Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences School of Dental Science

BACHELOR OF DENTAL SCIENCE

COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc) is a five year, full-time fixed course with a recently updated curriculum. It is awarded as either a pass or an honours degree. Students must pass all subjects in their current year of enrolment before proceeding to the next year.

The first three years of the course concentrate on the basic sciences relevant to dentistry and the later years are mostly devoted to clinical practice and matters arising from practice. The subjects undertaken in the course are listed below.

1st Year:

511-121 Introduction to Biomedical Science
511-126 Dental Practice 1
511-124 Oral Health Sciences 1

Semester 1 only.

Contact hours: 96

Year long.

Introduction to Dentistry;
Human Development and Behaviour I;
Dental Materials Science and Conservative Dentistry.

Contact hours: 148

Semester 2 only.

Anatomy;
Histology and Embryology;
Chemistry.

Contact hours: 162

2nd Year:

511-224 Oral Health Sciences 2A
511-225 Oral Health Sciences 2B
511-226 Dental Practice 2

Semester 1 only.

Physiology;
Biochemistry;
and Topographical Anatomy.

Contact hours: 192

Semester 2 only.

Microbiology;
and Neuroscience.

Contact hours: 90

Year long.

Oral Biology;
Human Development and Behaviour II;
Dental Materials Science and Conservative Dentistry.

Contact hous: 246

3rd Year:

511-326 Dental Practice 3
511-323 Oral Health Sciences 3
511-324 The Scientific Principles of Surgical Practice

Year long.

Restorative Dentistry;
Oral Health Practice;
Growth and Development.

Contact hours: 218

Semester 1 only.

Pharmacology;
Pathology;
and Medicine.

Contact hours: 82

Semester 2 only.

Surgery;
and Oral Medicine, Pathology and Surgery.

Contact hours: 60

4th Year:

511-422 Dental Practice 4

Year long.

Restorative Dentistry; Growth and Development; Oral Medicine, Pathology and Surgery; Oral Health Sciences; Advanced Dental Study 1

Contact hours: 368

5th Year:

511-522 Dental Practice 5

Year long rotation.

General Practice; General Practice - Community Clinics; Specialist Practice; Academic Teaching/Advanced Dental Study 2

For further information, please refer to the University Undergraduate Handbook website: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.

More detailed course and subject information is contained in the School of Dental Science Undergraduate Student Information and Course Guide which is provided to all enrolled undergraduate students at the beginning of each year.

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