University of Malaya

The Faculty of Dentistry was established in 1971. This first local dental school undertook the role of training students in Dentistry and later in the various specialties, a function that was then fulfilled by overseas universities. Graduates of Faculty have become successful practitioners in the private sector or senior specialists and administrators/policy makers in the government services as well as respected academicians. Others are involved in the dental industry and have become successful entrepreneurs.

Three Master of Clinical Dentistry programmes (Periodontology, Restorative Dentistry in Conservative Dentistry and Restorative Dentistry in Prosthetic Dentistry) offered by The Faculty have been accepted as a ‘training’ sufficient for the Membership of Restorative Dentistry RCS (UK) examination.Accreditation of Laboratory for Pathology training in the discipline of Oral Pathology was conferred by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in August 2011.. The Master of Orthodontics is recognized by the Hospital Recognition Committee The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow as a Traning Centre in Orthodontics since 2001.

The postgraduate courses conducted by The Faculty are getting more demand from both local and international students. International students come from many parts of the world like India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand, Libya, Iraq, Iran Brunei, Palestin, Kenya, England, Africa, Yemen, Oman, Bangladesh and also Brazil. Research is an integral part of postgraduate course and there are currently 7 major research groups, all of whom are headed by experienced research leaders. Programme include:

• Undergraduate
• Postgeaduate
• Research