Staff Profile

Academic Qualifications

Master of Clinical Dentistry - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), The University of Sheffield
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
(Matriculation) - Certificate, Pusat Matrikulasi MARA Kulim, Kedah

Munirah Binti Yaacob (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF DENTISTRY

mun_ira@iium.edu.my

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Area of Specialisation

Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Dentistry ~ Periodontology - Periodontics

Professional Membership

2016 - 2016 : Member of Profesional Body / Association , Malaysia Society of periodontology
2015 - 2016 : Member of Profesional Body / Association , Malaysian Society of periodontology
2015 - 2016 : Member of Profesional Body / Association , Malaysia Dental Association
2015 - 2016 : Member of Profesional Body / Association , Malaysian Dental Association
2014 - 2015 : Member of Profesional Body / Association , Malaysian Dental Association

Teaching Responsibilities

Integrated Dental Practice	2013/2014
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL DENTISTRY	2025/2026
Periodontics	2017/2018 2015/2016 2013/2014
PERIODONTICS	2017/2018
Periodontics	2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2013/2014 2012/2013
Periodontics	2019/2020 2018/2019 2013/2014
PERIODONTICS YEAR 3	2025/2026
PERIODONTICS YEAR 3	2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PERIODONTICS YEAR 4	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PERIODONTICS YEAR 5	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Prosthodontics	2025/2026 2024/2025
Research Project	2013/2014

Research Projects

Completed

2017 - 2021	Outcomes of non-surgical periodontal treatment by undergraduate students.
2017 - 2021	The Assessment of Vape Usage and its Relation to Oral Health Among Population in Kuantan, Pahang
2016 - 2020	Dental health of children with special needs
2016 - 2020	The assessment of Aggressive periodontitis cases at IIUM Dental clinic
2014 -	Effectiveness of Periodontal Treatment on Glycemic Control of Diabetes Patients Who Attend at the Selected Public Primary Care Clinics in Kuantan Pahang
2011 - 2017	RU 2011 -Periodontal disease in children and adolescent with diabetes mellitus

On-Going

2015 - Present	Prototype Development of Halal, Eco-Friendly Doxycycline-N sativa eugenol (DNE) Fusion as a novel Treatment for Periodontitis
2011 - Present	RU 2011 - The Effect of Adjunctive Systematic Azithromycin in Patient with Chronic Periodontitis

Awards & Recognition

08 Oct, 2017	Best Poster Award - 1st IIUM International Dental Conference 2017	International
30 Sep, 2015	Department Best indexed Journal articles - International Islamic University Malaysia, IRIE 2015	University
30 May, 2014	2nd Price winner for Poster Presentation - Malaysia-International Dental Exhibition and Conference 2014	International
12 Sep, 2013	Panel of Judges for Merdeka Bunting Design Competition - Office of Campus DIrector	KCDIO

Publications

Articles

2023	Assessment of gingival phenotype at the aesthetic zone in a Malay population using probe test. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (4) pp. 148-152
2022	Periodontal instrument sharpness assessment. Microcredential @ IIUM, 1 July 2022 () pp.
2021	Oral hygiene practice and periodontal status of students at special needs boarding schools in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled, 13 () pp. 1-6
2021	Restoration in primary molars placed by undergraduate dental students: reasons for failures. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 99-106
2020	Clinical resolution of periodontitis among diabetic patients under medical-dental coordinated care: a preliminary study in Kuantan. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 13 (1) pp. 283-289
2020	Diabetes puts children at-risk for tooth-related disease. Asia Research News, () pp.
2020	Gingival phenotypes amongst male dental students at Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM, Malaysia. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11 (3) pp. 4078-4083
2020	Oral health related quality of life among adults attending periodontal clinic at IIUM Kuantan. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 13 (1) pp. 252-257
2020	Oral health related quality of life among adults attending periodontal clinic at IIUM Kuantan IIUM. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 13 (1) pp. 252-257
2020	The outcomes of nonsurgical periodontal therapy: a retrospective study. Journal of International Oral health, 12 (3 (May-June)) pp. 280-287
2019	Chronic periodontitis and its correlation with socio-demographic and oral health parameters: A retrospective study in adult population. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10 (4) pp. 3587-3593
2019	Chronic periodontitis patients: their knowledge and its correlation with oral health related quality of life. Materials Today: Proceedings, 16 () pp. 2302-2308
2019	Practice of oral hygiene and its relation to periodontal health status among female population with chronic periodontitis: a retrospective analysis. International Journal for studies on children, women, elderly and disabled, 7 () pp. 45-52
2018	Assessment of calibration on clinical and practical supervision among dental lecturers.. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Special Issue No.2) pp. 219-223
2018	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students: Prevalence, stressors and relieving factors. International Medical journal Malaysia (IMJM), 17 (Special Issue 2) pp. 123-130
2017	Clinical resolution of periodontitis among diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis co-morbidity under medical-dental coordinated care: a preliminary study in Kuantan. The International Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM), 16 (Supplementary Issue No 2) pp.
2015	Periodontal health status of Malaysian diabetic children and adolescent: a hospital based case-control study in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan. Malaysian Family Physician, 10 (Supp2) pp. 24-25
2014	Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews 2014, The Cochrane Library, Cochrane Collaboration, 17 (6) pp. 1-140
2008	Factors influencing smoking behaviours among male adolescents in Kuantan district. Annals of Dentistry, 15 (2) pp. 77-81

