires 2 years of housemanship.. Mahsa - 1 year compulsory service. SEGi - 3 years

Are those two different things?
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Try Masha,i've heard lots of negative comments abt segi
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OMGGGG!!!
do you mind share some info bout segi??grrrrrr
what are these negative comments??

thankssss:))))))
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Hi there,

what are the differences between 'housemanship' and 'compulsory service' ? I just asked MAHSA and SEGi. BDS/DDS in both uni requires 2 years of housemanship.. Mahsa - 1 year compulsory service. SEGi - 3 years

Are those two different things?
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if im not mistaken,it's 2 years


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OMGGGG!!!
do you mind share some info bout segi??grrrrrr
what are these negative comments??

thankssss:))))))
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try to utilize the search function and read all the related posts in this forum--Education Essentials
it's not good to talk bad things about others

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if im not mistaken,it's 2 years


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try to utilize the search function and read all the related posts in this forum--Education Essentials
it's not good to talk bad things about others
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i read thru this forum for few times ..
none of them comment bout segi..
correct me if i were wrong smile.gif
since segi is relatively new,their info are consider valuable ...
meanwhile i dont think we are talking bad about others..
this is more like sharing information?
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QUOTE(ImCurious @ Dec 28 2011, 04:18 PM)
Hello there everyone, im new. Im may 2009 intake CAL student, currently waiting for my full a levels result to be released in January 2012. I had applied for both PIDC and MMMC for BDS twinning program for 2012 September intake by ytd, 27/12/2011 by mail. I heard the seats are very very limited and very competitive. I hope im not too late. Any seniors from manipal or pidc out there can tell when will i normally receive a call or offer letter from them for confirmations? I don't want to miss any intakes. =OO
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Hi, I'm a first year student in BDS MMMC. They will notify you of a date for your interview, and you will need to appear for it before you can get an offer letter. I applied for BDS in October 2010, and got a call for the interview somewhere end of April 2011. I happen to be in the first batch of interviewees and my interview was somewhere beginning of May. I got my offer letter in June, but there are others too who got theirs much later.

This year it will be less competitive when MMMC BDS is concerned, as they increased the intake from 50 to 75. So, good luck! smile.gif
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Hi there,

what are the differences between 'housemanship' and 'compulsory service' ? I just asked MAHSA and SEGi. BDS/DDS in both uni requires 2 years of housemanship.. Mahsa - 1 year compulsory service. SEGi - 3 years

Are those two different things?
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Every dental graduate wishing to work in M'sia must first complete a 3 year compulsory service with the Ministry of Health.

There is a sort of 'housemanship' of 2 years called the FYDO/SYDO program ( First year dental officer / Second year dental officer ) program which you must complete, followed by 1 year of further service in anywhere they decide to place you in. After these 3 years, you are free to continue in the govt or leave the service altogether.
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QUOTE(SeeQW @ Jan 11 2012, 10:36 PM)
Hi there,

what are the differences between 'housemanship' and 'compulsory service' ? I just asked MAHSA and SEGi. BDS/DDS in both uni requires 2 years of housemanship.. Mahsa - 1 year compulsory service. SEGi - 3 years

