Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Master of Dental Surgery in Paediatric Dentistry - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Ahmad Faisal Bin Ismail (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF DENTISTRY
Other's position:
Deputy Dean, Kulliyyah of Dentistry
drfaisal@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Ahmad Faisal Ismail obtained his dental degree from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya in 2008 and had his postgraduate training in clinical paediatric dentistry at Queen Mary Hospital, Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay, Hong Kong and Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong from 2011 - 2014.
Apart from teaching paediatric dentistry to undergraduate, he is also a practicing paediatric dentist at IIUM Kuantan Campus. His clinical expertise includes surgical exposure of un-erupted tooth and surgical removal of supernumerary tooth. He is also actively involved in both national and international scientific conferences and he has been invited as a guest speaker by government agencies. His research interests include oral health of medically compromised children, MOPD Type II, supernumerary tooth and dental development in children. He recently published a systematic review on oral health of children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Dr. Faisal currently is a clinical lecturer at the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM Kuantan Campus.
Apart from teaching paediatric dentistry to undergraduate, he is also a practicing paediatric dentist at IIUM Kuantan Campus. His clinical expertise includes surgical exposure of un-erupted tooth and surgical removal of supernumerary tooth. He is also actively involved in both national and international scientific conferences and he has been invited as a guest speaker by government agencies. His research interests include oral health of medically compromised children, MOPD Type II, supernumerary tooth and dental development in children. He recently published a systematic review on oral health of children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Dr. Faisal currently is a clinical lecturer at the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM Kuantan Campus.
Area of Specialisation
- Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Paediatrics - Children with type 1 diabetes
Professional Membership
- 2016 - 2018: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh
- 2017 - 2018: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Royal College of Physicians & Surgeon of Glasgow
- 2017 - 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Exco Committee), Malaysian Association of Paediatric Dentistry
- 2018 - 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Academy of Medicine Malaysia
- 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Secretary), Malaysian Association of Paediatric Dentistry
Teaching Responsibilities
CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY YEAR 3 | 2019/2020 |
CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY YEAR 4 | 2019/2020 |
FAMILY MANAGEMENT | 2020/2021 |
FAMILY MANAGEMENT AND PARENTING | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY | 2021/2022 |
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 2017/2018 |
Padiatric | 2015/2016 |
PADIATRIC DENTISTRY | 2017/2018 |
Paediatric Dentistry | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY YEAR 3 | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY YEAR 4 | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY YEAR 5 | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
Pediatric Dentistry | 2017/2018 2015/2016 |
Research Project | 2018/2019 |
Research Projects
Completed
2021 - 2022 | Dental Research and Engagement for Autism Malaysia (DREAM) Project |
2020 - 2021 | Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Impact of Intervention on Glucose Level and Periodontal Parameters in Community Settings |
2020 - 2020 | Oral Health Awareness among e-cigarrete users |
2019 - | Empowering the Knowledge of Caretaker for Improvement of Oral Health Status of Children with Disabilities at Special Needs School in Kuantan |
2019 - 2021 | Effectiveness of Snoezelen Therapy in Improving Oral Health Practices Among Special Needs Children |
2017 - 2020 | Dental condition of children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART). |
2016 - 2019 | Prospective study on response to treatment of patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction: A Clinical Study |
2015 - 2018 | Oral Health Status of Smokers and E-Cigarettes Users: A Longitudinal Study |
2015 - 2017 | Potential Oral Wound Healing of Topical Application of Antioxidant Gel Prepared from Baccaurea Angulate Fruit in Diabetic Rabbit |
2015 - 2020 | Comparison of Depth of Cure Among Four Bulk Fill Composites: An in Vitro Study |
On-Going
2021 - Present | Pre-operative Assessment for Special Need Patient Requiring Dental Treatment under Sedation and General Anesthesia at Single Centre Health Facility (SASMEC) |
2021 - Present | Salivary Protein as Biomaker for Early Childhood Caries |
2020 - Present | Prototype development of an organic and halal oral synbiotic (OroSYN) mouthwash containing Streptococcus salivarius and Pisang Emas skin extract. |
Award & Recognition
