SPREADING SPECIAL SMILES ACROSS THE ARCHIPELAGO COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING

It also included knowledge transfer from dental experts at the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, to enrich undergraduate students with both theoretical and practical skills in managing special needs patients. In addition to workshops on smoking cessation and diet counseling, participants were exposed to how special needs groups are managed by a variety of health science practitioners, including physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, and dietitians, emphasizing holistic patient care.