Are those two different things?
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i worry about the competency of these 'universities' when they can't even get these simple facts right......
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QUOTE(panda123 @ Jan 12 2012, 11:18 PM)
i read thru this forum for few times ..
none of them comment bout segi..
correct me if i were wrong smile.gif
since segi is relatively new,their info are consider valuable ...
meanwhile i dont think we are talking bad about others..
this is more like sharing information?
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I'm sorry, but if you really utilize the search function, you'll be amazed.
Maybe, try searching for the keywords including, Say No to Segi? whistling.gif
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hello everyone!!!i am a level student who just gt the result but my che and bio not good...is it suitable to study dentistry or pharmacy?
btw,i am considering dentistry in mahsa and segi...which uni should i choose?can someone tell me more info abt that? smile.gif
@panda123:have u register for segi?
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hello everyone!!!i am a level student who just gt the result but my che and bio not good...is it suitable to study dentistry or pharmacy?
btw,i am considering dentistry in mahsa and segi...which uni should i choose?can someone tell me more info abt that? smile.gif
@panda123:have u register for segi?
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Depends on how "not good" it is.. But if you had met the minimum requirement for most college which is 3Cs for any 3 of these science subjects (BIO, CHEM, PHY, MATHS), then there shouldn't be any problem to apply for dentistry. However, some schools have higher requirements. For mahsa and segi, I couldn't provide much details, I think segi's dental course is pretty new? u to have check with others. Sry, i couldn't help much. =x I applied dental course as well, but my choice is PIDC and manipal.
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Depends on how "not good" it is.. But if you had met the minimum requirement for most college which is 3Cs for any 3 of these science subjects (BIO, CHEM, PHY, MATHS), then there shouldn't be any problem to apply for dentistry. However, some schools have higher requirements. For mahsa and segi, I couldn't provide much details, I think segi's dental course is pretty new? u to have check with others. Sry, i couldn't help much. =x I applied dental course as well, but my choice is PIDC and manipal.
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segi's dental course is 2nd batch tis year if i m nt mistaken...y u choose PIDC and manipal instead of mahsa and segi?
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QUOTE(ImCurious @ Feb 5 2012, 09:55 PM)
Depends on how "not good" it is.. But if you had met the minimum requirement for most college which is 3Cs for any 3 of these science subjects (BIO, CHEM, PHY, MATHS), then there shouldn't be any problem to apply for dentistry. However, some schools have higher requirements. For mahsa and segi, I couldn't provide much details, I think segi's dental course is pretty new? u to have check with others. Sry, i couldn't help much. =x I applied dental course as well, but my choice is PIDC and manipal.
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I didn't know C in science subjects can read dentistry. There goes the standard..
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the ipts will take in d's if they are allowed to, as long as they can fill the places and collect the fees....

however, the mmc has now made it mandatory that only those with 3b's can be accepted......in an attempt to maintain some standards......somewhat too late, as thousands with very dismal results are now studying med/dentistry in ipts, russia, indonesia etc.....
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the ipts will take in d's if they are allowed to, as long as they can fill the places and collect the fees....

however, the mmc has now made it mandatory that only those with 3b's can be accepted......in an attempt to maintain some standards......somewhat too late, as thousands with very dismal results are now studying med/dentistry in ipts, russia, indonesia etc.....
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really?? now that's some good news! rclxms.gif

edited: wait 3b's in SPM or Pre-U level? doesn't help if it's SPM....

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really?? now that's some good news! rclxms.gif

edited: wait 3b's in SPM or Pre-U level? doesn't help if it's SPM....
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of course in pre-u studies if study degree...
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of course in pre-u studies if study degree...
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segi's dental course is 2nd batch tis year if i m nt mistaken...y u choose PIDC and manipal instead of mahsa and segi?
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Its mainly because of fee structures. (I came from a mediocre family..I couldn't afford expensive universities..)

PIDC - 247k (included all the basic fees for 5 years and first 2 years accommodations in india but not 3 years later in penang. Just that the Living expenses, dental materials are excluded.)

AIMST - 250k ( excluded basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials)

Manipal - 260k ( excluded basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials)

SeGi - 306k (Full years local in SEGI, Included basic fees, excluded accommodations, living expenses, dental materials and IELTS Test fee) SEGI requires language test with band score 6.5 and above.

IMU - 475k (Full years local in IMU, excluded Basic fees, accommodations, living expenses, dental materials and IELTS Test fee) IMU requires a language test with band score 7.0 and above. *the annual tuition fee subject to change in every year* (u expect to pay more in every year..so, by the time u graduated, the tuition fee will be more than 475k.)

The fee structures stated above is updated to the latest for 2012 intakes. I didn't include mahsa becuz i cant get the information regarding that uni, im sorry. so as u can see, PIDC cheapest, so that's why. This is just my humble opinion though. To me, no matter which college you graduated from, it doesn't change the fact that your going to be a dentist when you graduated. So, what for to op for schools which is so expensive when u can get the same degree from a cheaper school? This depends on you, certain ppl thinks qualities of education comes with higher price. But Im the kind of independent student who will survive through harsh situations with poor facilities..as long as i can graduate to become a dentist.

