Overview

As a Bachelor of Oral Health student, you will develop all the scientific, theoretical and clinical skills required for practice as an oral health therapist (which includes both dental hygienist and dental therapist practice).

Clinical and health sciences start in first year, with practical clinical simulation classes in the Melbourne Dental School before proceeding to providing dental treatment to public patients in the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, and community health centres in urban and regional public clinics. Final year students will also provide treatment to private patients at the University's Melbourne Dental Clinic. Some work integrated learning is undertaken outside the academic semesters.

The Bachelor of Oral Health program is accredited with the Dental Board of Australia and graduates can obtain an AHPRA registration to practice following successful completion of the program.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology or Chemistry.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or subject equivalents.

Majors

Oral health sciences, Preventive and clinical dentistry, Social sciences and health promotion, Vocational clinical practice.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include:
  • Oral health therapy
  • Oral health promotion
  • Research and teaching.

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 offer99.65N/P
Median rank to receive an offer91.25N/P
Lowest rank to receive an offer77.8587.15

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

Admission Criteria

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

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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