ULW x LUC
Lincoln University College (LUC) Dental Faculty was first established in 2013 at Mayang Campus. The pioneer batch was comprised of only 4 students during its initial establishment. Six months later, the number of enrolment rose up to 31 students for the second batch. In 2014, the dental faculty moved to the Kelana Jaya Learning Site (KJLS) campus where they also officially launched their LUC Dental Clinic. The faculty has grown tremendously ever since, and now has 6 batches of students accumulating up to 174 students, with over 50 lecturers and staffs. The relatively small number allows for personal attention and close interaction among the faculty members.
After 5 years since the founding, LUC Dental Faculty is finally recognized by the National Accreditation Board (Malaysian Qualification Agency) and is given full accreditation for the next 3 years.
The following are the 6 facts about LUC Dental Faculty:
1. The primary objective of the dental faculty in Lincoln University College (LUC) is to produce dental graduates who are equipped with scientific knowledge, skills and commendable attitudes so that they emerge as responsible and competent dental practitioners to promote safe dental practice within the society or community.
2. The Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) curriculum at LUC is designed to fulfil the five major components of dental education, namely preclinical dentistry, clinical dentistry, hospital-based dentistry, community/society based dentistry and life-long learning experience through research exercise.
3. LUC Dental Faculty also aims to provide excellent and affordable dental care for the patients. A minimal cost is applied as part of an incentive for community outreach to help the needy.
4. Here at LUC Dental Faculty, buddy system among seniors and juniors is holistically practised. The buddy system is designed in such a way to make learning environment more ideal by promoting personalised attention among students and give better insights on the learning materials.
5. At LUC, the dental faculty is operated by experienced specialists and staffs who are assigned to assist in day-to-day preclinical and clinical sessions.
6. Despite being the youngest dental school in Malaysia, the students at LUC have actively participated in various events and accomplished outstanding results. One of their notable achievers, Ghanarupan a/l Subramaniam, a year five student, became the recipient of the prestigious Joseph Lister Research Travel Award for Preventive Dentistry in Dental Public Health research at International Association of Dental Research Malaysian Section Conference. Also recently, a 4th year dental student from LUC became the 1st runner up in the video competition organized by IMU School of Dentistry for its 10th Anniversary.