For more info regarding how good and helpful are the lecturers in each uni, i can't tell becuz i have never studied in any uni above. All i can say is each school has their pros and cons. Cheap schools have poor facilities, but doesn't mean poor quality in education. And Expensive schools not necessarily have better quality in education, but good facilities are definite. Good luck. smile.gif
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I believe PIDC is really value for money...... and these are genuine educators and genuine business concerns.

Non-crony educational institutions is the way to go, for local ipts.
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I  called MDC today.. dr ili told me All unis which are stated above are not recognized yet.. haiz... should i take the risk??

Yeah i should take a look and see what subs and how is their teaching methods r  like.. any PIDC student here... HELP!!!
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for your information, aimst dental degree had been recognised by mdc since last year...pidc not so good since it provides twinning to india, n some of my frens who study thr oso complain that the environment in india is quite dirty..
For Imu, it is definitely overprice if u wan to study locally, go thr only if u wish to take up it's twinning programme..it does not have a proper campus environment like aimst university...

if u look into money wise n quality wise, aimst university should be ur 1st priority...thx..
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hello everyone!!!i am a level student who just gt the result but my che and bio not good...is it suitable to study dentistry or pharmacy?
btw,i am considering dentistry in mahsa and segi...which uni should i choose?can someone tell me more info abt that? smile.gif
@panda123:have u register for segi?
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heyy hanying:)
i already registered to segi dentistry,basically to reserve a seat:D


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Hey guys... I guess this'll be my first time posting here.. noticed the existence of this thread for a while now..

Umm.. u see.. I was a Form 5 student last year.. took my SPM..

Obviously, I was in science stream, and took English for Science and Technology and ICT as extra subs..

Umm.. I'm very scared right now, being a dentist has been one of my very few ambitions and so far I think the career that I'm most interested in would be dentistry.. my SPM results are coming out.. in 10 days' time..

If I'm not wrong most private unis in Malaysia offering dental courses (I know SEGi is one of them, some other unis didn't mention) require our SPM to have at least B in all 5 subjects (Math, Add. Math, Biology, Chem, Physics) even if we do freaking well in our Pre-U studies, they would still take a look at our SPM results...

So what would happen if I got less than a B in one of those subs? For example if I got a C for my Add math.. does this mean that I will not have anymore chances to study dentistry locally? Can anyone please clarify for me? D:

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Hey guys... I guess this'll be my first time posting here.. noticed the existence of this thread for a while now..

Umm.. u see.. I was a Form 5 student last year.. took my SPM..

Obviously, I was in science stream, and took English for Science and Technology and ICT as extra subs..

Umm.. I'm very scared right now, being a dentist has been one of my very few ambitions and so far I think the career that I'm most interested in would be dentistry.. my SPM results are coming out.. in 10 days' time..

If I'm not wrong most private unis in Malaysia offering dental courses (I know SEGi is one of them, some other unis didn't mention) require our SPM to have at least B in all 5 subjects (Math, Add. Math, Biology, Chem, Physics) even if we do freaking well in our Pre-U studies, they would still take a look at our SPM results...

