Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition No. 10, 2015

Dental TribuneAsia Pacific Edition | 10/2015 ASIA NEWS 03 By DTI KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: With the completion of the new dental faculty building on Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is nowoperatingthelargestdentalcen- treinthecountry.TheRM73.8million (US$17.1 million) project, which was launched seven years ago, houses Malaysia’s first sterilisation and den- tal supply centre and will allow treat- mentofupto500patientsperday. Thenewbuildingunitesacademic, clinical and administrative facilities forbothundergraduateandpostgrad- uate dentistry students. The faculty’s state-of-the-artfacilitiesareexpected todeliverhigh-qualityeducationand trainingforstaffandstudentsalike. As reported online by Astro Awani, the new building houses operating theatres, wards, a radiology unit, as well as the first sterilisation and den- tal supply centre in Malaysia. Of the 16 clinics included in the faculty, two specialise in treating persons with disabilities. During a press event held to cele- bratethecompletionofthenewfacili- ties on 1 September, UiTM Vice Chan- cellor Tan Sri Prof. Sahol Hamid Abu Bakarstressedthatthefaculty’sclinics willofferdentalcareservicestopeople fromallwalksoflife.“Whenfullyoper- ational,weestimatesome205patients can be treated at any one time, with 400to500patientsperday,”hesaid. Hefurtherexpressedhishopethat the new campus will produce more competent and professional den- tistry graduates to allow for the provision of the best services to the community. The UiTM’s Faculty of Dentistry was founded in 2006. Collectively, the university offers more than 300 academic programmes and has over 40,000studentsonitsmaincampus and80,000throughoutthecountry. English is the sole language of teaching. IPS e.max® PRESS MULTI THE WORLD’S FIRST POLYCHROMATIC PRESS INGOT • Monolithic LS2 restorations showing a lifelike shade progression • Exceptional combination of strength, esthetics and efﬁciency • For crowns, veneers and hybrid abutment crowns • Coordinated with high-precision Programat press furnaces • Maximum cost effectiveness in the press technique all ceramic all you need www.ivoclarvivadent.com Ivoclar Vivadent AG Bendererstr. 2 | 9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 235 35 35 | Fax: +423 235 33 60 LIFELIKE ESTHETICS – EFFICIENTLY PRESSED AD New dental school opens in Malaysia By DTI BANGKOK,Thailand:Since2013,World Oral Health Day (WOHD) has sought tospreadthekeymessageofgoodoral health being relevant to general health among the public worldwide. The new campaign, launched last month at the National Liaison Offi- cers’ Forum at the FDI Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) in Bangkok, willoffermoretoolsandapplications than ever to help dental associations aroundtheworldtopromotethisim- portantevent, FDI Executive Director EnzoBondionisaid. In addition to the customisable poster application first introduced in February, this year’s campaign will be supportedbyapromotionalvideofea- turingindividuallyrecordedmessages from dental professionals around the worldexplainingwhytheythinkgood oral health is important. For this, at- tendees of the AWDC in Bangkok were invitedtovisittheWOHDstandonthe second floor in the Bangkok Interna- tional Trade and Exhibition Centre to have their message recorded. Individ- ualmessagescanalsobesenttotheor- ganisationviae-mail.Thebestofthese willbeincludedinthefinalproduct. Furthermore, a smartphone game is in development that will be avail- able for iPhone and Android plat- formslaterthisyear,Bondionisaid. OriginallyheldinSeptember,WOHD is now celebrated on 20 March every year. In addition to public awareness campaignsandsponsoredoralhealth- related events, the FDI’s member na- tional dental associations, schools, companies and other groups world- wide celebrate the day with individu- allyorganisedeventstoinformpeople everywhere in the world about oral healthissuesandtheimportanceoforal hygiene. Last year saw over 100 coun- tries around the world participating in the effort. As a highlight, the cam- paign’s key message was broadcast to theworldviathegiantNASDAQscreen inTimesSquareinNewYorkintheUS. 2016 WOHD campaign launched DTAP1015_03_News 14.10.15 09:09 Seite 1 Bendererstr. 2 | 9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +4232353535 | Fax: +4232353360 DTAP1015_03_News 14.10.1509:09 Seite 1

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