By: Rachel Chew
Two years
ago, SEGi University established the in-campus oral and eye health care center
which offers free checkups to students.
The university is aware about the importance of preventative dental care and effects of vision deterioration.
Student should utilize this best opportunity of free services given by the campus for their own health benefits by just simply walk-in the center during operating hours and make an appointment.
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Based on
the survey of students’ acknowledgement regarding these free services, 7 out of
10 students were surprised.
The dental clinic comes complete with a reception and a waiting area.
It is located at the left wing of SEGi main building, on the 2nd floor, the dentistry faculty.
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“Compared
to private clinics in Kota Damansara, the price is 80% cheaper,” said Cheng
Melcyn, 21, who is an American Degree Program (ADP) student.
Students
who received dental treatment reported that they are satisfied with the
service.
According
to the faculty, students may get dental treatment services for as low as RM10
for tooth polishing service, and RM20 for an extraction.
“I’ve
been there for teeth polishing once. It’s a lecturer, and she’s professional,”
said Lisa Marissa, 18, from nursing faculty.
“However,
they sometimes allow students to use you as lab rat for their in-house training
purposes,” Melcyn claimed that he felt more confident on lecturers of Dentistry
Faculty than dental students to perform dental treatment for him.
“It’s
okay if it’s just a [normal dental] checkup but when it comes to [dental]
treatment, I have less confidence in students,” said Gan Xing Rui, 19, from
Diploma in Accounting.
On the
other hand, the Faculty of Optometry, also known as SEGi Eye Care, is located
on the 4th floor.
This
bright and spacious environment contains a reception, a waiting area and an eye
examination room.
“Their
checkups are done very professionally, it takes you around half an hour, (and)
they perform every single test in details,” said Lee Kok Sen, 20, from
ADP.
“The price here is very cheap compare to optical shops in Kota Damansara area, they only charge me RM80 for my spectacles,” said Wong Wei Lun, 21, from Business Faculty. |
Students
that have tried the optometry service were overall satisfied with the checkup
process and the price of products.
However, they put forward that the faculty should increase their efficiency. “The personnel are not always in the centre, sometimes, when you are in a hurry it’s quite frustrating,” said Ninie Roslan, 24, from Business Faculty. “I got annoyed because it took them one whole week to get my spectacles ready, which I think it’s quite long. “Normally in optical shops, it only takes a maximum of 3 days,” said Yeo Chee Wah, 21, from ADP. |
The
university is aware about the importance of preventative dental care and
effects of vision deterioration.
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Students
should utilize this best opportunity of free services given by the campus for
their own health benefits.
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