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Implant dentistry is increasingly sought after by patients in Malaysia and general dental practitioners stand to gain by up-skilling themselves to offer this service.
Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
IMU’s Implant Dentistry programme is the first and only Accredited programme recognized by the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (MQA) and Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), and benchmarked against The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Designed for the working dentist, students have the flexibility to learn at their own pace and build their confidence in developing their clinical skills at IMU’s Oral Health Centre or at the student’s own clinic.
At IMU, you will be able to learn from the world-class faculty who bring with them rich experiences in the field and be guided by evidence-based methods.
Skills that You Will Develop
Key Facts
Why Study Implant Dentistry at IMU?
Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) Accredited
IMU is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and healthcare university with over 30 years of dedicated focus in healthcare education.
IMU achieved the SETARA-2018/2019 Tier 6 status (Outstanding) under the Mature University category.
International Benchmark
Benchmarked with the curriculum for the Diploma of Implant Dentistry (Dip Imp Dent) Examination conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). Students may wish to sit for the Dip Imp Dent Examination offered by RCSEd.
Flexible Learning Options
Flexible modular design that provides options for dentists to continue working in their clinics whilst enrolled on the course.
Flexibility to treat patients in IMU’s Implant Clinic as well as in students’ own clinics.
Course Content & Delivery
Course content is prepared by experts in the respective field including surgery, prosthodontics and diagnostic sciences.
The content is delivered with a variety of methods including lectures, seminars, CBL, practical and clinical hands-on.
Highly Qualified & Experienced Staff
The course is delivered and supervised by highly qualified and experienced local and international specialists.
The eminent full-time and adjunct faculty members are from different clinical disciplines including Oral surgery, Prosthodontics, Periodontics and Radiology.
Programme Aims and Educational Objectives
SIX Modules in PGDID Programme
Module | Module Name |
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1 | Fundamentals and effective communication in implant dentistry (FCID) |
2 | Implant treatment of partial edentulism (IPE) |
3 | Implant practice I (IP1) |
4 | Implant treatment of complete edentulism (ICE) |
5 | Entrepreneurship, professionalism and managing complications (EPC) |
6 | Implant practice II (IP2) |
The Final Professional Examination will be conducted once a year.
Full-Time
The course learning outcomes will be delivered over a period of one year. Those who cannot complete the cases within one year have another two years to complete their cases (Total three years from the date of inception). For full-time option, students have minimum one year and maximum three years to complete their ten treatment planning cases in their logbook and SIX completely restored cases in portfolio.
Part-Time
The course learning outcomes will be delivered over a period of two years. Those who cannot complete the cases within two years have another two years to complete their cases (Total four years from the date of inception). For part-time option, students have minimum two years and maximum four years to complete their ten treatment planning cases in their logbook and six completely restored cases in portfolio
Assessment
Both the full-time and part-time students have formative and summative assessments. These include online single best answer questions (SBA), short answer questions (SAQ), objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and submit a logbook with treatment planning of ten implant cases and portfolio of six cases completed with implant placement and final prosthesis.
Entry Requirement
A. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS | B. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS |
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Applicants are required to:
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For Malaysian Students
Not applicable |
For International Students
The following categories of students are exempted from the above requirements:
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Note
Please note that achieving the minimum Entry and English requirements as stated does not guarantee you admission into any of IMU’s programmes.