So what would happen if I got less than a B in one of those subs? For example if I got a C for my Add math.. does this mean that I will not have anymore chances to study dentistry locally? Can anyone please clarify for me? D:
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Yes, if your SPM results didn't meet satisfactory requirement, technically u're not eligible to apply for dental course. I got a batch mate who did well in his a levels, but in his SPM his biology got a C though. Initially he was aiming to be doctor, so when he got his a level result he was so happy. But recently i heard from him the colleges refuse to accept him for the SPM result. But in the end after some long negotiation, the college did give him a conditional offer. Good luck. smile.gif
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QUOTE(ImCurious @ Mar 12 2012, 05:11 PM)
Yes, if your SPM results didn't meet satisfactory requirement, technically u're not eligible to apply for dental course. I got a batch mate who did well in his a levels, but in his SPM his biology got a C though. Initially he was aiming to be doctor, so when he got his a level result he was so happy. But recently i heard from him the colleges refuse to accept him for the SPM result. But in the end after some long negotiation, the college did give him a conditional offer. Good luck. smile.gif
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Well, it's bio.. I guess it's the most important sub, but what about others like add math? If I got a C, will I become ineligible?
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heyy hanying:)
i already registered to segi dentistry,basically to reserve a seat:D
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do u visit the segi campus?how's the environment?segi do provide the accomodation?any +ve or -ve feedback?
if register need pay RM 500 right?
u hv registered other uni like mahsa?
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QUOTE(ImCurious @ Mar 12 2012, 05:11 PM)
Yes, if your SPM results didn't meet satisfactory requirement, technically u're not eligible to apply for dental course. I got a batch mate who did well in his a levels, but in his SPM his biology got a C though. Initially he was aiming to be doctor, so when he got his a level result he was so happy. But recently i heard from him the colleges refuse to accept him for the SPM result. But in the end after some long negotiation, the college did give him a conditional offer. Good luck. smile.gif
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conditional on what?......
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[/do u visit the segi campus?how's the environment?segi do provide the accomodation?any +ve or -ve feedback?
if register need pay RM 500 right?
u hv registered other uni like mahsa?]
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ya..i went there for several times n i met the dentistry dean too smile.gif
the facility is quite satisfying la..u should go n have a look biggrin.gif
if i'm not mistaken,there is hostel for students ..hmmm
negative or positive feedback??hmmmm there is always good and bad in a any courses..as long as we perform the best we can,then shouldnt be any problem..smile.gif
ya..i paid 500 for the registration..
just for ur information,seats for dentistry are very limited...smile.gif)
i went to mahsa b4,basically there is no campus life..n the environment there wasn't so good..hmmmm
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ya..i went there for several times n i met the dentistry dean too smile.gif
the facility is quite satisfying la..u should go n have a look biggrin.gif
if i'm not mistaken,there is hostel for students ..hmmm
negative or positive feedback??hmmmm there is always good and bad in a any courses..as long as we perform the best we can,then shouldnt be any problem..smile.gif
ya..i paid 500 for the registration..
just for ur information,seats for dentistry are very limited...smile.gif)
i went to mahsa b4,basically there is no campus life..n the environment there wasn't so good..hmmmm
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i might be apply both segi and mahsa since now i m waiting for offer letter from mahsa...and i also pay abt 2,000 for registration fee...now i worry abt which uni will be recognised by mdc...
i have visit mahsa juc campus b4 to register pharm course but after thinking twice i decided to study dentistry although my a level result is bad...
do u know how many seats do segi provided?
u confirmed to study at segi?
is it dentistry for segi and mahsa at damansara area? smile.gif
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i might be apply both segi and mahsa since now i m waiting for offer letter from mahsa...and i also pay abt 2,000 for registration fee...now i worry abt which uni will be recognised by mdc...
i have visit mahsa juc campus b4 to register pharm course but after thinking twice i decided to study dentistry although my a level result is bad...
do u know how many seats do segi provided?
u confirmed to study at segi?
is it dentistry for segi and mahsa at damansara area? smile.gif
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QUOTE(hanyin925 @ Mar 15 2012, 01:11 PM)
i might be apply both segi and mahsa since now i m waiting for offer letter from mahsa...and i also pay abt[/ 2,000 for registration fee...now i worry abt which uni will be recognised by mdc... ]
i have visit mahsa juc campus b4 to register pharm course but after thinking twice i decided to study dentistry although my a level result is bad...
do u know how many seats do segi provided?
u confirmed to study at segi?
is it dentistry for segi and mahsa at damansara area? smile.gif
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wow..why did u pay so much for the registration? 2,ooo? segi or mahsa..?
hmmm about the mdc stuff,there is a list

http://mdc.moh.gov.my/uploads/Section%2012(1).pdf



note that imu mahsa segi are not inside the list because the first batch students haven't graduated..once the uni first batch has came out,the uni will get accreditation from MDC..so i guess u no need to worry so much bout this..
seats for dentistry usually won't exceed tiill 100 ..hmmm.
ya..segi damamsara main campus and for mahsa it's at damamsara too..
u sud visit the campus at damansara..not JUC..since dentistry course is conducted at damamsara campus..not JUC campus..hmmm
i visited the damamsara campus n i found out the environment there is very terrible..hmmm
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conditional on what?......
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they told him that he has to get some good grades during the exams, if not he's getting "kicked" off the course. scary isn't it?

