ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. NORASMATUL AKMA BINTI AHMAD

Associate Professor Dr. Norasmatul Akma Ahmad is a Prosthodontist at the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Universiti Malaya in 2002 and served the Ministry of Health as a dental officer for four years before pursuing specialist training in London. In 2009, she obtained her Master of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with Distinction from King’s College London and was awarded the Membership in Restorative Dentistry (Prosthodontics) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She completed her PhD in 2025 at Universiti Malaya, earning a Thesis with Distinction. Her research interests span tooth wear, prosthodontics and dental education. She served as Head of the Restorative Dentistry Department (2017–2021) and was a member of the Universiti Malaya Dental Education Enhancement and Development Unit (UMDEED). In addition to her academic leadership, she practices as a Prosthodontist and Restorative Consultant at the Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC). Dr. Norasmatul also contributes nationally as an elected member of the Dental Specialty Sub-Committee (DSCC) under the Malaysian Dental Council and the Dental Specialty Education Committee (DentSEdC) under the Ministry of Health. She currently serves as Deputy Dean (Undergraduate Studies).     

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MR. AZFAR SHAMIN BIN BAHARI

Mr Azfar Shamin is a language lecturer at the Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. He earned his Bachelor of Education degree in the field of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Universiti Malaya. His teaching portfolio covers a range of undergraduate subjects. Among the courses he handles are Proficiency in English, Writing at the Workplace, Effective Oral Communication, and English and the Performing Arts. Alongside his teaching responsibilities, he also oversees the faculty’s academic journal (Journal of Modern Languages) as its manager and serves as the committee member for the faculty's newsletter (/bɪts ənd baɪts/). Outside his professional commitments, Mr Azfar is deeply interested in creative pursuits, especially the English theatre.

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PROF. DR. WAN HIMRATUL AZNITA BINTI WAN HARUN

Professor Dr Wan Himratul Aznita Wan Harun is a passionate oral microbiologist. Since year 2000, she has served as an academic staff at the Department of Oral & Craniofacial Sciences and is currently the Deputy Dean of Value Creation and Enterprise, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. She is a member of the Malaysian Section International Association for Dental Research (MalSec-IADR), Malaysian Society for Microbiologist (MSM) and Malaysian Society for Oral Microbiologist and Oral Immunologist (MySOMOI). Her research interest includes microbial virulence, oral biofilms, polymicrobial interactions, microbiomes, and medicinal plant extracts. She was awarded the Hitachi Fellowship Award in 2009 and flew to Japan to conduct research on the virulence of oral microorganisms. She publishes articles actively in ISI and Scopus journals and has experienced in supervising many PhD and Masters research for both local and international students including undergraduate elective projects. Throughout her service, she has secured various grants, including Fundamental Research Grants Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education-High Impact Research Grants (MOHE-HIR), etc.

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