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Muhd Firdaus Bin Che Musa

Academic Qualifications

  • Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Dentistry - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Ph.D in Dental Public Health (Health Services Research) - Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London
  • Master of Community Oral Health (With Distinction) - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Diploma in Dental Public Health Royal College Surgeons of England (DDPHRCS) - Advanced Diploma, The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Muhd Firdaus Bin Che Musa (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF DENTISTRY

muhdfirdaus@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Dentistry ~ Preventive Dentistry - Dental Public Health


Professional Membership


  • 2017 - 2018 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (IADR: Ordinary Member), International Association for Dental Research
  • 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (QRAM: Life membership), Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia
  • 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (MADPHS: Life Membership), Malaysian Association of Dental Public Health Specialists
  • 2021 - 2023 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (iADH/ MADOH: Ordinary Member), International Association for Disability and Oral Health


Teaching Responsibilities


Dental Public Health 2018/2019 2017/2018
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR 1 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR 2 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR 3 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR 4 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR 5 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY 2024/2025 2023/2024
Research Project 2018/2019 2017/2018
RESEARCH YEAR 4 2018/2019
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2024/2025


Supervision


Exploring The Experience, Attitude And Training Needs Of Healthcare Professional, Social Workers, Special Class Teachers Towards People With Intellectual Disability.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2024 - 2025 JOM SENYUM : PROGRAM KESIHATAN KOMUNITI SEJAHTERA
2021 - 2024 Development of a Behavioural Model to Reduce the Risk of Occupational Dental Hazards and Preventive Measures among Dental Surgeons
2019 - 2023 Healing potential and the predictability of obturation with GuttaFlow Bioseal. An in vitro study.
2018 - 2018 Smoking Cessation Intervention for Dental Students (SCID)
2018 - 2022 EMPOWERING ORPHANAGE CARERS AND FACILITATORS ON ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION.
2017 - 2021 Evaluation of Children and Parent?s Habits as Factors for Early Childhood and Severe Early Childhood Caries: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study using ICCMS Classification
2016 - 2019 Miswak teaching-ignorant approach amongst Malaysian dental educators
2016 - 2020 Effect of different concentration of bleaching agents the micro hardness of resin composite-an in vitro study
On-Going
2025 - Present Jom Senyum 2025: Moh Jaga Gigi, Baru Gigi Lawo
2025 - Present Assessing Patient Satisfaction and Service Quality in the Non-Critical Zone of the Emergency and Trauma Department: A SERVQUAL Analysis at SASMEC@IIUM
2025 - Present Children's Oral Health Care During Hospitalisation: Development and Validation of Mothers' Knowledge and Intention to Practice Questionnaire using RASCH Model
2024 - Present Spatial Temporal Analysis of Caries Prevalence among Primary Schoolchildren in Pahang
2019 - Present Analysing the prevalence of tooth wear and its associated factors among secondary school children for the improvement of the oral health status.


