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School of Dental Sciences | Pusat Pengajian Sains Pergigian

Research Clusters

The following are the members for each identified cluster. Additional members will be updated, from time to time.

i. Craniofacial Biology
1) Dr. Saidi Jaafar (Chairperson)
2) Dr Norma Ab Rahman
3) Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohd Fadhli Khamis
4) Dr Asilah Yusof
--Secretaries
Syafawati Zaim
Wan Nor Aziemah Wan Zainulddin

ii. Oral Health & Special Needs Care
1) Dr Zuliani Mahmood (Chairperson)
2) Prof Dr Normastura Abd Rahman
3) Dr Zulkarnain Sinor
--Secretaries
Dr. Norliana Ghazali
Che Suhailah A Rahman

iii. Biomaterials & Craniofacial Aesthetics
1) Assoc. Prof. Dr Dasmawati Mohamad (Chairperson)
2) Dr Yanti Johari
3) Assoc. Prof. Dr Zuryati Ab Ghani
--Secretaries
Nur Mohamad Mohd Makhatar
Nor Shamsuria Omar

iv. Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases
1) Assoc. Prof. Dr Suharni Mohamad (Chairperson)
2) Assoc. Prof. Dr Haslina Taib
3) Assoc. Prof. Dr TP Kannan
--Secretaries
Nik Nabila Hanis Nik Abd Malik
Haswati @ Nurhayati Abdullah


Introduction (RIU)

This office, which comes under the purview of the Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation and Industry-Community Linkages, is headed by a Chief Science Officer. It has one Senior Science Officer, two Administrative Assistants and one General Assistant.

The specific roles of this office are:

⦁ Serves as a liaison between researchers and USM Main & Health Campus Research Creativity Management Office, providing assistance in all types of grant applications through its Research Committee.
⦁ Serves as a centre for the management of research grants (internal and external funded grants) which includes purchases of equipments, services and consumables, payments and claims by researchers.
⦁ Conducts continuous education programmes, seminars and workshops related to research which aims to help in the achievement of the school’s KPIs.