Making a lasting impression through dental care

In a nod to International Women’s Day, Colonel (Rtd) Dr Mumtaj Nisah Abd Rahim talks about finding joy and fulfilment in creating a durable, positive impact in her patients’ lives. photos: AZMAN GHANI / The Star

It is hard to picture the glamorous Col (Rtd) Dr Mumtaj Nisah Abd Rahim – impeccably dressed for our shoot in chic apparel and exquisite jewellery – as a scruffy young child in the small fishing town of Mersing, Johor.

Yet, it was here in this seaside dwelling where Dr Mumtaj and her five siblings enjoyed a childhood surrounded by nature and where she discovered she had a calling in dentistry.