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hi everyone,

im suggesting that we put info on local colleges offering dentistry in the first post (on requirements, fee structure, student review, etc). That will be very helpful for info seekers, and basically for everyone to refer at. Or maybe someone can start a new thread for this purpose? rclxm9.gif

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Dear Student,

Thank you for your email.

We regret to inform that you do not possess the minimum grade in SPM and therefore you are required to re-sit for the Chemistry paper. The entry requirement may change from time to time as per Ministry of Higher Education’s requirement.

Even though your pre-u results are good, we will still need to consider your SPM.


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Added on March 25, 2012, 12:56 amHey all dental students and dentists! Please help me! Can you guys plz give me an opinion regarding this?! Urgent!

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2279469

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What's the scoop on dentistry in MAHSA?
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wow..why did u pay so much for the registration? 2,ooo? segi or mahsa..?
hmmm about the mdc stuff,there is a list 

http://mdc.moh.gov.my/uploads/Section%2012(1).pdf
note that imu mahsa segi are not inside the list because the first batch students haven't graduated..once the uni first batch has came out,the uni will get accreditation from MDC..so i guess u no need to worry so much bout this..
seats for dentistry usually won't exceed tiill 100 ..hmmm.
ya..segi damamsara main campus and for mahsa it's at damamsara too..
u sud visit the campus at damansara..not JUC..since dentistry course is conducted at damamsara campus..not JUC campus..hmmm
i visited the damamsara campus n i found out the environment there is very terrible..hmmm
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bcz the 2,000++ include deposit,application fee,annuity fee,insurans,library and exam fee(920per year)
tat time i go there register pharm course just to reserve a seat but suddenly i change to dentistry bcz less ppl taking this course...
mahsa damansara campus very terrible?how terrible is it?mind to list out some reason?=)
btw where u study a level before?


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err...although my science subject in a level just reach the min requirement,i had decided to study dentistry bcoz many ppl study pharmacy nowadays...i just worry abt whether i can cope with the study in degree since some says if cnt get better result in a level that means u difficult to cope with this course...

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News from the star.

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Shorter service, overcrowding of dentists coming soon.

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News from the star.

The Star
Shorter service, overcrowding of dentists coming soon.

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compulsory will be abolished eventually, as will be for doctors....
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compulsory will be abolished eventually, as will be for doctors....
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I was just told a few days ago that a couple of pharmacy graduates who graduated last year, are still waiting to serve the government, ie, currently jobless.
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Survival of the fittest! If the gomen does not provide employment opportunities to the dubious and poorly trained, surely they can't survive as practitioners. We may have Dr. as taxi drivers. I wonder what happened to the 200+ Ukraine graduates that the gomen refused to recognize.
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I was just told a few days ago that a couple of pharmacy graduates who graduated last year, are still waiting to serve the government, ie, currently jobless.
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The pro-chancellor of PIDC had just made a claim that our country demands for more dentists, just a few days ago.

If producing 415 graduates a year is considered excess, lets just see in 5 years time. And yet some of the students are cheering over the lesser years need to serve the gov.
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The pro-chancellor of PIDC had just made a claim that our country demands for more dentists, just a few days ago.
what do you expect him to say?.....surplus coming, don't come and do dentistry?....

he is a businessman first and foremost, with something to sell...you know the sayings about used car dealers and insurance agents..... biggrin.gif
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I hope that won't happen anytime soon... my state (Sabah) is still lacking of doctors... eg: my district's hospital has only 6 medical officers (last time I checked - april 2011) running the hospital including the hospital director...
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I hope that won't happen anytime soon... my state (Sabah) is still lacking of doctors... eg: my district's hospital has only 6 medical officers (last time I checked - april 2011) running the hospital including the hospital director...
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this problem will be easily solved within 2 years, when the expected 7000 doctors starting housemanship this year finish, and need jobs.....
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Will the 1 Care Health Plan gives every medical practitioner a bite of the cherry?

