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Azrul Safuan Bin Mohd Ali

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Science (Orthodontics) - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Cardiff University
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Azrul Safuan Bin Mohd Ali (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF DENTISTRY


drazrul@iium.edu.my
5475


Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Dentistry ~ Orthodontics


Teaching Responsibilities


CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY YEAR 2 2019/2020
DISSERTATION ORTHODONTICS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
INTEGRATED DENTAL PRACTICE 2019/2020
ORTHODONTICS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
ORTHODONTICS YEAR 3 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
ORTHODONTICS YEAR 4 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
ORTHODONTICS YEAR 5 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Unified Islamic Input 2023/2024
UNIFIED ISLAMIC INPUT (DENTISTRY) 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021


Supervision


Elucidation On The Effect Of Theobroma Cacao Aqueous Extract (Cocoa) On The Susceptibility And Biofilm-Forming Ability Of Streptococcus Mutans On Different Sizes And Shapes Of Nickel-Titanium And Stainless-Steel Orthodontic Archwires.
Ph.D Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
Antimicrobial And Antibiofilm Abilities Of Theobromine Treated Nickel Titanium And Stainless Steel Orthodontic Archwires Towards Candida Albicans In Mono And Co-Culture With Streptococcus Mutans.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Objective And Subjective Evaluation Of Intraoral Photo Image Quality Taken By Full Frame Mirrorless Camera And Smartphones.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2025 Elucidation on the Effect of Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract on the Susceptibility and Biofilm Ability of Streptococcus Mutans on Nickel Titanium and Stainless Steel Orthodontic Archwires
2021 - 2024 Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Space and Condylar Head Position in Different Skeletal Classes Among the Malaysian Population
2019 - 2023 Specific orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) biomarkers-related gene expression and hormonal changes induced by mechanical transduction on various mechanisms of orthodontic traction
On-Going
2025 - Present Mobile application push notification in improving oral hygiene behaviour in adolescent orthodontic patients: a randomized controlled trial
2024 - Present Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Abilities of Theobromine from Theobroma Cacao Treated Nickel Titanium and Stainless Steel Orthodontics Archwires Towards Candida Albicans and Streptococcus Mutans
2020 - Present Elucidation on the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of Theobroma cacao (cocoa) towards Streptococcus mutans on orthodontics archwires


Publications


Articles

2024 Association of temporomandibular joint space and condylar head position with different skeletal patterns among the Malaysian population. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 5 (2) pp. 114-121
2024 Association of temporomandibular joint space and condylar head position with different skeletal patterns among the Malaysian population. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences (IJOHS), 5 (2) pp. 114-121
2024 Minimum bactericidal and fungicidal activity of theobromine on Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 8 (3) pp. 97-97
2021 Managing financial stress through Islamic wealth management: an appreciation of Hifz al-Mal. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (Supplement 5) pp. 79-79
2020 Radiographic findings in panoramic radiographs of patients attending Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM. International Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 1 (1) pp. 34-39
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Comparative evaluation of dental and Cephalometric skeletal characteristics in the sagittal and vertical plane. In: The 11th Dental Students' Scientific Conference,
2019 Surgical-first approach in skeletal class III malocclusion - a case report. In: Chang Gung Forum 2019 - The 7th International Workshop on Surgery-First Orthognathic Surgery,
Books

2021 Abstract for 3rd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation 2021: mental health & well being in the 4th Industrial Revolution. UPM Press, ISBN: