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Humans of Healthcare: The Paediatric Dentist

Dr Tengku Maryam Fatimah Tengku Ab Malek, Consultant Paediatric Dentist

12-Feb-25 16:00

Humans of Healthcare: The Paediatric Dentist

What is it like working as the doctor no one likes to see? It’s not uncommon for many of us to fear a visit to the dentist, but in this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we want to hear what it is like for dentists when their patients are scared of them - or, more accurately, the procedures they’re about to do, with consultant paediatric dentist Dr Tengku Maryam Fatimah Tengku Ab Malek.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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