Program Overview
Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery)
Overview
The Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become specialists in Oral Surgery. The program is offered at the University of Sydney and is available in several formats, including the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery), Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry), and Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry).
Program Requirements
- The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) requires students to complete 144 credit points in the sequence indicated by Years 1-3.
- The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry) requires students to complete 48 credit points in the sequence indicated by Year 1.
- The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry) requires students to complete 24 credit points in the sequence indicated below.
- Enrolment is full-time for all programs.
- All units of study are compulsory unless otherwise noted.
Unit of Study Table
The following units of study are available in the Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) program:
- DENT5201: Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology 1 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: DENT6000, DENT6210, and DENT6211
- DENT6210: Generic Clinical Skills and Knowledge (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
- DENT6211: Perioperative Care 1 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
- DENT6000: Research Methods in Dentistry (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
Year 1
The following units of study are available in Year 1 of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) and Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry) programs:
- DENT5201: Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology 1 (6 credit points)
- DENT6210: Generic Clinical Skills and Knowledge (6 credit points)
- DENT6211: Perioperative Care 1 (6 credit points)
- DENT6000: Research Methods in Dentistry (6 credit points)
- DENT5204: Oral Pathology 1 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: DENT6000, DENT5201, DENT6210, and DENT6211
- Corequisites: DENT6010, DENT6212, and DENT6213
- DENT6212: Perioperative Care 2 (6 credit points)
- DENT6213: Dento-alveolar Surgery 1 (6 credit points)
- DENT6010: Dental Research Studies 1 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
- Prerequisites: DENT6000
- Corequisites: None
Year 2
The following units of study are available in Year 2 of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) program:
- DENT5207: Oral Pathology 2A (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: None
- Prerequisites: DENT6010 and DENT5204
- Corequisites: DENT6011
- DENT6214: Dento-alveolar Surgery 2 (6 credit points)
- DENT6011: Dental Research Studies 2 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
- Prerequisites: (DENT6000 and DENT6010) or PUBH5010
- Corequisites: None
- DENT5210: Oral Pathology 2B (6 credit points)
- DENT6215: Dento-alveolar Surgery 3 (6 credit points)
- DENT6218: Dento-alveolar Trauma A (6 credit points)
- DENT6219: Dento-alveolar Trauma B (6 credit points)
- DENT6012: Dental Research Studies 3 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
- Prerequisites: DENT6011
- Corequisites: None
Year 3
The following units of study are available in Year 3 of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) program:
- DENT6216: Dento-alveolar Surgery 3A (6 credit points)
- DENT5300: Basic Life Support and Resuscitation A (6 credit points)
- DENT6013: Dental Research Studies 4 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
- Prerequisites: DENT6011 and DENT6012
- Corequisites: None
- DENT6389: Orofacial Pain 1 (6 credit points)
- DENT6217: Dento-alveolar Surgery 3B (6 credit points)
- DENT5302: Basic Life Support and Resuscitation B (6 credit points)
- DENT6014: Dental Research Studies 5 (6 credit points)
- Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
- Prerequisites: DENT6011, DENT6012, and DENT6013
- Corequisites: None
- PAIN5023: Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain (6 credit points)
