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International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 03 July’20

Editorial:
Transgenders: an insight to early progression

Mohammad Khursheed Alam1, Anas Imran Arshad2

Correspondence to: Dr. Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Mailing Address: Associate Professor, 
Orthodontic Division, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, KSA.
E-mail : dralam@gmail.com

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 02 April’20 Page : 155
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v4i3.193

Running Title: Attainment of Prescribing Skill 

Lack of local and national transgender-led 
organisations necessitates an informatory response 
of researchers striving to develop standards 
of medical and dental care for transgender 
communities of developing countries. Here in the 
Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kelantan, Malaysia, 
we have made efforts to conduct research and 
develop a better understanding of health care needs 
for local Bangladeshi transgender community.
Currently, we are outreaching transgender 
community leaders for data collection with prior 
permissions to facilitate at least palliative treatment 
provision. We aim to assess the differences in dental 
and craniofacial morphometry of transgenders. We 
also focus on identifying the associations of Body 
Mass Index (BMI) and ABO Blood grouping with 
the craniofacial morphometrics. 
So for our knowledge goes, there is no existing 
database for the dental and craniofacial 

morphometric norms of transgenders. Our study 
outcomes will primarily serve orthodontists, 
maxillofacial surgeons and on a larger scale will 
facilitate forensic specialists, radiologists and 
other health care personnel to better understand 
the inherent differences and plan the desired 
treatments according to their specific norms. This 
will also encourage and empower transgenders to 
seek health advices and enjoy a healthy social life.
The fears of violence and discrimination that 
transgenders face in our society have suppressed 
their basic health care needs for long. We 
need to work in globalised collaboration to 
address the complex array of challenges that the 
transgender community faces. Gender equity and 
indiscrimination is their birth right and we hold 
this responsibility to defend and fight for their 
rights to ensure their prosperous future.

1. Associate Professor, Orthodontic Division, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, KSA.
2. PhD Student, Orthodontic Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 

Kelantan, Malaysia.

Abstract:
Lack of local and national transgender-led organisations necessitates an informatory response of 
researchers striving to develop standards of medical and dental care for transgender communities 
of developing countries. Here in the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kelantan, Malaysia, we have 
made efforts to conduct research and develop a better understanding of health care needs for local 
Bangladeshi transgender community. Currently, we are outreaching transgender community leaders 
for data collection with prior permissions to facilitate at least palliative treatment provision. We 
aim to assess the differences in dental and craniofacial morphometry of transgenders. We also 
focus on identifying the associations of Body Mass Index (BMI) and ABO Blood grouping with 
the craniofacial morphometrics. So for our knowledge goes, there is no existing database for the 
dental and craniofacial morphometric norms of transgenders. Our study outcomes will primarily 
serve orthodontists, maxillofacial surgeons and on a larger scale will facilitate forensic specialists, 
radiologists and other health care personnel to better understand the inherent differences and plan 
the desired treatments according to their specific norms. This will also encourage and empower 
transgenders to seek health advices and enjoy a healthy social life. The fears of violence and 
discrimination that transgenders face in our society have suppressed their basic health care needs 
for long. We need to work in globalised collaboration to address the complex array of challenges 
that the transgender community faces. Gender equity and indiscrimination is their birth right and 
we hold this responsibility to defend and fight for their rights to ensure their prosperous future.