Bachelor of Dental Surgery [Indigenous Health Careers Program]
Information valid for students commencing in 2017.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery [Indigenous Health Careers Program]
Course code | 105310 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Maths B, Chemistry (Biology desirable) |
Additional selection requirements | Submit 番茄社区 internal application form by 30 September |
Special admission requirements | Nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission requirements | Immunisations: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B and that they have been vaccinated or evidence that they are not susceptible for the vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella and Pertussis. Students enrolled in Dental Courses are required to undergo testing for Blood-Borne Viruses (BBVs) including Hepatitis B , Hepatitis C and Human Immunodeficiency virus before, or on entry to the Course. Professional experience placement is a requirement of this course and students may be engaged in roles where there is contact that would allow transmission of a VPD or BBV. Students are required to comply with the above requirement prior to commencing their first Professional Experience Placement or by the end of the first teaching period of their studies, otherwise their enrolment will be terminated Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Current Apply First Aid and CPR Certificate: Students must hold a current First Aid Certificate before undertaking professional or clinical placements. Students are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Some professional/clinical placement agencies may require that students hold an advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate before undertaking a professional or clinical placement. Students are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Australian Federal Police check: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Some placement agencies will require students to produce a current Australian Federal Police check. This is in addition to the requirements for a Blue Card. Students must provide written confirmation of clearance to the Clinical Placement Officer prior to commencement of clinical placement. Application documents can be accessed at: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 132 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Students who contract a blood-borne viral disease during the course of their studies will be unable to complete placements and consequently will be unable to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. |
Course learning outcomes | The 番茄社区 Bachelor of Dental Surgery will prepare graduates to be dental health practitioners who meet the professional attributes and competencies of the newly qualified dentist as defined by the Australian Dental Council. On successful completion of the course, the graduate will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1
RH1002:03 Communication Skills for Health Professionals
Teaching Period 2:
CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry
HS1003:03 Lifespan Development for Health A
HS1401:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
BM1071:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Dentists 1
CH1010:03 Biological Chemistry for the Dentistry
DS1001:03 Introduction to Dental Science 1
Teaching Period 2:
BM1072:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Dentists 2
CH1013:03 Chemistry for the Dental Sciences
DS1002:03 Introduction to Dental Science 2
Level 2
Teaching Period 1:
HS2402:03 Health Professional Research 1
HS2406:03 Health Promotion in Dentistry
DS2001:03 Biological Sciences for Dentistry 1 (Growth, Development and Microbiology)
DS2003:03 Operative Dentistry 1
Teaching Period 2:
DS2004:03 Operative Dentistry 2
DS2005:06 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Dentistry
Level 3
Teaching Period 1:
DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry
Teaching Period 2:
HS2401:03 Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care
DS3102:09 Clinical Dentistry 1
Level 4
Teaching Period 1:
DS4101:12 Clinical Dentistry 2
Teaching Period 2:
DS4102:12 Clinical Dentistry 3
Level 5
Teaching Period 1:
DS5101:12 Clinical Practice 1 (Comprehensive Oral Care)
Teaching Period 2:
DS5102:12 Clinical Practice 2 (Comprehensive Oral Care)
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 8 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must complete all level 1 and 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject Must complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subject Must complete all level 4 subjects before attempting any level 5 subject |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Students may be required to be interviewed, in accordance with procedures approved from time to time by the Division, to assess their suitability for entry to the Dentistry profession before undertaking clinical practice and research projects. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
Approved abbreviation | BDS |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Not available |
Eligibility | Not applicable |