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MORATORIUM ON DENTAL PROGRAMME
The proposal paper on the extension of the Dental Moratorium for a further five (5) year period starting
from 1 March 2018 was endorsed by MDC at the 119 Meeting on 21 September 2017. The paper was
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then forwarded to the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) for cabinet’s approval.

ACCREDITATION VISITS TO HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDER (HEP) CONDUCTING
UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Full Accreditation evaluation visit was conducted for Lincoln University College (LUC) DDS programme
by the panel of assessors on 23 to 24 May 2017. The DDS programme was given full accreditation
status for a period three (3) years from 22 September 2017 to 21 September 2020.

Renewal of Full Accreditation for Under graduate Dental Degree Programme
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
The accreditation period for the programme was extended for a period of five (5) years from 6
December 2016 to 5 December 2021.
• MAHSA University (MAHSA)
The accreditation period for the programme was extended for a period of five (5) years from 15
June 2017 to 14 June 2022.
• Melaka-Manipal Medical College (MMMC)
The accreditation period for the programme was extended for a period of four (4) years from 3 July
2017 to 2 July 2021.

GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES
ASEAN Joint Coordinating Committee on Dental Practitioners (AJCCD)
2 AJCCD Meetings were held in 2017:
• The 19 AJCCD Meeting: 30 to 31 January 2017 in Semarang Indonesia.
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• The 20 AJCCD Meeting: 10 to 11 October 2017 in Siem Reap City, Cambodia.
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Technical inputs were given on the following matters:
• ASEAN Minimum Common Competency Standards for Dental Undergraduate Education
• ASEAN Dental Practice Standards
• Mechanism to enhance mobility of ASEAN dentists
• Country database on practitioners from ASEAN countries

Other Bilateral/Multilateral Negotiations between Malaysia and other countries
Proposal on areas for cooperation in dentistry between countries for the following negotiations were
provided as shown below:
• Malaysia - New Zealand: Training of dental specialists and auxiliaries
• Malaysia - USA: Training of dental specialists
• Malaysia - EU: Training of dental specialists, allow dental specialists to practice
• Malaysia - Singapore: No cooperation proposed
• Malaysia - Algeria/Morocco: No cooperation proposed

Health Tourism
Technical input has been provided during meetings held by Malaysian Society for Quality in Health
(MSQH) regarding the development of the:

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