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post Apr 16 2009, 10:44 PM

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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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post Oct 3 2010, 05:31 PM

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Placements for Dentistry in IMU are much less than for Medicine right?
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post Oct 3 2010, 06:25 PM

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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


Added on October 3, 2010, 5:39 pm
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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post Oct 3 2010, 08:43 PM

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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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QUOTE(junyong5155 @ Oct 3 2010, 07:32 PM)
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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post Mar 31 2011, 11:56 PM

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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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post Apr 1 2011, 12:33 AM

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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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post Apr 2 2011, 05:42 PM

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QUOTE(Hikari0307 @ Apr 1 2011, 12:53 AM)
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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post Apr 2 2011, 08:37 PM

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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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post Apr 3 2011, 09:31 PM

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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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post Dec 4 2011, 11:01 PM

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Isnt there a surplus in every field of professionals..?
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post Dec 7 2011, 01:44 AM

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QUOTE(edge85 @ Dec 6 2011, 10:47 PM)
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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post Dec 28 2011, 06:13 PM

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Doesn't really matter where you graduate from..the 3 years of torturous grinding is what develops a lifelong set of experience and skills needed to handle all types of future patients
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post Jan 10 2012, 03:18 PM

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imu dental course ain't recognised yet either...not until the 1st batch graduates

 

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