Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours)

University of Queensland - Herston/St Lucia

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Overview

The Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) educates the next generation of dental professionals in the most advanced oral health facility in Australia. With small cohorts and dedicated, specialist teachers, students will master the science and technical skills required to care for patients, and prevent, diagnose and treat oral diseases and abnormalities. Students will be workforce-ready when they graduate, with extensive clinical experience and in-depth knowledge of general practice in dentistry, orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and public health. For more information, visit Bachelor of Dental Science (Hons) at UQ.

Prerequisites

Potential Career Outcomes

Once registered with the Dental Board of Australia graduates may start private practice, work within an established practice, or join partnerships. Within the public sector, there are opportunities to work within hospitals, community health services, or school-based dental clinics across Australia. The Australian Defence Force also accepts dental officers on a short-service or permanent basis. Postgraduate study offers opportunities to develop specific interests and qualify as a specialist in a recognised field such as orthodontics, prosthodontics, oral medicine, dento-maxillofacial radiology, endodontics, periodontics, and special-needs dentistry.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer99.9599.95
Median rank to receive an offer99.4099.95
Lowest rank to receive an offer95.3599.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Queensland website for admission criteria information.

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University

University of Queensland

Campus

Herston/St Lucia

Course Type

Bachelors Honours

Study Area

Health Sciences

Indicative ATAR

95.35

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 5 years

Course Link

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State
QLD
Type
University
Courses
145
Campuses
Clinical School Gatton Gatton or external Herston/St Lucia St Lucia
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Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Queensland. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.

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