Conference or Workshop Items

2022	Vape shop retailers’ perception and behavior of electronic nicotine delivery systems use at the Kuantan District: a preliminary report. In: The 3rd International Conference on Medical Science and Technology,
2021	Oral Hygiene Practice and Periodontal Status of Students at Special Needs Boarding Schools in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: The 13th Putrajaya International Conference On Children, Women, Elderly and Persons with Disabilities 2021,
2019	Clinical performance of restorative materials in primary molar teeth. In: 2017 Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials, Bio-CAM 2017,
2019	Oral health related quality of life among adult patients attending periodontal clinic in Kulliyyah of Dentistry IIUM Kuantan. In: 5th Medical Research Symposium 2019,
2019	Periodontal diseases in children and adolescent with diabetes mellitus. In: 2017 Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials, Bio-CAM 2017,
2019	Practice of oral hygiene and its relation to periodontal health status among female population with chronic periodontitis: A retrospective analysis. In: The 8th Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and Persons with Disabilities 2019,
2019	Role of general dental practitioner practitioner in management of periodontal disease.. In: MSP Roadshow Pahang 2019,
2019	Sociodemographic and clinical profile of chronic and aggressive periodontitis patients attending IIUM Dental Clinic: a retrospective analysis. In: 13th Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology Meeting,
2019	The potential effect of coconut water as natural healer in adult patient with chronic periodontitis: A preliminary clinical study. In: 5th Medical Research Symposium 2019,
2018	Chronic periodontitis and its correlation with socio-demographic and oral health parameters: a retrospective study in adults population. In: 2nd International Conference on Medical Science Technology (ICMST2018),
2018	Knowledge, perception and practice of local delivery antibiotics in management of periodontal diseases. In: The 7th Dental Students Scientific Conference: Enculturing Research Innovating Ideas,
2018	Tooth loss and mobility in aggressive periodontitis patients: a retrospective study. In: Medical Research Symposium 2018,
2017	Chronic periodontitis patients: Their knowledge and its correlation with oral health related quality of life. In: Conference on BioMedical and Advanced Materials (Bio-CAM 2017),
2017	Chronic periodontitis patients: their knowledge and its correlation with oral health related quality of life. In: Bio-CAM 2017 Conference on Biomedical & Advanced Material,
2017	Clinical resolution of periodontitis among diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis co-morbidity under medical-dental coordinated care: a preliminary study in Kuantan. In: 1st IIUM International Dental Conference 2017 in Commemoration of the Kulliyyah of Dentistry 10th Anniversary (1st IIDC),
2017	Depression, anxiety and stress among dental undergraduate students; prevalence, stressors and relieving factors. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus On Medical and Health Care Sciences,
2017	Effectiveness of non-surgical periodontal therapy on glycemic control of Type 2 diabetic patients with periodontitis in public primary care clinics, Kuantan, Pahang. In: 1st International Community Health Conference (ICHC 2017),
2017	Effectiveness of periodontal therapy on target HBA1C achievement of type2-diabetic patients with periodontits from public primary care clinics in Kuantan. In: 20th Family Medicine Scientific Conference,
2017	Medical-dental joint counselling for common risk behaviour changes among diabetic patients with periodontitis from public primary care clinics in Kuantan. In: 20th Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2017,
2017	Periodontal diseases in children and adolescent with diabetes mellitus. In: Conference on BioMedical and Advanced Materials (Bio-CAM 2017),
2017	The repeatability of three diagnostic methods (visual using ICDAS II, laser fluorescence, and radiographic) for early caries detection. In: The 1st Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium,
2016	Assessment of the calibration on clinical and practical supervision among dental lecturers.. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Health Care Sciences,
2016	Oral hygiene practices and periodontal disease status assessment among diabetic patients from three selected public medical primary care clinics in Kuantan, Malaysia. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016	Validation of self-reported questionnaire to screen periodontal disease among diabetes patients: a study at 3 selected health centres in Kuantan. In: 19th Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2016,
2015	Clinical performance of restorations in primary molars at the polyclinic, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM. In: 7th National Dental Student Scientific Conference 2015,
2015	Depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate students in IIUM, Kuantan Campus. In: 7th National Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2015,
2015	Diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal disease: a preliminary study among medical staff from 3 public primary care clinics in Kuantan, Malaysia. In: 5th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference,
2014	Perception of the Periodontitis Patients on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHQoL): Does Socio-demographic factors influence on it? A pilot study among the Patients from Polyclinic, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University, Malaysia . In: Malaysia-International Dental Education and Conference,
2012	Azithromycin consideration in the phase 1 therapy of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus with severe generalised chronic periodontitis - A case report. In: Commonwealth Dental Association (CDA), Federal International Dental Association (FDI), Malaysia Conference 2012 Dental Association ,
2011	Manual versus powered toothbrushes for oral health; an update . In: British Society for Oral and Dental Research meeting 2011,
2011	The efficacy of a battery-powered toothbrush compared to a manual toothbrush among dental students. In: 1st IIUM Dental Students Scientific Conference 2011,

Monograph

2017

Periodontal disease in children and adolescent with diabetes mellitus. In: ,