At least, the dumps can still get some crumps!
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Wow 5 years ago, only 3 universities offering dentistry. Today, countless! All private schools set up by Government Corrupted Cronies just for the sake of profit without adequate standard, and there's no controlled and planned production of graduates. Very soon will be overflowed in excess..
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Wow 5 years ago, only 3 universities offering dentistry. Today, countless! All private schools set up by Government Corrupted Cronies just for the sake of profit without adequate standard, and there's no controlled and planned production of graduates. Very soon will be overflowed in excess..
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although there are many upstarts but it's still not to the extent of 'countless'. just saying.
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the dentist to population ratio is still not sufficient , they decrease the compulsory service is bcoz the specialist available in government clinics are not sufficient to guide so many fresh grad dentist
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Hi there, I'm about to start my second year of BDS in MMMC, if you are a student-to-be and need help or have any enquiries, feel free to contact me.

Do have a look at my senior's blog too. She's from Batch 2 smile.gif It's very informative for newcomers. Look out for her posts tagged MMMC and Must read for newcomers. smile.gif
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hey guys, I wanna ask if (lets say our results is superb), can we straight apply masters in UK, Aussie (or any other country) or we still need to do the gov service first? I know local uni compulsory need gov service. is it the same for uni abroad?
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hey guys, I wanna ask if (lets say our results is superb), can we straight apply masters in UK, Aussie (or any other country) or we still need to do the gov service first? I know local uni compulsory need gov service. is it the same for uni abroad?
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like... orthodontics or etc?
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Guys, I'm wondering, after reading the list of universities recognised from MDC's site, I'm assuming Russian dental degrees are not recognised at all in Malaysia?
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Guys, I'm wondering, after reading the list of universities recognised from MDC's site, I'm assuming Russian dental degrees are not recognised at all in Malaysia?
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Yeap. So far, none of the Russian universities are recognised. If I'm right, you're taking A-levels as your pre-u education so do try applying for USM dentistry if you intend to study locally.
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QUOTE(doomdrakyr @ Aug 21 2012, 09:32 PM)
Yeap. So far, none of the Russian universities are recognised. If I'm right, you're taking A-levels as your pre-u education so do try applying for USM dentistry if you intend to study locally.
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I've been wondering, I know that USM accept A-level students, but what are their criterias? Do they not get most of their applicants from Form 6?
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I've been wondering, I know that USM accept A-level students, but what are their criterias? Do they not get most of their applicants from Form 6?
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Most of their successful applicants are from matriculation if not mistaken. I happen to be one of the lucky ones that got it with Cambridge A-levels hence leaving for Kelantan soon. Just give it a shot and who knows, you might just be lucky enough wink.gif Do involve yourself in co-curricular activities and volunteer work. If you're selected for the interview, prepare yourself with info on dentistry and USM.
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QUOTE(doomdrakyr @ Aug 22 2012, 12:54 AM)
Most of their successful applicants are from matriculation if not mistaken. I happen to be one of the lucky ones that got it with Cambridge A-levels hence leaving for Kelantan soon. Just give it a shot and who knows, you might just be lucky enough wink.gif Do involve yourself in co-curricular activities and volunteer work. If you're selected for the interview, prepare yourself with info on dentistry and USM.
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Alright, thanks! laugh.gif btw, which institution were you from previously?
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Alright, thanks!  laugh.gif  btw, which institution were you from previously?
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Guys, I'm wondering, after reading the list of universities recognised from MDC's site, I'm assuming Russian dental degrees are not recognised at all in Malaysia?
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i know of one russian dental grad practicing in kedah.

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SEGi University College student here... whistling.gif

tuition fee : 306k
intake date : 10/9/12

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SEGi University College student here...  whistling.gif 

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quite pricey for such a newly introduced course.. hows study life there? good facilities?
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quite pricey for such a newly introduced course.. hows study life there? good facilities?
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The dentistry course is starting in 2 weeks time. So, I haven't got a clue about the study life there yet.. cool2.gif but the Dental Facilities and Equipments i saw on the day of interview is 'quite ok la', at least they got dental simulation lab and molding lab..

