Kuala Lampur, Dec. 8 -- On our last afternoon in Semporna, as we were packing away dental chairs and folding tables, music from a portable speaker drifted through the hall.

After several long days of screenings, treatments, and crowd management, our energy was flagging.

Then, a group of children appeared at the doorway.

Drawn by the rhythm, they slipped inside, laughing, dancing, and pulling us into their joy as if we had always belonged there.

It was spontaneous and unplanned, yet it became the moment that stayed with us the most.

We had travelled to Sabah for SMILE4U: Sustainable Mouthcare and Inclusive Learning for You, a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative by the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, in collaboration wi...