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MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE (MAOSc)

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MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE (MAOSc) 2026-01-12T13:04:23+00:00

Master of Applied Science (MAoSC)

Program Description

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Programme Code: D301
Medium of instructions: English
Credit hours: 45
Duration of Studies:
– Full Time: 1 years (2 semesters)
Programme Option: By Coursework

The Master of Applied Oral Sciences (MAOSc) programme will produce graduate who are:

  • Knowledgeable to manage oral health problems by integrating the acquired and revealed knowledge.
  • Capable to think critically and solve dental problems effectively.
  • Competent to perform procedures with good communication, leadership and teamwork skills in improving oral health of patients and community through the use of digital technologies and numeracy skills.
  • Proficient to improve personal and entrepreneurial skills for continuous self-development.
  • Professionally and ethically responsible in provision of dental treatment in-line with syariah and Islamic conduct.

CAREER PROSPECTS

A 1-year pre-requisite for a 3-year (1 + 3 year) specialist programme

  • Academician and clinician in government and private universities.
  • Clinical specialists (Orthodontist and Restorative Dentistry Specialist) in Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defense.
  • Clinical Specialists (Orthodontist and Restorative Dentistry Specialist) in private sector.

Any enquiries, kindly contact: 03-42892514

DR. NORZALINA BINTI GHAZALI
DR. NORZALINA BINTI GHAZALIProgramme Director
BDENTSc, BA (Ireland) MClinDent (Child Dental Health) (UM)
Area of Expertise : Education, Preventive in Paediatric Patients & Behaviour Management
Email : zalina@usim.edu.my

General Entry Requirements:

  1. Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS); or Doctor of Dental Surgery; or other dentistry equivalent qualifications recognized by the Malaysian Dental Council (MDC).
  2. Master of Applied Oral Science (MAOSc) with elective integrated restorative module or equivalent coursework master’s degree in dental science qualification as required by HEP. This degree must have a total Student Learning Time (SLT) ranging from 1600 – 2000 hours. A minimum of 800 – 1000 hours of this degree must include among others a preclinical restorative training component which contribute towards the specialty training.
  3. Registered with the MDC and holds current Annual Practising Certificate (APC) or registered with the dental regulatory body in another country and eligible to be granted a Temporary Practicing Certificate (TPC) by MDC.

 

Special Entry Requirements:

This requirement is the required criteria stated in the Pusat Pengajian Siswazah (PPS) endorsed by University Senate Meeting (Edition-66 No. 6/2011):

  1. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum level of band 4 in Malaysian University English Test (MUET); OR
  2. Minimum score of 213 in computer-based test (CBT), or 80 in internet-based test for ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language’ (TOEFL); OR
  3. Minimum overall score of band 6.0 for ‘International English Language Testing System’ (IELTS).

Applicant who does not fulfil any of these criteria shall be required to take and pass the University English Proficiency Test (UEPT) conducted by the University with minimum result of band 3.

Other Entry Requirements:

  1. A minimum of two (2) years clinical practice after basic degree excluding the Master training.
  2. Health and other requirements as required by HEP. Students must be tested negative from any blood-borne viruses and HIV during screening and must adhere to guidelines stated by professional authority.
  3. Satisfactory performance in an interview and test (if required) that are conducted by the Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Calon Siswazah Peringkat Sarjana dan Doktor Falsafah, Faculty of Dentistry, USIM

USIM POSTGRADUATE MASTER BY COURSEWORK FEES STRUCTURE: LOCAL STUDENTS – FULL TIME

PROGRAMME 1st SEMESTER
(MYR)		 2nd SEMESTER
(MYR)		 TOTAL CREDIT AND FEE STUDY COST FOR 1 YEAR
(MYR)
NO. OF CREDIT FEE PER CREDIT
(MYR)
MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE 33,627.00 11,687.00 45 475.00 45,314.00

USIM POSTGRADUATE MASTER BY COURSEWORK FEES STRUCTURE: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

PROGRAMME 1st SEMESTER
(MYR)		 2nd SEMESTER
(MYR)		 TOTAL CREDIT AND FEE STUDY COST FOR 1 YEAR
(MYR)
NO. OF CREDIT FEE PER CREDIT
(MYR)
MASTER OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE 41,227.00 23,087.00 45 950.00 64,314.00

Master of Applied Oral Science (MAOSc) consists of:

Year/Sem Course Name Course Companent
Year 1/Sem 1
  • Applied Basic Science
  • Intregrated  Dentistry
  • Research Biostatistic
  • Philosphy of Islamic Science
  • Arab Language
  • Core
  • Core
  • Core
  • Compulsary
  • Compulsary
Year 2/Sem 2
  • Research Methodology
  • Orthodontics
  • Core
  • Elective