05 Oct, 2021 | Bronze Award - IIIDEntEx 2021 | International |
26 Mar, 2021 | Silver Medal - Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2021 | International |
26 Apr, 2019 | Promising Researcher Award - Kulliyyah of Dentistry | KCDIO |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2022 | Knowledge, perceived risk and the associated preventive behaviours amidst COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate dental students in Malaysia. In: 11th Dental Students' Scientific Conference, |
2021 | Clinical management of avulsed permanent tooth. In: Training of Trainers CPG: Management of Avulsed Permanent Anterior Teeth, |
2021 | INPAINTING OF DENTAL �PANORAMIC TOMOGRAPHY �VIA DEEP LEARNING METHOD. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science & Technology, |
2021 | Knowledge, perceived risk, and preventive behaviours amidst Covid-19 pandemic among dental students in Malaysia. In: The 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of The South East Asia Association for Dental Education, |
2021 | Managing children with ASD in dental clinic: recommended behavioural approaches. In: FSCD Virtual Continuing Dental Education Program, |
2021 | Pursuing paediatric dental anomalies. In: Smile Mastery Webinar, |
2020 | Management of avulsed permanent tooth in children. In: Workshop on Dental Trauma and Soft Tissue Management in Children 2020, |
2020 | Managing children and their odontogenic infections in primary dental care. In: Smile Mastery Webinar, |
2020 | Oral impalement injuries in children: review of available protocols. In: SAAPD Virtual Continuing Dental Education Program, |
2019 | Oral health status of smoker: a 6 months follow-up. In: Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials, |
2019 | Oral impalement injuries in children. In: Malaysian International Dental Exhibition and Conference 2019 (MIDEC), |
2019 | The effect of dental caries in children on the colonisation of Candida species. In: 18th Annual Scientific meeting of International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2019, |
2019 | The effect of dental caries on the colonization of Candida species: an in vitro study. In: 8th Dental Student Scientific Conference (DSSC), |
2018 | Accuracy of different dental age assessment methods to determine chronological age among Malay children. In: 2nd International Conference on Statistics, Mathematics, Teaching, and Research 2017, ICSMTR 2017, |
2018 | Dental anomalies in children: Management and consideration. In: FKG-UMI International Lecture Series 2018, |
2018 | Electronic cigarettes and oral health: opportunity or threat. In: International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation 2018, |
2018 | Electronic cigarettes and oral health: the Malaysian experience. In: International Conference on Recent Trends in Science and Management (ICRTSM 2018), |
2018 | Relationship between parental oral health literacy and children’s oral health status. In: The 7th Dental Students' Scientific Conference : Enculturing Research Innovating Ideas, |
2018 | The balance viewpoint of electronic cigarettes and oral health. In: International Conference on Innovative Trends in Science and Technology (ICITST-2018), |
2017 | Demographic characteristic of patient with traumatic dental injury attending Kulliyyah of Dentistry IIUM Kuantan Campus. In: 1st IIUM International Dental Conference 2017 in Commemoration of the Kulliyyah of Dentistry 10th Anniversary (1st IIDC), |
2017 | Dental trauma in children: a quick guide for dental practitioner. In: Malaysia-International Dental Exhibition and Conference (MIDEC 2017), |
2017 | Electronic cigarette devices and oro-facial trauma (Literature review). In: The 1st Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, |
2017 | Rheological characterization of gelling polymers for pharmaceutical dosage forms. In: Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials (Bio-Cam) 2017, |
2017 | The release profiles of Baccaurea angulata extract from various gelling agents using finite and infinite dosing franz cell diffusion. In: Fundamental Science Congress 2017 (FSC2017), |
2016 | A study on rheological properties of various gelling agents for topical applications . In: 2nd International Conference on Industrial Pharmacy (ICIP 2016), |
2016 | Survey of musculoskeletal pain among dental clinician in Kulliyyah of Dentistry IIUM. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Health Care Sciences (2WCII 2016), |
2014 | Oral health of children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: systematic review. In: 9th Biennial Conference of Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia, |
2014 | Oral health status of Type 1 diabetic children: a case-control study. In: 28th IADR-SEA Scientific Conference, |
2013 | Oral manifestations in Apert syndrome: a case report. In: 2nd MAPD Biennial Scientific Conference and Trade Exhibition, |
Book
2019 | Management of avulsed permanent anterior teeth, 3rd ed. Ministry of Health, ISBN: 978-967-16632-5-7 |
2017 | Musculoskeletal pain among dental personnel. Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-2-07205-2 / 6202072059 |
Book Section
2019 | The Kulliyyah of Dentistry: producing dental professionals with Islamic values. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-0358, pp. 415-422 |