3rd IIUM Dental Conference

by Syazana

The conference day on last Monday, 10th February 2014, was the first experience for most of us, the first year IIUM dentistry students. The thing that popped out in our mind at first was that it must be a huge event since there would be a number of honored lecturers from other universities participated as a guest. To begin with, this conference is the third conference that had been held by Kulliyyah of Dentistry IIUM Kuantan. We were wondering whether it was compulsory for us to come because we had only learned a bit about the whole world of dentistry. But of course, it was compulsory.

The students' registration started at 8.30 am until 9 am. As expected, more than half of the students had already reached there at 8 in the morning, especially the final year students with their clean and smart blue tunic as they would present their big project on that big day. As for the first year students, the girls were wearing black jubah with white tudung. Meanwhile, the boys were wearing green collar t-shirt.

The staff at the registration table gave a tentative booklet to each and everyone of us. In that booklet, there were speech from the rector, dean and other important individuals. It also included a list of invited guests. The most important thing was, it added the overall view of the final year seniors’ projects. They were sectioned into two main groups of presentation; oral and poster presentation. The ten groups of oral presentation was held in auditorium meanwhile another eight group of poster presentation was at Year 1 classroom. The rest of the students stayed at the auditorium so we did not know what was happening in the poster presentation room.

Before the presentation of the first group started, the first year male students performed their “hand-hygiene” dance, which was quite a surprise for us. The girls already knew that the boys had to dance but we did not expect it to be that funny and adorable. They did a great job. Not to forget, the dancing was monitored and assisted by Dr Widya. Thanks to her that we received a compliment from the rector. As much as we were excited to see the dance, we were also thrilled to see performances from the seniors. Be patient, we will tell you more about this afterwards.

Hand Hygiene Dance Performance by First Year Students

The presentations were going smoothly. The presenters were great and the best thing was they were so confident to present them, in front of hundreds of people. This good point also had been brought out by the jurists. It is undeniable that the jurists were impressed. Good job, seniors! The presentation was divided into two parts which is 10 minutes presentation followed by a short Q&A session. The jurists and audiences had the opportunity to ask them any related questions. There were times when the jurists gave their commendation or suggestion for next future study instead of giving question. All in all, Alhamdulillah, praises to Allah S.W.T because everything went so well.

There would be a break after few presentations. In the first break, the first year students presented their performance

Role Play Performance by First Year Students

This group was the winner for Scientific Evening role-play event. Each group had their own theme and this group's theme was ‘dental public health’.

Now, its time to talk about the seniors’ performance. Don't worry, below are the videos of their performances. As what Dr Hamoud always says, ”A picture worth thousand words”.

Singing Performance ' You Raise Me Up'

This performance was so special. The one who played the guitar was Dr Bo Bo Ko. His voice was so gentle, as gentle as his character. The other two main singer also did a great job. However, after some time the attention switched to the six sisters behind. It took some time to recognize their part in the song. In a nutshell, the song titled “you raise me up” by the original singer, Josh Groban was performed beautifully by them. Thanks to them for giving us a good time.

Silent Comedy Performance by Year 4 Students

Finish already? You must be laughing a lot at this, don't you? Who knows that apart from being busy with clinical works, they had actually spared their precious time to think and create such a funny story. Within minutes, they showed us a bit of their journey up until 4th year in IIUM as a dentistry student. Four years in this kulliyyah, there must be a lot of experiences they have gained. You deserve our respect seniors! And we are looking forward for your turn to present your big project next year. Wish you all the best.

While the performances went on, the jurists were having a hard time to choose the best among the best presentations. And finally, it is time to announce the winner. The best three groups for both oral and poster presentation would be given a trophy. Ops, before that, there was a talk from the representative from Colgate company and during the lunch break in the afternoon, each students was given a dental hygiene set from Colgate. Thanks to the sponsor. In the talk, he mentioned about the new release of Colgate toothpaste which is the first toothpaste in the world that includes the acid neutraliser in it.

Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah S.W.T. for His blessings that this big event could run successfully. We would like to give our full appreciation for those who are involved in making this event as meaningful as it was. Thank you, everyone.