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SPEAKER PROFILE (DAY 1)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Su Keng
D.D.S., M.D.S., PhD

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan received her degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) with the Dean’s
List Award from Universiti Sains Malaysia. She started her career as a dental officer at her
alma mater before joining Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) as a trainee lecturer. She
embarked on her specialist training at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) by attaining a
Master in Dental Surgery (MDS) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and she further completed
her doctoral degree (PhD) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at HKU.

She is the author of various publications in high indexed journals and international
proceedings in the area of orthognathic surgery, facial anthropometry, aesthetic perception,
oral cancer, antibiotics and quality of life. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan’s other research interests
include dental implants and dentoalveolar surgery. Besides her research repertoire, Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Tan held leadership posts as Head of Centre of Studies for Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, and Head of Centre of Studies for Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostics and Medicine
respectively before holding her current post as Program Director for Master of Science
Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM. Currently she is also the Honorary Associate Professor
at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong.
Lecture 1 : Coronectomy: An Alternative for High-risk Mandibular
Third Molar Surgery?
Surgical removal of wisdom teeth is one of the most common surgical procedures in dentistry.
However, conventional mandibular third molar removal surgery poses a high risk of alveolar
nerve injury in some cases. Therefore, coronectomy is gaining popularity as an alternative
for these cases. This lecture will review the current literature and discuss the application and
technique of coronectomy in mandibular third molar surgery.
Lecture 2 : Management of Necrotic Bone. What’s New?
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) could be a clinical presentation of various diseases, e.g.
osteomyelitis (OM), osteoradionecrosis (ORN), medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
(MRONJ) and dengue virus infection. It is not a common clinical encounter and is frequently
undiagnosed until more advanced stages. Therefore, it is important to create awareness
among dental practitioners of this potentially serious condition.

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