Awards & Recognition


29 Jul, 2025 Top 57 IIUM Indexed (WOS/SCOPUS) Authors in 2024 - International Islamic University Malaysia University
04 May, 2025 1st Prize Award (Scientific Research Category) 2025 - 13th Borneo Dental Congress National
29 Apr, 2025 2nd Place Award - Three-Minute Thesis Competition (UM3MT Category) 2025 (National Level)- UM National
14 Apr, 2025 Bronze Medal DSSC 2025 - 14th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2025 in conjunction with 2nd KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
14 Apr, 2025 Gold Medal DSSC 2025 (1) - 14th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2025 in conjunction with 2nd KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
14 Apr, 2025 Gold Medal DSSC 2025 (2) - 14th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2025 in conjunction with 2nd KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
14 Apr, 2025 Silver Medal DSSC 2025 - 14th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2025 in conjunction with 2nd KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
18 Jan, 2025 Gold Medal Award - Others University
18 Jan, 2025 Most Sustainable Project Award - Others University
02 Jul, 2024 Gold Medal - IIUM Research Day 2024 International
22 Apr, 2024 1st runner up oral presentation - 13th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2024 in conjunction with KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
22 Apr, 2024 Bronze Medal Award DSSC - 13th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2024 in conjunction with KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
22 Apr, 2024 Gold Medal DSSC_220424 - 13th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2024 in conjunction with KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
22 Apr, 2024 Silver Medal Award (2) DSSC - 13th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2024 in conjunction with KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
22 Apr, 2024 Silver Medal Award Presentation DSSC - 13th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2024 in conjunction with KOD Postgraduate Colloquium KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Bronze Medal DSSC 2023 (1) - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Bronze Medal DSSC 2023 (2) - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Bronze Medal DSSC 2023 (3) - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Gold Medal DSSC 2023 - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Silver Medal DSSC 2023 (1) - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
10 May, 2023 Silver Medal DSSC 2023 (2) - 12th Dental Student Scientific Conference 2023 KCDIO
14 Mar, 2023 13th Creation, Innovation, Technology & Research Exposition (Staff Category) - Universiti Malaysia Pahang(UMP) National
24 Nov, 2021 Gold Medal - IIUM Research Day 2021 (Applied Science- 1) International
24 Nov, 2021 Gold Medal - IIUM Research Day 2021 (Applied Science- 2) International
05 Oct, 2021 Gold Medal - University teknologi MARA International
29 Sep, 2021 Best Group Presentation - Universitas Gadjah Mada International
27 Apr, 2021 1st runner up oral presentation (Clinical Science - 10th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2021, Kulliyyah of Dentistry KCDIO
24 Feb, 2020 1st runner up oral presentation (clinical) - 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020, Kulliyyah of Dentistry KCDIO
24 Feb, 2020 Best Manuscript - 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020, Kulliyyah of Dentistry KCDIO
24 Feb, 2020 1st runner up poster presentation (clinical) - 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020, Kulliyyah of Dentistry KCDIO
24 Feb, 2020 2nd runner up poster presentation (basic science) - 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020, Kulliyyah of Dentistry KCDIO
24 Jan, 2019 K-NOVASI PENGAJARAN & PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIK 4.0: PEREKA PENGALAMAN PEMBELAJARAN BERMAKNA GANGSA - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) National
22 Jul, 2018 Third Prize for Oral Category- Malaysian International Dental Exhibition and Conference (MIDEC) 2018 - Malaysian Dental Association International


