Supervising and mentoring

As a new lecturer and surgeon under gazettement, I don't have specific undergraduate students to supervise but I am involved in their clinic supervision such as exodontia clinic,teaching during ward round and at operation theater. I am involved in the supervision of Master of Oral& Maxillofacial Surgery(MOMFS) programme directly via supervising  and teaching them in ward rounds, clinic and operation theater. I am a co-supervisor for one of MOMFS postgraduate student,  Dr Mohd Syakir Zahari In his research"Patient satisfaction towards surgical scar of post operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Survey". I will meet my students to brief what was my expectation and I expect full participation in clinical and research discussion.

Assessment of clinical knowledge will be done during supervision and assessment of their understanding regarding certain topic will be done at the end of rotation or end of clinical/ward round session.

1. INTRODUCTION

The Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a surgical specialty program, which will be offered by the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The program is a continuous 48-month course duration that prepares the graduate for the practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery covers that part of the surgery that deals with the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the human jaws and associated maxillofacial structures. The four-year program is designed to prepare residents for a career in education, research, or clinical practice in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Clinical training is aimed at providing the resident with the broadest possible exposure to oral and maxillofacial surgery including dentoalveolar surgery, trauma, orthognathic, craniofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, pre-prosthetic, reconstructive, head and neck oncology surgery, implant surgery, treatment of pathology and cosmetic surgery. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia will be conducting this program. This program will prepare the candidate for holistic management of patients in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery specialty. The scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and length of training fulfills the guidelines of training defined by the Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2005).

2. GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery degree is designed to provide candidates with the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The program is designed to facilitate the advanced development of clinical, academic, and research skills necessary for them to further their career in academia, research, or specialty practice. This course provides the educational component required for specialist training.

3. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

On completion of the Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery course, the candidates should be able to:

1) Be exposed to the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

2) Provide the candidates with knowledge in medical and surgery relevant to oral and maxillofacial surgery. 3) Provide the candidates with knowledge of basic sciences relevant to clinical applications and research.

4) Provide the candidates with clinical skills training in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

5) Provide the candidates with good problem-solving ability in the management of oral and maxillofacial diseases.

6) Expose the candidates to a multidisciplinary approach in the management of oral and maxillofacial problems.

7) Maintain self-development by continuing education and knowledge updating. 8) Prepare individuals for a career in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Malaysia and to be a leader in a multi-disciplinary team.

The Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program is a coursework program. This program consists of three phases: Phase I, II, and III.

A)Phase1 is the first year of the Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program. It comprises instructions in Basic Medical and Dental Science subjects such as Pathology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomy, and Histology over a period of six (6) months. The candidates have to sit for their Basic Medical Sciences examination at the end of the semester I Year 1. The final six (6) months of Year 1 comprises of General Dentistry lectures, attachment in the oral maxillofacial unit as well as introducing the students to research methodology and biostatistics.

B) Phase II is the second year of the program. It comprises a research component and clinical attachment over a period of 12 months including training in Oral and Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Surgery in USM.

C) Phase III is the third and fourth years of the program. Year three consists of course work such as lectures, seminars and review of past year questions as a preparation for the students to sit for their Third Year examination. There will be a hospital residency training program at the selected departments in HUSM (12 months). The hospital residency training program includes rotations in Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, ORL, and Accident & Emergency Unit.

D) The Year Four program comprises of a three (10) month clinical attachment in the specialty, either in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, or other clinical training centers recognized by the University. It also includes a research component leading to the submission of dissertation followed by a defense viva

In general, approximately 50% of the time in the program is committed to clinical training and experience. The remainder of the time is committed to coursework (20%) and research (30%). This distribution is in accordance with the international best practice for clinical specialization in dentistry. The clinical training and exposure are in the disciplines of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology, Accident & Emergency Unit. The candidates will also be required to participate in the undergraduate teaching programs of the School at an appropriate level, as part of their training. This will normally consist of preclinical and clinical supervision of undergraduate students, for at least one session per week throughout the Master of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program.

YEAR 1

The candidates will study Basic Medical and Dental Sciences subjects for 6 months and sit for Basic Medical Sciences Examination in February. The candidates will also need to undertake clinical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and lectures in general dentistry for the final six months. They will also attend Research Methodology and Basic Statistics classes to introduce them to critical analysis of literature, planning a research design and protocol, and writing a dissertation. This is intended to assist them to develop the necessary analytical and writing skills that are needed for dissertation preparation and publication. Identification of suitable study areas and discussions regarding research projects with respective supervisors will be carried out during the final six months of Year 1.

Assessments: Basic Medical Sciences Examination - Must pass** to be promoted to Year 2 Continuous Assessment ** i. Students must pass at least 4 out of 6 subjects. ii. Failed 1-2 subjects, only re-sit for failed subjects. iii.Failed 3-6 subjects must re-sit for all subjects (repeat Year 1)

YEAR 2

Embarkation of research projects shall start early, as soon as the proposal has been approved. The students continue their research project and data collection and analyses during Years 2 & 3. Clinical exposure over a period of 12 months involves training in the Oral and Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Surgery specialty in HUSM. The candidates will observe and manage cases that are of increasing complexity. They will also need to present some seminars on more advanced topics at regular intervals. Some multidisciplinary seminars involving other disciplines, such as Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, and others will be carried out to render the candidates with the multidisciplinary approach of managing Oral Maxillofacial cases. Assessment includes a continuous assessment based on the clinical logbook. The students will need to present some seminars regarding certain topics. Assessment: Continuous Assessment – Must be satisfactory to be promoted to Year 3.

YEAR 3

The hospital residency training program at selected departments in HUSM (12 months) includes rotations in ORL, Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine, General Surgery and Accident & Emergency unit. Continuous assessment will be based on overall clinical performance including patient management throughout the period. Patient cases are folioed and will be presented at regular intervals throughout the program. The candidate will also need to present some seminars on selected topics on regular basis and review some past year questions as a preparation for the candidates to sit for their FRACDS Final Examination and satisfactory research progress. Assessment includes end of Year written and clinical examination (Third Year Examination) Assessment: Third Year Examination – Must pass ** to be promoted to Year 4.

Continuous Assessments **i. Must pass one out of two components to enter Year 4, but cannot sit Final Year 4 examination. ii. Must pass both components to sit Final Year 4 examination.

YEAR 4

The candidates will undertake their clinical attachment in the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery unit at selected centers recognized by the university over a period of ten (10) months in Year 4. A local supervisor will be selected to assist and monitor the candidate’s progress throughout the period. The candidates will see and manage cases that are more complicated in their final year of 8 clinical practices. They will also need to present some seminars on more advanced topics at regular intervals. Some multidisciplinary seminars involving other disciplines such as Restorative and Orthodontics may be carried out to render the candidates with a multidisciplinary approach in managing certain dental cases. Continuous assessment is based on clinical logbook Submissions of the dissertation shall be done three months before the end of year 4, followed by a defense viva. The candidates are also encouraged to publish their work and present at the national and/or international dental research conferences. As part of their examination, the candidates will present their case reports based on cases that they had encountered and managed.

Assessment: Continuous Assessments Final Case Presentation Must pass to graduate. Submission and Defense of Dissertation.