Utilizing decision tree machine model to map dental students' preferred learning styles with suitable instructional strategies.

Background: Growing demand for student-centered learning (SCL) has been observed in higher education settings including dentistry. However, application of SCL in dental education is limited. Hence, this study aimed to facilitate SCL application in dentistry utilising a decision tree machine learning (ML) technique to map dental students' preferred learning styles (LS) with suitable instructional strategies (IS) as a promising approach to develop an IS recommender tool for dental students.

Oral Diseases and Quality of Life between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents: A Two-Year Observational Study.

This study aimed to investigate the association between oral disease burden and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) among overweight/obese (OW/OB) and normal weight (NW) Malaysian adolescents. A total of 397 adolescents were involved in the two-year prospective observational cohort study. OHRQOL was measured through a self-administered questionnaire containing the short version of the Malaysian Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP[M]).

Oral health-related quality of life among 11-12 year old indigenous children in Malaysia.

Background: Poor oral health among Malaysian indigenous Orang Asli (OA) children may impact on their daily performances.

Aim: To assess the oral health status, related behaviours, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among OA children in Cameron Highlands (CH), Malaysia, and to identify the predictor(s) for poor OHRQoL.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study involving 249, 11-12 year old OA children from 4 OA primary schools in CH.

Comparison of arch form between ethnic Malays and Malaysian Aborigines in Peninsular Malaysia.

Objective: To determine and compare the frequency distribution of various arch shapes in ethnic Malays and Malaysian Aborigines in Peninsular Malaysia and to investigate the morphological differences of arch form between these two ethnic groups.

Methods: We examined 120 ethnic Malay study models (60 maxillary, 60 mandibular) and 129 Malaysian Aboriginal study models (66 maxillary, 63 mandibular). We marked 18 buccal tips and incisor line angles on each model, and digitized them using 2-dimensional coordinate system.