Applied Basic Science

  1. Dr Siti Aisyah Abd Ghafar (Course coordinator)

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UPM), PhD (Medical Biotechnology) (UPM)

aisyahghafar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nadia Halib

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UKM), PhD (Pharmacy) (UKM)

nadia.halib@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Rohazila Mohamad Hanafiah

BSc (UKM), MSc (UKM), PhD (Microbiology) (UKM)

rohazila@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Azura Ahmad Tarmidzi

DDS (USM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Mal)

norazura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Asfizahrasby M. Rasoul

DDS (UKM), DClinDent in Oral Pathology (Adelaide)

asfizahmr@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Faezah Rokhani

DDS(USM), DClinDent in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (UWA, Aus)

drfaezah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norazlina Mohammad

BDS (UKM), MClinDent (Conservative in Restorative Dentistry) (Mal)

norazlina79@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Safar Sumit Bunyarit

BDS (Sind), MDSc (Malaya), FRACDS (Australia), PhD (Malaya)

safar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Zaihana Abdul Rahman

BSc Biotechnology (UPM), MSc Pharmacy (UiTM), PhD Neuroscience (Strathclyde)

zaihana@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Aspalilah Alias

DDS (USM), MMedSc (UKM), PhD (UKM)

draspa76@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Nor Adnalizawati Adnan

BSc (Hons) Biomedic (UKM), PhD (UKM)

adnaliza@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Noor Akmar Nam

BBioMedSc (Hons) (UM), MSc Molecular and Genetic Medicine (Sheffield), PhD Cancer Biology (Glasgow)

noorakmar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syatirah Najmi Abdullah

Bsc Hons (Biomedical Science) (UPM), MscDent. (Oral Biology) (Adelaide), PhD (Newcastle)

najmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Zulaiha A Rahman

BSc (Forensic Sc) (USM), MMedSc (Physiology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry Sc.) (Sheffield)

zulaiha@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Zulfahmi Said

BSc (Biomedical Science) (UPM), MSc (Pharmacology) (UPM), PhD (Dentistry Sc.) (Sheffield)

zulfahmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nurul Iman Badlishah Sham

BSc (Biomed) (MSU), MMedSc (Pharmacology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Birmingham)

nuruliman@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Rina Haryani Osman Basah

BSc (Forensic Sc) (USM), MMedSc (Anatomi) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Leeds)

rinaharyani@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norashikin Amran

Bachelor of Medicine (University of Southampton), MRCP (UK)

shikinamran@usim.edu.my

Integrated Dentistry

  1. Dr Nalisha Mohamed Ramli (Course coordinator)

DDS (UKM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Malaya)

nalisha@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Azura Ahmad Tarmidzi

DDS (USM), MClinDent (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)  (Malaya)

norazura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norashikin Amran

Bachelor of Medicine (University of Southampton), MRCP (UK)

shikinamran@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Ahmad Dzulfikar Samsudin

DDS (USM), MClinDent Oral Surgery (Advanced Training) (London), MFDSRCS (Edinburgh)

drads0521@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Azlan Jaafar

BDS (Malaya),MDPH (USM), DrDPH (USM)

drazlan_jaafar@usim.edu.my

Research Biostatistics

  1. Dr Azlan Jaafar (Course coordinator)

BDS (Malaya),MDPH (USM), DrDPH (USM)

drazlan_jaafar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Nazirah Ab Mumin

DDS(UKM), MSc(DPH)(London)

drnazirah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syathirah Hanim Azhar Hilmy (Study leave)

DDS (USU), MDPH (USM)

syathirahhanim@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Nur Farhanah binti Mohd Desa (Study leave)

BDS (USIM), MCOH (Malaya)

farhanahdesa@usim.edu.my

Research Methodology

  1. Dr. Noor Akmar Nam (Course coordinator)

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UM), MSc Molecular and Genetic Medicine (Sheffield), PhD Cancer Biology (Glasgow)

noorakmar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Noor Adnalizawati Adnan

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UKM), MSc (USM), PhD (Microbiology) (UKM)

adnaliza@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Emeritus Dato’ Dr Wan Mohamad Nasir Wan Othman

DDS (USU), MHPEd (NSW), DPH (Dent)(Syd), Dip DH (Dublin),Cert HR (Manchester), FICD, FICCDE

ddwan818@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Azrul Hafiz b Abdul Aziz

