Subsidised dental care to be continued — Minister

PUTRAJAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam assured the public that third class patients and outpatients will continue to enjoy subsidised fees for dental treatment including in health clinics nationwide. He denied claims on social media that dental treatment charges for third class patients and outpatients had increased and said people would continue to…

Outpatient dental service charges remain unchanged

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 2 — Local outpatient dental treatment charges at government hospitals and clinics in the country remain unchanged. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in this regard, dental filling, scaling and polishing cost only RM2 respectively while tooth extraction, RM1. “Certainly, charge increases are warranted but the government is committed to providing…

Taman Awam dan Taman Negara Sebagai Tempat Dilarang Merokok dan Pemansuhan Peraturan 21 PPPKHT 2004

Bermula 1 Februari 2017, di bawah Peraturan 11(w) dan 11(x), Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Hasil Tembakau (PPKHT) Pindaan 2017, Taman-Taman Awam di seluruh Malaysia, Taman Negara yang telah diwartakan di bawah Akta Taman Negara 1980 [Akta 226], Enakmen Taman Negara Kelantan, Enakmen Taman Negara Pahang atau Enakmen Taman Negara Terengganu serta Taman-Taman Negeri seperti di dalam jadual…

Huge hike in dental charges at government clinics?

PETALING JAYA: Ouch, this is going to hurt. Come next month, government dental clinics will charge much more for dental services. According to an internal circular spotted by FMT, tooth extraction will no longer cost RM1, but RM15. Tooth fillings, which cost RM2, will go up to RM25. Scaling, which used to cost RM2, will…

1 Februari Caj Rawatan Pergigian di Fasiliti Kesihatan Kerajaan Masih Terus Diberi Subsidi Yang Tinggi

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) ingin memaklumkan bahawa Rakyat Malaysia sememangnya telah dan akan terus menerima perkhidmatan kesihatan bersubsidi tinggi oleh Kerajaan di fasiliti-fasiliti kesihatan KKM, termasuk perkhidmatan bersubsidi tinggi bagi pesakit dalam Kelas 3. Kabinet telah memutuskan untuk mengemaskini kadar caj bagi pesakit warganegara di Kelas 1 dan 2 yang terkandung dalam Perintah Fi (Perubatan)…

Majlis Pelancaran Program Ikon Gigi (iGG) Kebangsaan 4 Disember 2016 Dewan Tun Perak, LHDN Melaka

Program iGG telah dimulakan di Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah pada bulan Mei 2016 dengan 30 orang sukarelawan dari pelbagai peringkat usia dan latar belakang. Para ikon ini diberi latihan terlebih dahulu berpandukan modul penjagaan kesihatan pergigian. Walau bagaimanapun, ikon pergigian ini masih dibimbing dan dipantau oleh fasilitator yang terdiri daripada Pegawai Pergigian. Hasilnya, semenjak program ini…

Contract jobs an ad hoc measure

Appointing doctors, dentists and pharmacists by contract due to constraints in permanent posts has its pros and cons, said Dr Koh Kah Chai. The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) honorary general secretary said: “The pros are that they will be gainfully employed and will get the prerequisite training. “But the worry is whether they will still be…

Mistaken Identity

SERDANG: A doctor was allegedly tackled to the ground, handcuffed and assaulted by an elite federal police team after being mistaken for a robber. This happened last Friday at Hospital Serdang despite the 28-year-old being in his doctor’s outfit, with a stethoscope around his neck and the hospital identification tag. The raiding police team was…

Idam, Mu’min jalin kerjasama

PERSATUAN Doktor Pergigian Islam Malaysia (Idam) menjalin kerjasama dengan Al-Meswak Mu’min Sdn Bhd (Al-Meswak Mu’min), pengeluar ubat gigi, produk penjagaan mulut dan penjagaan diri jenama Mu’min, sebagai rakan strategik untuk mencapai beberapa objektif bersama. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Al-Meswak Mu’min, Datuk Zaihal Hazri Abdul Halim berkata, kerjasama itu dimeterai menerusi memorandum persefahaman yang ditandatangani antara kedua-dua…

Education fund to assist Malaysian students in Egypt – Idris

KUALA LUMPUR: Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh launched an education fund for Malaysian students to help Malaysian students facing financial difficulties in Egypt. Idris said the contributions received through the fund which is an initiative of the ministry together with the Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) focuses on students who excelled in their studies but lacked financial…

Make all medical grads take exam, says don

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia should open its doors to all Malaysian medical graduates and ensure they take a qualifying examination, said Prof Datuk Dr Syed Ahmad Hussein. He said students should be allowed to study in any of the medical schools but they should take a common assessment examination after completing their studies. “I don’t think we…

[Video] X-Dent Box perangkap habuk aplian pergigian

Bagi melindungi pesakit yang menjalani proses pemangkasan aplian pergigian, pensyarah dan kakitangan dari Fakulti Pergigian Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) mencipta satu inovasi kotak perangkap habuk yang diberi nama X-Dent Box. Kotak ini merupakan hasil idea yang direka bentuk oleh Muhamad Amin Azahari dan dihasilkan bersama rakannya yang lain iaitu Dr Tjut Mardiny Boerhan Ali,…