How to apply
Domestic students
Please complete the application form
International students
Information for International students
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
KEY INFORMATION
- 144 credit points
- 3 years full time
- Course code: 90840
- Intake periods: Advertised in May of previous year for intake in the following year in listed specialist areas.
The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) degree is designed to lead to specialist registration in the chosen specialist area of dentistry.
The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) is a three-year, full-time coursework program. Courses are generally offered in the following specialist areas subject to availability of places each year:
- Endodontics
- Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
- Orthodontics
- Periodontics
- Paediatric Dentistry
Course Outline
The DClinDent is a degree by coursework and includes a supervised research project and report. The coursework covers topics in biostatistics, research methodology, practical aspects of specialist dentistry and discipline oriented research. The research component is worth 25% of the degree.
The research work must be presented as a formal research report/dissertation, and in some disciplines there may be an extra requirement that the research report must be submitted to suitable professional journals for consideration for publication. Additional training is provided in the practical aspects of extended patient care and patient-oriented research in the specialised field of dentistry, including the ethics of clinical research and effective communication of clinical research results.
Admission requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Dental Science degree from this University, or equivalent. In addition, applicants must have had a minimum of two years full time equivalent of experience in the practice of general dentistry and must have passed the Primary Examination fro Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, or its equivalent. For details on the RACDS Orientation Course and Primary Examination visit their website at http://www.racds.org. All students will also need to be registered as a dentist in Australia for the duration of the course.
Domestic students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence - IELTS 7.0 is required for Dentistry degrees.
International students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence - IELTS 7.0 is required for Dentistry degrees.
Course enquiries
Curriculum Officer
Ms Maria Maseyk
Telephone: (+61 8) 9346 7634
Email: maria.maseyk@uwa.edu.au
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
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