DDS(UKM), MSc Orthodontic (Ncl), MORTH (RCSEdin)

afizz80@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Normaliza Ab Malik

BDS(Adelaide), MClinDent(Malaya), PhD (oral/stroke rehabilitation-Hong Kong)

liza_amalik@usim.edu.my

  1. Prof Madya Dr Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah

BDS (UM), MOrth (UKM)

asmaabdullah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nazirah Ab Mumin

DDS (UKM), MScDPH (LONDON)

drnazirah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Syatirah Najmi Abdullah

BSc (Biomedical Science) (Hons) (UPM), MscDent. (Oral Biology) (Adelaide), PhD (Newcastle)

najmi@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nurul Iman Badlishah Sham

BSc (Biomedical Science) (MSU), MMedSc (Pharmacology) (UKM), PhD (Dentistry) (Birmingham)

nuruliman@usim.edu.my

Orthodontics

  1. Dr. Diana Md Zahid (Course coordinator)

BDS(Mal), MOrth (Mal)

dr.diana@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Zurairah Ibrahim

DDS (UKM), MClinDent Orthodontics (UCL), MOrth RCS (Eng)

izurairah@usim.edu.my

  1. AP Dr. Azrul Hafiz Abdul Aziz

DDS(UKM), MSc Orthodontics (Newcastle), MOrth RCS (Ed)

afizz80@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Syiral Mastura Abdullah

BDS (Ireland), MOrth(UKM)

drsyiralmastura@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Ainuddin Yushar Yusof

DDS (UKM), MOrth(UKM)

drainuddin@usim.edu.my

  1. PM Dr Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah

BDS(Mal), MOrth (UKM)

asmaabdullah@usim.edu.my

Restorative Dentistry

  1. Dr Nusima Mohamed (Course coordinator)

DDS (UKM), MSc in Clinical Prosthodontics (Manchester)

nusima@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Wan Nor Syariza Wan Ali

DDS (UKM), MClinDent Prosthodontics (London), MPros RCS (Edinburgh)

wan_syariza@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Norazlina Mohamad

DDS(UKM), MClinDent(Malaya)

norazlina79@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nor Haliza Mat Baharin

DDS (USM), DClinDent (UKM)

halytzar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Faizah Abdul Fatah

DDS(UKM), MScRestDent(Newcastle)

drfaizah@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Hazira Md Yusof

BDS (Mal), MSc in Clinical Prosthodontics (Manchester)

hazirayusof@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Wan Nor Alwani Wan Abdul Aziz

BDS (Malaya), MClinDent (Malaya)

dr.alwani@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Muhammad Syafiq Alauddin

BDS (Malaya), DClinDent (Sheffield), MPros RCS (Edinburgh)

syafiq.alauddin@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Siti Hajar Omar

DDS (USM), DClinDent Endodontology (UKM)

hajaromar@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr Nur Ayman Abdul Hayei

BDS (Jordan UST), MClinDent (Periodontology) (Malaya)

nurayman@usim.edu.my

  1. Dr. Muhammad Annurdin bin Sabarudin

BDS (USIM), DClinDent (Periodontology) (USM), FRACDS (Australia)

annurdin@usim.edu.my

The university has the right to withdraw this offer or to terminate you from your study if you are found to suffer from or to be a carrier of contagious/infectious diseases, or to suffer from a medical condition requiring continuous medical care that will adversely affect your study at USIM.

(1) Communicable Disease

Type of Disease / Problem Example Example
1
  • Contagious
  • Difficult and require prolonged treatment
  • Expensive treatment
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
2
  • Infectious
  • Treatable within certain period of time.
  • Tuberculosis
3
  • Infectious
  • Treatable within short period of time.
  • Malaria
  • Typhoid
  • Syphilis (VDRL)
4
  • Communicable Disease defined as epidemic by MOH
  • Japanese encephalitis,
  • SARS
  • Avian flu

(2)   Chronic Non-communicable Disease

Type of Disease / Problem Example Example
1
  • Condition that can endanger to himself or others.
  • Recurring repeatedly and affecting his study
  • Epilepsy
  • Schizophrenia
2
  • Expected to be prolonged.
  • Obvious and serious symptoms.
  • Prolong treatment schedule.
  • Dialysis
  • Cancer
3
  • Addiction or drug abuse as stated in AUKU or Malaysian Law.
  • Drugs.
  • Drugs
4
  • Continuous medication.
  • No serious symptoms.
  • Treatment does not affect study
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes Melitus

Applicants can apply via email at temudugafpg@usim.edu.my. Supporting authenticated documents must then be submitted through email.

For information related to visa and student pass, please refer to http://alamiyyah.usim.edu.my