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  1. Ab Malek, Azizi and Mohd Radzi, Nawwal Alwani and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2026) Young adults’ experiences of dental anxiety: a multidisciplinary qualitative study of triggers, avoidance, and intervention strategies. In: Compendium of Abstracts 2025: National Oral Health Research Priorities. Oral Health Epidemiology & Research Section, Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia, p. 50.
  2. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Ab Halim, Noorhazayti and Mohd, Farah Natashah and Lestari, Widya and Sim, Galvin Siang Lin and Mohd Ibrahim, Mohamad Shafiq (2026) Domains of Miswak practice among Malaysian Dental Educators: insights from a focus group discussion. Brazilian Oral Research, 40 (NA). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1806-8324 E-ISSN 1807-3107
  3. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2026) Artificial intelligence and the future of oral health equity. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 117-119. ISSN 2735-0584
  4. Ab Malek, Azizi and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Mohd Radzi, Nawwal Alwani (2026) Association between dental anxiety, utilisation and oral health-related quality of life among young adults in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 22 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
  5. Rani, Haslina and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Zabha, Azliza and Ruslan, Ruzawani and Mohd Jeffry, Sabrina Julia and Abdul Manab, Enny Esdayantey and Kamarozaman, Dewi Mayang Sari (2026) Malaysian oral health literacy training package @ Celik Literasi Kesihatan Mulut Malaysia (CeLiK-M). module 4: healthcare system navigation. Policy Paper. Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Federal Territory Putrajaya.
  6. Rani, Haslina and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Zabha, Azliza and Ruslan, Ruzawani and Mohd Jeffry, Sabrina Julia and Abdul Manab, Enny Esdayantey and Kamarozaman, Dewi Mayang Sari (2026) Malaysian oral health literacy training package @ Celik Literasi Kesihatan Mulut Malaysia (CeLiK-M).module 3: written and Audio Visual Aids (AVA) for Oral Health Education (OHE). Policy Paper. Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
  7. Rani, Haslina and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Zabha, Azliza and Ruslan, Ruzawani and Mohd Jeffry, Sabrina Julia and Abdul Manab, Enny Esdayantey and Kamarozaman, Dewi Mayang Sari (2026) Malaysian oral health literacy training package @ Celik Literasi Kesihatan Mulut Malaysia (CeLiK-M). module 2: communication in Oral Health Literacy (OHL). Policy Paper. Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
  8. Rani, Haslina and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Zabha, Azliza and Ruslan, Ruzawani and Mohd Jeffry, Sabrina Julia and Abdul Manab, Enny Esdayantey and Kamarozaman, Dewi Mayang Sari (2026) Malaysian oral health literacy training package @ Celik Literasi Kesihatan Mulut Malaysia (CeLiK-M). module 1: fundamentals of Oral Health Literacy (OHL). Policy Paper. Oral Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Federal Territory Putrajaya.
  9. Mohd Hata, Aimi Aisyah and Jamian, Siti Nur Sarah and Idaham, Nurul Izza and Ab Mumin, Nazirah and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Jaafar, Azlan (2026) Workforce entry preferences among final-year dental students in Malaysia: public or private sectors? IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 17-27. E-ISSN 2735-0584
  10. Zakaria, Noor Azhani and Ab-Murat, Norintan and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2026) Modelling the future dental therapists within Malaysian clinician dental workforce using system dynamics. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 24 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 1601-5029 E-ISSN 1601-5037
  11. Ab Malek, Azizi and Mohd Radzi, Nawwal Alwani and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2025) Young adults’ experiences of dental anxiety: a multidisciplinary qualitative study of triggers, avoidance, and intervention strategies. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, 53-54 (NA). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2468-1717 E-ISSN 2468-1725
  12. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Ab-Murat, Norintan and Joo Ming, Cheong and Mohd Ramle, Nur Syazwani and Ahmad Sabri, Siti Zulaiha (2025) A qualitative study of career motivations and career expectations of Malaysian dental therapist: post new dental regulations. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 23 (3). pp. 441-448. ISSN 1601-5029 E-ISSN 1601-5037
  13. Ab Malek, Azizi and Mohd Radzi, Nawwal Alwani and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Luai, Amirul Faiz (2024) Relationship between dental anxiety, dental utilization, and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review. Journal of International Oral Health, 16 (5). pp. 335-349. ISSN 0976-7428 E-ISSN 0976-1799
  14. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Morgan, Jennifer and Harper, Paul and Bernabe, Eduardo and Gallagher, Jennifer E. (2024) Scenario modeling for dentistry in Malaysia: utilization, privatization, and specialization. Journal of International Oral Health, 16 (5). pp. 403-413.
