CURRICULUM VITAE

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. LAU MAY NAK

(Master in Orthodontics)
Associate Professor Dr. Lau May Nak serves as an Associate Professor and Consultant Orthodontist at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya. She obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree from the University of Malaya in 2008. After working as a dental officer in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia for 5 years, she pursued further studies at the University of Malaya, graduating with a Master of Orthodontics (With Distinction) and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2017. Joining the University of Malaya as a lecturer in 2018, Dr. Lau is actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting research, and treating orthodontic and obstructive sleep apnoea patients. She is among the pioneers who established a multidisciplinary team with various medical and dental specialists at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for the management of obstructive sleep apnoea. She also serves in the Combined Oro-Craniomaxillofacial Deformities Clinic and Combined Paediatric Saliva Control Clinic at UMMC. Dr. Lau's research interests span a wide range of topics including orthodontics, anchorage, retention and relapse, teaching and learning methodologies, mandibular advancement appliance therapy, obstructive sleep apnoea, orthodontic materials, 3D printing, and orthognathic surgery. She holds the honorary position of assistant secretary at the Malaysian Association of Orthodontists, and she is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Glasgow. Additionally, Dr. Lau is a life member of the International Association of Student Clinicians – American Dental Association (SCADA).
PROFILE
Address
Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/minalau
CONTACT
Telephone
0379674802
Email
minalau
minalau
RESEARCH ID
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Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-2753
Researcher id
M-7437-2018
Scopus id
57224444507
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Master Degree, Ortodontik, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2017
Expert Training, Orthodontics, Royal College of Surgeons, England, 2017
Bachelor Degree, Dental Surgery, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2008
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
H Index: 5.00
Total Journal Publication: 28
Sum of Citation: 94.00
Books: 0
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM Four hundred and ten thousand one hundred and thirty four