ortho-1.png

orthodontic competition

ORTHODONTICS COMPETITION GUIDELINES

The Malaysian Dental Students’ Association (MDSA) will be conducting a hands-on wire bending competition in collaboration with Malaysian Association of Orthodontists (MAO) and 3M Oral Care Malaysia. The guidelines of the competition are as follows:

  1. Limited to 1 participant from each university for 5th year dental students.

  2. There will be a “Hands-on Competition” whereby the participants will be demonstrating their skills in orthodontic wire bending. 

  3. There will be two parts to the competition:

Preliminary round

  • Theme: Dental Anatomy

  • Wires will be provided for each participant. The wires will be of 0.5mm and 0.7mm in diameter and 1m in length. Participants can cut and attach the wires themselves.

  • No additional dental wax can be used to add or customise your wire. No accessories nor props (gears etc.) are allowed.

  • Participants are allowed to bend the given orthodontic wire in any shape, design or style based on the theme.

  • No instruments will be provided. Participants must bring their own instruments for bending or cutting the wire.

  • A time frame of 2 hours will be given for the competition.

Finals

  • Non theme based

  • Wires will be provided for each participant. The wires will be of 0.5mm and 0.7mm in diameter and 1m in length. Participants can cut and attach the wires themselves.

  • The 4 finalists will be on stage and have to bend the wire according to 1 given picture. 

  • No additional dental wax can be used to add or customise the wire. No accessories nor props (gears etc.) are allowed.

  • No instruments will be provided. Participants must bring their own instruments for bending and cutting the wire.

  • Finalists will be given 45 minutes for this final round.  

4. Participation form should be sent to ndscsc.ortho@gmail.com and should be completed as instructed. 

5. Only complete participation form sent in by 7th March 2020 will be considered.

6. MDSA reserves the right to disqualify any participation if the registration form is incomplete or not up to the required standards. Final decision will be at the discretion of the organizers.

REGISTRATION

Kindly approach respective university representative to register for the competition.

Copy of Restorative [2].png