  15. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Jennifer Geraldine, Doss and Ghani, Wan Maria Nabillah and Simon Neaves, Rogers and Ismail, Siti Mazlipah and Ab Rahman, Roselinda (2024) The roles of social support and spiritual aspect in predicting the association between oral functioning and psychosocial well-being among oral cancer patients. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (4). pp. 63-71. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
  16. Ranggaini, D and Anggraini, Wita and Ariyani, A P and Sulistyowati, I and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2024) The differences in work strategy and work fatigue between female and male dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. In: Quality Improvement in Dental and Medical Knowledge, Research, Skills and Ethics Facing Global Challenges. Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology of Dental and Medical Sciences (ICTDMS 2022) (1). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, United Kingdom, pp. 42-48. ISBN 978-1-032-51441-3
  17. Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Morgan, Jennifer and Harper, Paul and Bernabe, Eduardo and Gallagher, Jennifer E. (2024) Modelling the future Malaysian clinician dental workforce using system dynamics. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (2). pp. 122-132. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
  18. Ab Malek, Azizi and Mohd Radzi, Nawwal Alwani and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2023) Career satisfaction of Malaysian dentists with expanded roles at a specialist clinic. International Dental Journal, 73 (4). pp. 574-579. ISSN 0020-6539 E-ISSN 1875-595X
  19. Zakaria, Noor Azhani and Ab-Murat, Norintan and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus and Johari, Mohammad Zabri (2020) A study on parental acceptance towards the use of dental therapists in Malaysian private sectors. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 13-20. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
  20. Zakaria, Noor Azhani and Ab Murat, Norintan and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2019) Parents’ acceptance towards the use of dental therapist in the private sector – a quantitative study. In: 12th Postgraduate Conference 2019, 18-19th September 2019, Balai Ungku Aziz, UM, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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15Learning preferences of third year KOD dental students: teaching routine prosthodontic procedures using two different methods1410
16Direct identification of anatomical landmarks to locate second mesiobuccal canal of maxillary first molars: an in-vitro study1404
17Development, implementation, and evaluation of an interactive smoking cessation intervention workshop for dental students (SCIDs)1402
18Dangers of fake dentists1395
19Perceived knowledge and perceptions toward biostatistics among dental and medical undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)1392
20Prevalence of malocclusion and associated habits in 4 to 6-year-old preschool children in Kuantan, Pahang1387
21The dental workforce in Malaysia: career motivation and expectations amongst senior dental students1385
22The future dental workforce in Malaysia: drivers for change1376
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25Provision of health and dental care in two middle income Asian countries1364
26Career expectations and influences of emerging dental workforce: A quantitative study of final year dental students in Malaysia1355
27Living With COVID-19 Is A Reality Among Dental Fraternity: A Refection1299
28Parents’ acceptance towards the use of dental therapist in the private sector – a quantitative study1241
29Keselamatan rawatan gigi sepanjang pandemik Covid-191215
30The Impact of Changes in Oral Functioning, Social Support and Spiritual Aspect on The Psychosocial Well-Being Among Oral Cancer Patients in Malaysia: Secondary Data Analysis1204