POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL DENTISTRY
COURSE STRUCTURE
The implant dentistry course is offered part-time over two years (over 4 consecutive semesters) to allow for the extended treatment times for implant patients and for completion of the treatment of a sufficient number of patients.
| Subject No. | Subject title |
Points | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
511-841 |
Research Design 1 | 12.5 | 1 |
511-845 |
Advanced Clinical Practice 1 | 12.5 | 1 |
511-842 |
Research Design 2 | 12.5 | 2 |
511-846 |
Advanced Clinical Practice 2 | 12.5 | 2 |
511-843 |
Research Project 1 | 6.25 | 3 |
511-847 |
Advanced Clinical Practice 3 | 18.75 | 3 |
511-844 |
Research Project 2 | 6.25 | 4 |
511-848 |
Advanced Clinical Practice 4 | 18.75 | 4 |
| 100 | |||
Dental Practice Board of Victoria Continuing Professional Development hours are approved for this course. Please refer to this link for details: http://www.dentprac.vic.gov.au/cpdactivities.asp.
TIME COMMITMENT
Currently, the implant dentistry course runs for approximately 36 weeks each year for two years with an alternating schedule of contact hours as follows:
- Week 1: all day Monday, all day Tuesday, half day Wednesday
- Week 2: all day Tuesday, half day Wednesday
ASSESSMENT
Each subject has specific assessment requirements. In general, this is a combination of written assignments and examinations, oral examinations and clinical performance. For implant dentistry, the major assessment is at the end of the second year when written examinations are held.