Curriculum Vitae

DR. AMIR HAZWAN BIN ABDUL RAHIM

Dental Lecturer
  • Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgical & Medical Sciences
    Faculty of Dentistry
  • amirhazwan
  • 03-79674807

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • FORENSIC DENTISTRY
    Medical And Health Sciences, Dentistry, Dentistry Practice
  • RESEARCH CAPACITY
    Advancement Of Knowledge And Learning, Knowledge Generation And Expansion
  • PUBLICATION QUALITY AND QUANTITY
    Advancement Of Knowledge And Learning, Knowledge Generation And Expansion

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Ph.D
    Queen Mary, University of London
  • MASTER DEGREE
    Katholieke Universieit Leuven, Belgium
  • MD(Forensic Odontology), (Odontologi Forensik)
    Katholieke Universieit Leuven, Belgium
  • BDS(Dental Surgery), (Dental Surgery)
    University of London, UK

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Ahli Jawatankuasa
    12 Nov 2024 - 12 Nov 2026 (Faculty)
  • Task Force Leader
    02 Mar 2024 - 01 Mar 2026 (Deputy Dean's (Student Affairs) Office, Faculty of Dentistry)
  • Task Force Member
    29 Jan 2024 - 28 Jan 2026 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    15 Oct 2024 - 15 Oct 2025 (Faculty)
  • Task Force Member
    01 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 (Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgical & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry)
  • Chairman
    22 Oct 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    20 Aug 2024 - 27 Nov 2024 (International)
  • Committee Members
    14 Jun 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    13 Oct 2023 - 13 Oct 2024 (Deputy Dean's (Undergraduate) Office, Faculty of Dentistry)
  • Committee Members
    09 Nov 2023 - 26 May 2024 (International)
  • Chairman
    01 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 (Faculty)
  • Supervisor
    24 Nov 2022 - 23 Nov 2023 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    16 Aug 2022 - 16 Aug 2023 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    16 Aug 2022 - 16 Aug 2023 (Faculty)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2025 to 2025 (National)
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL, ORAL, AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH (IADR), MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (MDA), MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2023 to 2023 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Hamdan, Sharifah Nabilah Syed Mohd; Radzi, Zamri; Rahim, Amir Hazwan Abdul; Rahmat, Rabiah Al-Adawiyah; Ibrahim, Norliza (2024). Computed tomography study of cranial vault thickness in Malaysian subadult population, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. . doi:10.1007/s00414-024-03276-2
  2. Rahim, A. H. Abdul; Davies, J. A.; Liversidge, H. M. (2023). Reliability and limitations of permanent tooth staging techniques, FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 346. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111654
Other Publications
  1. Rahmat R.A., Abdul Rahim A.H. (2024, August 29). Freeing our children from shackles of abuse this Merdeka. https://malaysiagazette.com/2024/08/29/freeing-our-children-from-shackles-of-abuse-this-merdeka/ - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  2. Rahmat R.A., Abdul Rahim A.H. (2024, September 3). They deserve the best. https://apakhabartv.com/2024/09/03/they-deserve-the-best/ - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  3. Rahmat, R. Abdul Rahim, AH. (2017, December 4). How will humanity react to alien life? Psychologists have some predictions. UM Research Plus. https://www.umresearchplus.com/lets-free-them-this-merdeka/ - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Forensic odontology (Forensic odontology)
  • Dental age estimation (Dental age estimation)
  • Forensic imaging (Forensic imaging)
  • Dental and facial morphometry (Dental and facial morphometry)
  • Human identification (Human identification)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Development of a Forensic DNA Screening Model Based on the Diagenetic Changes of Teeth ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Development of an Automated 3D-Age Estimation Model of Mandibular Third Molar Teeth Using Artificial Intelligence for Malaysian Sub-Adults ( Co-Researcher)
Private
  1. 2023 - 2025, Private Funding
    Oral Health Status, Betel Quid Chewing Habits, Food Insecurity And Their Associated Factors Among The Indigenous In Rompin, Pahang ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2023 - 2024, International Funding
    Application Of Segmentation And Feature Extraction In An Artificial Intelligence Teeth Condition Identification System Using Panoramic Radiographs ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Current updates on dental age estimation: Research and its practical application, STOVIT Online Series 2024, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga UNAIR (International) (09 Nov 2024 - 09 Nov 2024)
  2. Current updates on dental age estimation: Research and its practical application, Forensic Odontology International Lecture Series, Universiti Malaya, University of the Philippines Manila (International) (16 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024)
  3. Introduction to forensic odontology and its role in human identification, Forensic Odontology International Lecture Series, Universiti Malaya, University of the Philippines Manila (International) (09 Jul 2024 - 09 Oct 2024)
  4. L3: GENERAL STEPS FOR ASSESSING PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS, KURSUS DENTAL PANORAMIC PERINGKAT NEGERI SEMBILAN 2024, JABATAN BEDAH MULUT DAN MAKSILOFASIAL, HTJS (National) (10 Jun 2024 - 10 Jun 2024)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. CROWN-ROOT RATIO: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH FOR MOORREES STAGES IN DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION, 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DENTAL, MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES, School of Dental Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia (International) (24 Sep 2024 - 26 Oct 2024)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Application of Radiographic/Imaging Techniques: a Questionnaire Study Involving Private Practitioners in Malaysia, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2024) Application of Three-Dimensional Surface Area Analysis of Developing Teeth Apices for Age Estimation, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2024) The Chronology of Second and Third Molar Development in Malaysian Population and Its Application to Dental Age Estimation, University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2024) Three-Dimensional Analysis of Nasomaxillary Complex Morphology: a Cbct Study, University, (Internal Examiner)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) RADIOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF DENTAL PATTERNS IN MALAYSIAN POPULATION
  2. (2024) PROFICIENCY IN DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION AMONG DENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER
  3. (2024) DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION USING DEVELOPING PERMANENT MOLAR IN MALAYSIAN POPULATION
Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) GENDER IDENTIFICATION BASED ON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING CRANIAL AND ODONTOLOGICAL METHODS AMONG IRAQI POPULATION, HIBAH EZZAT RASHID BERUM
  2. (2024) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LEGAL AGE ESTIMATION USING 3D SURFACE ANALYSES OF MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR, GHASSAN ALI ABBAS

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2024) DIA2002 - Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging I
  2. (2024) DIA3002 - Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging Ii
  3. (2024) DIA4002 - Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging III

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Oral Health Status, Betel Quid Chewing Habits, Food Insecurity and Their Associated Factors Among The Indigenous in Rompin, Pahang Ppb Group Berhad (Grant No: Pv098-2023), (26 Jul 2024 - 28 Oct 2024) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
INTERNATIONAL
  1. Malaysia-International Dental Exhibition and Conference 2023, Kuala Lumpur (04 Aug 2023 - 06 Aug 2023)
Internal / External Course
EXTERNAL COURSE
  1. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FORENSIC MEDICINE AND SCIENCE , National Library of Malaysia (24 Oct 2017 - 25 Oct 2017)
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. SCIENTIFIC WRITING, Universiti Malaya (26 Mar 2018 - 26 Mar 2018)
  2. WORKSHOP: EMERALD TEACHING & LEARNING, Universiti Malaya (05 Feb 2018 - 09 Feb 2018)
  3. WORKSHOP RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, The Cube, Level 4, Research Management & Innovation Complex (Rmic), Universiti Malaya (13 Dec 2023 - 13 Dec 2023)