Dr. Sivakumar Arunachalam is a graduate and gold medalist of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (year 1999) from 'The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University', India. Dr. Siva continued his academic journey with specialized training in Orthodontics at the College of Dental Sciences, Manipal and reached the pinnacle when he accomplished MOrth RCS, Edinburgh. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He recently earned a Certificate in Health Professions Education and continues his studies at the diploma level. He is an excellent academician and clinician that students always look forward to seeing. He is trained in the standard Edgewise appliance (USA) and applies Edgewise core principles to modern orthodontic appliances. He has been an inquisitive lecturer for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for more than 18 years and is very active in orthodontic specialty practice.
He is currently the associate dean for quality and stakeholder engagement at the school and involved in student experience and student engagement activities. He is the lead for dental education research cluster and chair of the task force on entrustable professional activities. He is an active member of the School's Curriculum Committee and is charged with revising and implementing the revised undergraduate curriculum. He is known for developing innovative entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for workplace learning and assessment at the School of Dentistry, IMU, Malaysia. He is a recipient of the John Simpson Trophy for Excellence in Teaching, 2021 and winner of the first prize for Excellence in Teaching at the International Medical University, KL, Malaysia, 2021. He received an award from the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics as "Outstanding Reviewer" for 2016. He was also awarded a certificate for outstanding contribution to the humanitarian work of Cleft Lip and Palate Rotaplast, Philadelphia 2007, USA. He has published more than 50 scientific papers in national and international journals and co-edited two textbooks.
He has conducted workshops and presented papers at various national and international conferences and meetings of societies/associations. He took first place for oral presentation at SEAADE Innovation Award, SEAADE 2020, Thailand. His main clinical areas of interest include treatment of complex cases with optimal treatment duration, orthodontic treatment with mini-screws, integration of orthodontic loop mechanics with preadjusted appliances, corticotomy and surgically assisted tooth movement, and clear aligners. As an educator and clinical coach, he is involved in the student-centered learning models using instructional design strategy and e-learning and he is familiar with various teaching and learning methodologies including chair-side clinical instruction and preparing the students for knowledge assimilation towards case treatment planning and execution.

Relevance of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in Dental Education : Developing the Essentials
Synopsis:
Training programmes based on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are mostly seen in postgraduate programmes and its use in undergraduate programs has only been described recently. Entrustability of the undergraduate is not clearly defined and the definitions of competencies with EPAs are poorly understood by the stakeholders. This workshop will shed light from the experiences of facilitators who have developed EPAs for an innovative undergraduate dental programme.
This is an interactive workshop with sharing of experiences and the process in developing EPAs for undergraduate dental education. Participants will then be given the opportunity in formulating their own EPAs for their respective programmes. At the end of this workshop, participants will gain insight into using EPAs in ensuring the programme produces safe dental practitioners.