Please refer to our Student Admissions Policy for more information
Application and Registration Fees
Fee | Malaysian Student (RM) | International Student (RM) | |
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Application Fee | 150 | Not applicable | |
Registration Fee | 1,100 | Not applicable | |
Refundable Caution Deposit | 2,000 | Not applicable | |
Student Association Fee per Semester | 40 | Not applicable |
Fee Structure
Malaysian Student
Study Mode | No. of Credit Hour | Fee per Credit Hour (RM) | Total Fee (RM) |
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Conventional | 30 | 2,000 | 60,000 |
International Student
Study Mode | No. of Credit Hour | Fee per Credit Hour (RM) | Total Fee (RM) |
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
IMU Academic Members
Prof Toh Chooi Gait
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement and Industrial Partnership
Professor
BDS Hons (Singapore), MSc (Lond), FDS RCPS (Glasgow), DRD RCS (Edinburgh), FDS RCS (Edinburgh), FFDTRCS (Edinburgh)
Prof Seow Liang Lin
Dean, School of Dentistry
Professor
BDS (Malaya), MSc (London), FDS RCS (England), PhD (Malaya)
Dr Ranjeet Ajit Bapat
Program Director (PGDID)
Senior Lecturer
BDS (MUHS), MDS, Periodontology (Mumbai), MFDS RCPS (Glasgow), MFDS RCS (Edinburgh)
Dr Pravinkumar G. Patil
Senior Lecturer
BDS (MUHS), MDS, Prosthetic Dentistry (Nagpur), Affiliate-FAAMP (USA), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), MFDS RCS (Edinburgh)
Dr Lew Pit Hui
BDS ( Malaya), MFDS RCS (Edinburgh), MClinDent Periodontology (Malaya)
External Academic Members
Dr Sharifah Tahirah Aljunid
Straumann
Dr James Lee
Dentsply
Dr Paresh Kale
ZimVie Dental
Views from Our Community
Dr Lim Zi Wei
Alumna, Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
I'm proud to be part of the IMU alumni in implant dentistry programme, it's been a wonderful learning journey for me. The curriculum emphasises on the essentials of implant dentistry, evidence-based dentistry, precise treatment planning as well as communication skills to explain implant treatment's risks in order to create healthy expectations amongst patients. This course has certainly instilled confidence in me as I develop my implant practice and apply the knowledge – I have truly gained from the supportive learning environment at IMU.
Dr Kong Siew Mii
Student, Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
This course is great to get you started in implant dentistry as it covers all the basics and foundation. IMU provides one of the best facilities. There are ample of resources with helpful mentors to guide you throughout the course.
Dr Tan Meng Ern, Joseph
Graduate, Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
Studying Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry in IMU has been a highlight in my implantology journey. I’ve always enjoyed the university environment, classes, lectures and seminars. While in IMU, I am able to do and learn more with the best team of multidisciplinary specialists. It has been a truly invaluable learning experience for me, it has really improved my knowledge and skills in implant dentistry. To those who are either beginner or advance level, this course is just right to develop skills and gain more updates about implant dentistry. IMU has provides huge support in terms of online journal subscription as well as latest academic books and learning materials.
Dr Hussein Ali Abdulhussein Al-Wakeel
Graduate, Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
This course is a terrific course for dental practitioners who are beginning their implant careers to those with much more experience. It leaves you with both the interest and confidence to start working with implants. It is very comprehensive and covers all aspects of placing dental implants. The teaching from a large number of specialists (periodontics, oral surgery, prosthodontics) has been excellent and has benefited all colleagues from absolute novices to those with more experience.
Dr Tan Chew Fang
Graduate, Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry
PGDID IMU provides me a great start of learning in Implantology. Thankful for having the academic experience and completion of the programme with good support from the university, mentors and course mates. This is for sure a wonderful motivation for my passion and clinical work in this field. “Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” — Leonardo da Vinci.
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A Word from the Dean
PROF SEOW LIANG LIN
Dean, School of Dentistry
BDS (Mal), MSc (London), FDSRCS (England), PhD (Mal)
“The primary objective of the IMU Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry is to provide dental practitioners the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills to plan, treat, and rehabilitate a range of simple to advance partially and fully edentulous patients using dental implants. The programme is designed to support the training and learning of working dental practitioners by using a flexible modular mode of delivery using a wide array of teaching methods supplemented with guidance from personal tutors. The training standards have been developed to ensure patient safety. The training will emphasise the need to provide a good standard of care based on current evidence in the field of Implant Dentistry. An evidence based patient centered approach will be used in advising patients concerning the choice of prostheses, techniques and materials available in implant dentistry.”