Environment-wise, 1 thing I can say is the whole campus is filled with people, very crowded. U can see groups of ppls gather around the hallway and chit-chat for almost all the time! But diff story when u are inside the dental faculty... hmm.gif

Well that's all I know abt my Uni for now! hahaha

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306k can get u master in engineering course liao...

btw roughly how much can a dentist earn per month? i dont think so malaysia can earn that much compare to oversea, such as Australia and Singapore..
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306k? wat the ..... I prefer u go for quality 1 like MMMC juz 260k, 2 yrs local 3 yrs oversea. SeGi newly launched this programme, it is not master yet.
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306k? wat the ..... I prefer u go for quality 1 like MMMC juz 260k, 2 yrs local 3 yrs oversea. SeGi newly launched this programme, it is not master yet.
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but i prefer to finish the course in Malaysia than overseas.. Another factor is my result which is not that good, ABB only sad.gif Therefore, it is very hard for me to get the NOC letter which is a must for overseas studies.

All dental courses offered in Malaysia is not master what, just Bachelor Degree?

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QUOTE(dentistry1 @ Aug 29 2012, 09:18 AM)
The dentistry course is starting in 2 weeks time. So, I haven't got a clue about the study life there yet.. cool2.gif  but the Dental Facilities and Equipments i saw on the day of interview is 'quite ok la', at least they got  dental simulation lab and molding lab..


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as a fresh student who hasn't even started, how do you determine that?....

and btw, the quality of a dental school is not judged by their hardware.....

QUOTE(dentistry1 @ Aug 29 2012, 08:48 PM)
but i prefer to finish the course in Malaysia than overseas.. Another factor is my result which is not that good, ABBC+ only sad.gif Therefore, it is very hard for me to get the NOC letter which is a must for overseas studies.

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you do NOT need the noc if you enroll in a quality dental school overseas....it applies only to some countries known to take in mediocre students with money....

nobody without aaa (atar>95, cgpa matrik 4.00) at least should be doing medicine/dentistry.....they fact that they take in abb, is already indication of the potential quality of segi......

in that aspect, none of msia's ipts med schools are of any quality, as they all take in people with <aaa/atar95.....with the possible exception of the imu-pms programme, with a minimum requirement of atar95/aaa......

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QUOTE(dentistry1 @ Aug 29 2012, 09:18 AM)
The dentistry course is starting in 2 weeks time. So, I haven't got a clue about the study life there yet.. cool2.gif  but the Dental Facilities and Equipments i saw on the day of interview is 'quite ok la', at least they got  dental simulation lab and molding lab..


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if there is any dental school that does not have those, they need not bother calling themselves a dental school.
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QUOTE(dentistry1 @ Aug 29 2012, 08:48 PM)
but i prefer to finish the course in Malaysia than overseas.. Another factor is my result which is not that good, ABBC+ only sad.gif Therefore, it is very hard for me to get the NOC letter which is a must for overseas studies.

All dental courses offered in Malaysia is not master what, just Bachelor Degree?
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if your result so lousy, you still want to be a doctor? serious ar?
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QUOTE(limeuu @ Aug 29 2012, 10:10 PM)
as a fresh student who hasn't even started, how do you determine that?....

and btw, the quality of a dental school is not judged by their hardware.....
you do NOT need the noc if you enroll in a quality dental school overseas....it applies only to some countries known to take in mediocre students with money....


nobody without aaa (atar>95, cgpa matrik 4.00) at least should be doing medicine/dentistry.....they fact that they take in abb, is already indication of the potential quality of segi......

in that aspect, none of msia's ipts med schools are of any quality, as they all take in people with <aaa/atar95.....with the possible exception of the imu-pms programme, with a minimum requirement of atar95/aaa......
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I'm not judging the quality of a dental school by their hardware.. just replying someone's question about the facilities in SEGi dental faculty. Yes as a fresh student who hasn't even started indeed i don't know much abt it, but i went to AIMST (which is famous for its dentistry course) and see their faculty before. So, by comparing AIMST and SEGi, i see no different in term of their facilities just that AIMST has more seats than SEGi.

Seems like the only Uni with quality is IMU, but then for Malaysian students who don't have at least HALF-A-MILLION in their pocket, how is it possible for them to pursue their dental dream?


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if your result so lousy, you still want to be a doctor? serious ar?
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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. smile.gif

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I said that "Master" not talking about Master degree, is meant Segi juz newly launched this programme to students, even they do have advanced equipment, but the syllabus and lecturer are all new in teaching dental in Segi, they do not have much experience on dental education industry yet. So if compare with others college / university / institution, Segi is not recommended.