Publications


Articles

2025 Development of a pre-operative behavioural treatment model to reduce the risks of occupational hazards among dental practitioners: a qualitative study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (4) pp. 152-159
2025 Impact of WhatsApp on improving denture care knowledge and the awareness of the relationship between edentulism and general health. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 133 (6) pp. 1560-1568
2024 A Qualitative Study of Career Motivations and Career Expectations of Malaysian Dental Therapist: Post New Dental Regulations. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, () pp. 1-8
2024 Assessing patient’s satisfaction on dental service quality using modified SERVQUAL model. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 17 (4) pp. 1569-1575
2024 Modelling the future Malaysian clinician dental workforce using system dynamics. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (2) pp. 122-132
2024 Relationship between dental anxiety, dental utilization, and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review. Journal of International Oral Health, 16 (5) pp. 335-349
2024 Scenario modeling for dentistry in Malaysia: utilization, privatization, and specialization. Journal of International Oral Health, 16 (5) pp. 403-413
2024 The roles of social support and spiritual aspect in predicting the association between oral functioning and psychosocial well-being among oral cancer patients. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (4) pp. 63-71
2023 Amlodipine and Xerostomia in elderly patients. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 16 (2) pp. 709-713
2023 Career satisfaction of Malaysian dentists with expanded roles at a specialist clinic. International Dental Journal, 73 (4) pp. 574-579
2022 Malaysian dental therapists' job motivation, job satisfaction, intention to leave and perceived future roles. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 20 (2) pp. 225-232
2022 Perceived knowledge and perceptions toward biostatistics among dental and medical undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 111-123
2022 The future direction of the Dental Public Health in Malaysia. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 153-155
2021 Current concept of oral health and its potential implications for policy and practice of dental health coverage and insurance: post COVID-19 measurement. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 4-13
2021 Current concept of oral health and its potential implications for policy and practice of dental health coverage and insurance: post COVID-19 measurement. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 4-13
2021 Keselamatan rawatan gigi sepanjang pandemik Covid-19. Utusan Malaysia, () pp.
2021 Living With COVID-19 Is A Reality Among Dental Fraternity: A Refection. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 5 (1) pp. 8-11
2021 Manfaat Ramadan pemacu toleransi pelbagai kaum. Berita Harian, 13 April 2021 () pp.
2021 Penemuan vaksin bukan lesen abai SOP, norma baharu. BH Online, () pp.
2020 A study on parental acceptance towards the use of dental therapists in Malaysian private sectors. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (4) pp. 13-20
2020 Antimicrobial effect of seaweeds against oral-borne pathogens: a review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 1049-1056
2020 Current short-term career aspirations of dental students in Malaysia: post new employment policy = Malezya’daki diş hekimliği oğrencilerinin kısa dönem kariyer hedefleri: yeni İstihdam politikası sonrası. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 4 (1) pp. 39-46
2020 Deconstructing orthographic knowledge and cultural awareness of miswak practice amongst dental educators: benefits and barriers: a qualitative study. Journal of International Oral Health, 12 (6) pp. 525-531
2020 The dental workforce in Malaysia: drivers for change from the perspectives of key stakeholders. International Dental Journal, 70 (5) pp. 360-373
2019 Dangers of fake dentists. New Straits Times, () pp. 1-2
2019 Growing culture of illegal dentistry globally,including Malaysia. calling for multidisciplinary action for patient safety. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 3 (2) pp. 61-65
2018 Kesihatan mulut pengguna pendakap gigi. Dewan Kosmik, 26 (5) pp. 28-31
2018 Provision of health and dental care in two middle income Asian countries. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 2 (3) pp. 182-188
2017 Malaysia healthcare system = Malezya saglik sistemi. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 1 (1) pp. 7-10
2016 Career expectations and influences among dental students in Malaysia. International Dental Journal, 66 (4) pp. 229-236
2015 Students’ motivation to study dentistry in Malaysia: an analysis using confirmatory factor analysis. Human Resources for Health, 13 (47) pp. 1-9
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Career expectations and satisfaction among Malaysian dentists with expanded roles at government dental specialist clinic. In: 21st Annual Scientific Meeting & 23rd Annual General meeting IADR Malaysian section,
2022 Career satisfaction and barriers perceived among Malaysian dentists with expanded roles at specialist clinic. In: IIUM Reserach & Innovation Day,
2021 Pattern of medication use among the elderly at one nursing center for terminally-ill patients in the east coast Malaysia: a cross-sectional study. In: IIUM Research Day 2021: An International Online for Life Sciences,
2021 Perceived knowledge and perceptions toward biostatistics among dental and medical undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In: The 10th IIUM Dental Students' Scientific Conference,
2021 The Impact of Changes in Oral Functioning, Social Support and Spiritual Aspect on The Psychosocial Well-Being Among Oral Cancer Patients in Malaysia: Secondary Data Analysis. In: 52nd Asia-Pasific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference,
2020 Direct identification of anatomical landmarks to locate second mesiobuccal canal of maxillary first molars: an in-vitro study. In: 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020,
2020 Future market changes for Malaysian dental therapists: a qualitative study amongst dental therapists in the east of peninsular Malaysia on their career motivation and expectations. In: 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020,
2020 Learning preferences of third year KOD dental students: teaching routine prosthodontic procedures using two different methods. In: 9th Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020,
2020 Prevalence of malocclusion and associated habits in 4 to 6-year-old preschool children in Kuantan, Pahang. In: 9th IIUM Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020,
2019 Career aspirations in a short-term and long-term aspects among final year dental students in IIUM Kuantan. In: 8th Dental Students’ Scientific Conference IIUM 2019,
2019 Parents’ acceptance towards the use of dental therapist in the private sector – a quantitative study. In: 12th Postgraduate Conference 2019,
2019 Parents’ acceptance towards the use of dental therapist in the private sector – a quantitative study. In: 12th Postgraduate Conference 2019,
2019 The impact of community learning program to a Kuantan dental students. In: Conference on BioMedical and Advanced Materials (Bio-CAM 2017),
2018 Development, implementation, and evaluation of an interactive smoking cessation intervention workshop for dental students (SCIDs). In: Simposium Kesarjanaan Pengajaran & Pembelajaran dan Penilaian Alternatif (SoTLA) UKM,
2018 Miswak: Awareness and knowledge amongst Malaysian dental educators. In: Malaysian International Dental Exhibition and Conference (MIDEC),
2017 The future Malaysian dental workforce: System Dynamic (SD) modelling. In: 2017 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition,
2015 Career expectations and influences of emerging dental workforce: A quantitative study of final year dental students in Malaysia. In: 17th Annual Postgraduate Research Day Kings College London Dental Institute,
2015 The future dental workforce in Malaysia: drivers for change. In: BSODR Annual General Meeting 2015,
2014 Students’ motivation to study dentistry in Malaysia. In: Health Services Research: Evidence- based practice,
2014 The future dental workforce in Malaysia: Recruitment, training, retention, and team working. In: 16th Annual Postgraduate Research Day: Kings College London Dental Institute,
Books

2022 The dental workforce in Malaysia: changes and implications. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-189-8
2020 The dental workforce in Malaysia: career motivation and expectations amongst senior dental students. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-491-040-2
Book Sections

2024 The differences in work strategy and work fatigue between female and male dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. In: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978-1-032-51441-3, pp. 42-48
Monograph

2017 Developing, testing and validating template of Modified Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (m-WISN) for Oral Health Division (OHD), Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH). In: ,