Universitas Hasanuddin, through the Faculty of Dentistry, held a Guest Lecture which invited a speaker from Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Sabri Musa. This speaker is the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The guest lecture took place in the Molar Room, FKG Unhas, Tamalanrea Campus, Makassar, on Wednesday (19/02).
Prof. Sabri presented a topic entitled "An Update on Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry", which discussed the profession of a pediatric dentist. Human teeth experienced major changes from infancy to adolescence. During this period, teeth were susceptible to various problems such as tooth decay, placement of the wrong teeth, or teeth that grow at an abnormal angle.
Therefore, it is crucial to examine children's teeth early in order to maintain oral health, modify deviant habits, and treat children's teeth properly.
"To deal with children's dental problems, such as caries risk, we use a restoration material that is in accordance with the condition of the child concerned. Usually, as a material consideration in choosing a restoration material is to look at the child's age, caries risk, tooth type, and then we choose the appropriate restorative material," explained Prof. Sabri.
Aside from explaining about Pediatric Dentistry, Prof. Sabri also gave some restoration materials that are currently widely used in the field of pediatric dentistry.
The activity which presented approximately 100 participants from academics such as lecturers and students od faculty dentistry continued until 12.00 West Indonesian Time. (*)
Editor: Ishaq Rahman, AMIPR
Head of sub-directorate of Public Relation and Information
Directorate of Communication Hasanuddin University
Translator: Kumara Tungga Dewa
Translation Editor: Karmila Mokoginta
