Dear Students,

The 19th Dental Students' Scientific Conference will be held on the 8th of March 2018 at Balai
Ungku Aziz, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.
Selection of Mode of Presentation
Selection of the mode of presentation online does not confirm your choice. The Dental Students
Scientific Committee reserves the right to determine the mode of selection for each group.
However, your preferred mode of presentation will be taken into account during the decision
making process. The committee will announce the mode of presentation for each group by 19 th
February 2018.
Choose your preferred mode of presentation carefully. There are limited places for each mode of
presentation. Priority will be given on a first-come first-served basis.
Only ONE person per group is allowed to make the selection for their group. If more than one
person per group has made more than one selection, their choices will be defaulted and priority
will be given to the other group who was not able to make the selection.
Groups may choose either “Option 1 : Oral Presentation” or “Option 2 : Poster
Presentation”.
Students will be allowed to upload abstract and choose mode of presentation from 12 am on
the 8th February 2018 (Thursday) and 12 am on the 12th February 2018 (Monday).

Abstract Submission Guidelines
Students should submit an online copy of the abstract using Word document when choosing the
mode of presentation.
Please ensure that your supervisor has approved your abstract prior to submission. The
Committee will inform if you are required to amend the abstract and you MUST submit the
corrected version by the 16 February 2018.
 Format of abstract to be submitted (Example given below)
Use : Times New Roman font (size 12). Total word count should not exceed 250 words.
1.      Title of the project : Bold the title
2.      Authors : List each author’s name with surname followed by first and middle initials.
3.      Please include the affiliated department of the authors.

Content of the abstract
a.       Objectives : The content of abstract must contain a brief statement of the objectives of the
investigation.
b.      Methods: The content of the abstract must also contain a brief description of the
experimental methods used.
c.       Results : Essential results including data and, where appropriate, statistics should be clearly
stated in the abstract content.
d.      Conclusions : Should not be underlined.
e.       4-6 Keywords

Hosted by University of Malaya's Dental Science Research

9-11 MAC, 2018

VENUE: ISTANA HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR

This conference is the first of its kind in Malaysia, where several specialists societies have joint hands to conduct it.. These societies are: College of Dental Specialists (CODS), Academy of Medicine Malaysia; Malaysian Association of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery (MAOMS); Malaysian Association of Dental Public Health Specialists (MADPHS); Malaysian Association of Paediatric Dentistry (MAPD); Malaysian Association for Oro-Facial Diseases (MAOFD), Malaysian Society of Periodontology (MSP) and Malaysian Association of Prosthodontists (MAP).

THEME/TOPICS

The theme: “DENTAL SPECIALTIES: TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW”, is general enough to encompasses all specialties and how in many situations combine management can be beneficial to the patients. The organizer has assembled excellent speakers from all over the world to share their knowledge and experience. This conference will also be a good platform for the different specialties to present, share and discuss each aspect of the topics in focus.

The topics in focus of this conference are :

• PAIN
• HYPODONTIA
• DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH and RESEARCH
• etc.

So, why wait. Book your dates and come and join this awesome conference.