Overview
Established in the year 2009, Faculty of Dentistry (Melaka Manipal Medical College) offers the dental education programme on a twinning basis in two campuses; the preclinical phase (2 years) at the Manipal campus, India and the clinical phase (final 3 years) at the campus in Melaka, Malaysia. The dental programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).The graduates are conferred with a BDS degree by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
Academics
Outcome Based Education (OBE)
A student-centered education model that focuses on measuring student performance through outcomes. The outcome includes knowledge, skills and attitudes through an integrated curriculum.
Self- Directed Learning (SDL)
SDL is an integral part of student activity in year 1 and year 2. Through our SDL activities we enable students to take initiative and responsibility for their learning. Through these activities they learn to set goals, diagnose their own learning needs, identify the learning resources, and also choose and implement learning strategies relevant to them.
Research
Mentored Student Project
Students pursue projects involving in-depth study of an area of interest and prepare a written, referenced report of scholarly substance. The projects are published under the guidance of a mentor.
Student Activities
Basic Life Support training and Camp Visits
Students take up basic life support training which facilitates skills on CPR and psychomotor skills.
Camp visits are organized to enable the students to gain education on dental services and visualize the process of dental checkups as well as treatment.
Programs
The Department of Dentistry, MMMC Manipal offers the following programs:
Faculty
Facilities
The department has different labs like Oral Biology, Preclinical Prosthodontics, Dental Materials and Pre-clinical Conservative Dentistry.
The Pre-clinical conservative laboratory is equipped with state of art facilities comprising of advanced phantom head and models for simulated learning of operative procedures. The laboratory is also equipped with latest devices like LED curing lights and automatic amalgam dispensing machine, LCD display and projector for enhanced learning.
Preclinical Prosthodontics
The Preclinical Prosthodontics laboratory is equipped with state of art facilities required to teach students the pre-clinical skills of designing and fabrication of complete dentures.
Testimonials
MMMC provides excellent facilities for effective learning. One of the things I find most useful is that we were given hands-on opportunity of learning with real specimens, which in the end contributes to better learning process. Other than that, MMMC lecturers are wonderful. They are very friendly, approachable and they are always keen to explain learning concepts until students fully understand the subjects. I am very grateful to be given this once in a lifetime experience of learning in Manipal. It is surely going to be one of the moments I treasure most.
Izzalia Amalini binti Abdul Halim
MMMC
A new chapter of life, began for me here at Manipal. A beautiful campus, well equipped with clinical skills training centres, pathology and anatomy museums as well as a world class library, making it stand out amongst other medical schools. Backed up by a warm and welcoming faculty who are ever ready to help, Manipal provides its students with a well balanced course, especially with the variety of sports and cultural events that compliment our wholesome medical curriculum. Manipal has become a place where we learn medicine and make memories.
Matthew
MMMC
Out of the plethora of colleges, Why Manipal? Here is where world class education and an amalgamation of cultures collide. One does not benefit from well-equipped facilities, experienced and dedicated lecturers in the academia, but also from the nurturing environment the university provided to ensure a holistic growth as healers of tomorrow. So why Manipal? Why not…
Sascha
MMMC
Our journey in Manipal has truly been an exceptional one. From a world renowned education rendered to us by the most friendly and knowledgeable lecturers I’ve ever met, using various fun and interactive tools of teaching with incredible facilities like digital labs, clinical skills labs and the largest pathology and anatomy museum, to annual competitions that showcase our athletic and aesthetic skills, letting us all enjoy the students’ cultural diversity, MMMC offers a wholesome experience that doesn’t just transform us to skilled doctors but to kind and empathetic ones.
Shenali
MMMC