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QUOTE(alex890628 @ Aug 30 2012, 11:59 AM)
I said that "Master" not talking about Master degree, is meant Segi juz newly launched this programme to students, even they do have advanced equipment, but the syllabus and lecturer are all new in teaching dental in Segi, they do have much experience on dental education industry yet. So if compare with others college / university / institution, Segi is not recommended.
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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. smile.gif
well, then i think you have to think again. I know too many lousy graduates from lousy universities who take in lousy students.

and thank God you'll only have one patient (if you ever graduate). Good luck.
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i'm a SPM student and now looking for college to further my study...im interested in dentistry..i know that i need to study in foundation,bt i cant make my mind coz it totally link with the college after my foundation...

is it better to study in surya college for FIS and go to india for study? or go to MMMC ?

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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. smile.gif
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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
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To represent students both within the institution and externally, including at local and international level

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MDSA serves as a platform for malaysian students to unite under one official body.
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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.

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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. smile.gif
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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
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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!

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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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QUOTE(MayFlower29 @ Apr 29 2013, 04:02 AM)
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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QUOTE(MayFlower29 @ Apr 29 2013, 04:02 AM)
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.

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

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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? biggrin.gif

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

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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.

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To represent students both within the institution and externally, including at local and international level

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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. 

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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.

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

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

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

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Apply to PIDC , should i find an agent ??

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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??

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QUOTE(dywx07045 @ May 20 2013, 05:04 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? biggrin.gif

Btw, just wanna ask, foundation graduates will have a higher chance to get into the course, am i right?  hmm.gif
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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 smile.gif
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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!
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Anyone can tell me how many dental chair in Mahsa and PIDC . Where they do practical in PIDC ?
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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?
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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...
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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...
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Never heard of it. Therefore it cannot be the best dental course in Malaysia.
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Hi, just would like to ask whether there is any dental instrument or tools that are required to buy for a dental student?
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Hi, just would like to ask whether there is any dental instrument or tools that are required to buy for a dental student?
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Depends on which dental school you go to. Some private uni insist you purchase some dental instruments.

You should worry about getting into a dental course first. Buying simple instruments are irrelevant problems.
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QUOTE(faberkiat @ Jan 23 2014, 12:25 PM)
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which uni u are in?
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Good read for future dentists

The Star
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QUOTE(Zorz @ Feb 4 2014, 10:05 PM)
Good read for future dentists

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"there are 10 dentists but only four dental chairs and hundreds of patients waiting."

let's assume there are 100 patients,10 patients per dentists per day,which is really more than enough.
Gov should allocate more fund to buy dental chairs,the demand from the public is great and not many can afford dental treatment because they are really very expensive
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let's assume there are 100 patients,10 patients per dentists per day,which is really more than enough.

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10 patients per day would still make it the highest paying job for the least amount of work done in a day.
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10 patients per day would still make it the highest paying job for the least amount of work done in a day.
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because it is all about your hands on skills
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Hi, I applied for the March intake 2014, still waiting for my offer letter. What are my chances of getting into pidc? Btw, am a A-level graduate.
Is there any seniors who can help?
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Anyone can tell me how many dental chair in Mahsa and PIDC . Where they do practical in PIDC ?
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So are you goin mahsa?
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Hi, I applied for the March intake 2014, still waiting for my offer letter. What are my chances of getting into pidc? Btw, am a A-level graduate.
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Hi, are you studying in PIDC now? smile.gif
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Anyone applied for mahsa?
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QUOTE(faberkiat @ Jan 23 2014, 12:25 PM)
Hi, just would like to ask whether there is any dental instrument or tools that are required to buy for a dental student?
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Well in my uni basically our simulation lab will provide the necessary dental instruments for your learning and maybe you will need to buy a set of instruments such as Wax knife, Le Cron carver and wax carver for the dental technology lab work. As for the clinics I guess it's all nicely equipped so as long as you are paying your fees and the uni is doing great there won't be any problem regarding the instruments stuffs. Worry about the patient and case quota instead.

 

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