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Further study options
You’ll be eligible for entry into a range
of graduate courses in public health,
health services management and
research.
Also available is a wide range of
graduate courses in other areas. You
can choose to undertake further study
in humanities and social sciences, or
professional areas such as business
and economics, law, nursing, science,
teaching and more.
For more information on graduate study
see pages 14–15.
Please note that the Bachelor of Oral
Health is not a pathway to the Doctor
of Dental Surgery at the University of
Melbourne. For more information about
studying dentistry see page 74.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Oral Health is
recognised in all Australian states and
in New Zealand and is accredited by the
Australian Dental Council. Graduates
are registered for practice by the Dental
Board of Australia and are eligible for
membership of the Australian Dental
and Oral Health Therapists Association
and the Dental Hygienists Association
of Australia.
Registration may be granted in some
countries other than Australia, subject
to entry requirements and requirements
of the registering authorities.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Oral Health has four
main components: oral health sciences,
social sciences and health promotion,
preventive and clinical dentistry, and
vocational clinical practice.
Entry requirements
Pages 97–109
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Helping remote
communities
“
In third year I chose to study
nutrition and the effects of
oral health in Indigenous
communities. We visited some
remote communities in the
Northern Territory to study
how nutrition affects the oral
health of residents there.
”
Natalie Vlainic
Bachelor of Oral Health
Sample course plan – Bachelor of Oral Health
Q
Year 1
Semester 1 Society and Health 1A
Oral Health
Sciences 1A
Oral Health Practice 1
Semester 2 Society and Health 1B
Oral Health
Sciences 1B
Year 2
Semester 1 Health promotion 2A
Oral Health
Sciences 2A
Oral Health Practice 2
Semester 2 Health promotion 2B
Oral Health
Sciences 2B
Year 3
Semesters 1
and 2
Oral Health Therapy Research
Semesters 1
and 2
Oral Health Practice 3
Compulsory subjects
Q
This is a sample course plan only. Subjects offered may change from year to year. You will be
advised of subject offerings prior to subject selection and enrolment
.
Conduct clinical work at the
Royal Dental Hospital
and community health centres
around Victoria
Students working in the labs