The aim of study was to evaluate the level of satisfaction of patients treated in the undergraduate Year 4and Year 5 of University of Malaya. The subjects were patients treated in the Year 4 periodontology clinic(Polyclinic B) (n=38) and Year 5 periodontology clinic (Polyclinic C) (n=30). Data was gathered using aquestionnaire which consisted of 4 components namely appointment facilities, infrastructure and basicfacilities, behaviour of students dental clinician, and quality and efficiency of treatment provided. Theresults showed that for appointment facilities the level of satisfaction was almost 80%; for infrastructureand basic facilities the satisfaction was more than 85%; for behavior of students dental clinician thelevel of satisfaction was more than 90% and for quality and efficiency of treatment provided the level ofsatisfaction was more than 60%. When all the components were compared between patients treated inPolyclinic B to patients treated in Polyclinic C, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05).In conclusion, the level of satisfaction of patients treated in the undergraduate Year 4 and Year 5periodontology clinic of University of Malaya is the same.Keywords: Facilities and infrastructure; patient satisfaction; periodontal treatment; pain; quality of thetreatment; undergraduate students

The present study was conducted to investigate the clinical outcomes of Entamoeba histolytica infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic Orang Asli (aborigine) communities in Malaysia. Examination was performed on 500 stool samples obtained from Orang Asli communities in 3 different states using formalin-ether concentration, trichrome staining, and single-round PCR techniques. Out of 500 stool samples, single infection of E. histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii was identified in 3.2%, 13.4%, and 1%, respectively. In addition, 10 samples had mixed infections with E. histolytica and E. dispar. Six samples containing E. dispar were also positive for E. moshkovskii, and only 2 samples had E. histolytica in association with E. dispar and E. moshkovskii. Seventeen E. histolytica-positive samples were from symptomatic subjects, whereas the remaining 11 samples came from asymptomatic subjects. These findings suggest a predominant distribution of pathogenic potential of E. histolytica strains in this community. Therefore, further studies on genotyping of E. histolytica is required, to find out association between E. histolytica genotype and the outcome of the infection.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Asymptomatic Diseases ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Coinfection/parasitology/pathology ; Entamoeba/*classification/isolation & purification/*pathogenicity ; Entamoebiasis/parasitology/*pathology ; Feces/parasitology ; Female ; *Genetic Variation ; Humans ; Malaysia ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome