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In 2017, the total operating expenditure for the Oral Health Programme was RM 896,984,941.16 under
the following activities and codes as in Table 1.

Table 1
Total Operating Expenditure of Oral Health Programme, 2017

No Activities and Code Expenditure (RM)
1. Management (050100) 78,321,797.81
2. Primary Oral Healthcare (050200) 633,596,072.33
3. Community Oral Healthcare (050300) 49,782,403.84
4. Specialist Oral Healthcare (050400) 135,284,667.18
Total 896,984,941.16

Source: Oral Health Programme MoH, 2017
ORAL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH

Oral health research activities and management of the oral health research agenda were carried out to
support oral health evidence-based policy making. The dissemination of the national research projects
findings to stakeholders have also been carried out through various platforms. Throughout 2017, the
following activities were undertaken in collaboration with various agencies within and outside MoH at
national and programme levels:

NATIONAL LEVEL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

1. National Health & Morbidity Survey 2016 (NHMS 2016): Maternal & Child Health (Oral Health
Module) - Report of Oral Health Module was completed and submitted to the Institute for Public
Health, MoH and preparation of manuscript for oral health module was initiated. The survey findings
were presented to Dental Officers and Dental Therapists at the Oral Health Programme, MoH,
Putrajaya on 8 November 2017.
2. National Health & Morbidity Survey 2017 (NHMS 2017): Adolescents Health Survey (AHS) - Reports
of hygiene module (inclusive of oral health hygiene) were completed and submitted to the Institute
for Public Health, MoH. A total of 17 draft reports were prepared for oral health hygiene module,
which included the Malaysia AHS: Country Report (1 report) and 16 state reports. Presentation on
the survey findings to Dental Officers and Dental Therapists at the Oral Health Programme, MoH,
Putrajaya was carried out on 8 November 2017.
3. National Health & Morbidity Survey 2018 (NHMS 2018): ‘Elderly Health’- Preparation of scope of
survey (inclusive of oral health module) led by the Institute for Public Health, MoH.
4. National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 (NHMS 2019): ‘Healthcare Demand’- Preparation
of questionnaire items (inclusive of oral health module) led by the Institute for Health Systems
Research, MoH.
5. Collaborative Project “Dental Care Pathways for Geriatric Populations in ASEAN Countries:
Clinicians’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Barriers Faced”- Data collection for Phase II study
completed and report write-up was initiated by University of Malaya as Principal Investigator.
6. National Oral Health Research Initiative (NOHRI) - updating of oral health research database at
country level was completed.

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