Health D-G: Taiwanese dental schools were never recognised under approved list


Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

PETALING JAYA: Basic dental qualifications from Taiwanese dental schools were never recognised under the Dental Act 1971, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

Dr Noor Hisham, who is also Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) president, was referring to news reports that seven Taiwanese dental schools were suddenly removed from an approved list of dental schools.

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