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Clinical Dentistry

Clinical Dentistry is offered in a number of specialty stream areas aimed at increasing postgraduate training in specialist clinical practice.

Each stream is governed by the course resolutions for Clinical Dentistry, with further information and the pattern of enrolment requirements for each specialty stream outlined in the following sections.

Specialty streams

A degree in Clinical Dentistry is available in the following specialty streams:

  • Conscious Sedation and Pain Control
  • Oral Implants
  • Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
  • Oral Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Paediatric Dentistry
  • Periodontics
  • Prosthodontics
  • Special Care Dentistry.
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Course Rules

 

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course Resolutions

1 Course Codes

Code

Course and stream title

EB001

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology)*

EB002

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontics)*

EB003

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Paediatric Dentistry)*

EB004

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Periodontics)*

EB005

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics)*

EB006

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Special Care Dentistry)*

EB007

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery)*

EF007

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Child Health)

EF001

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Conscious Sedation and Pain Control)*

EF008

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Hospital Dentistry)

EF009

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Biology)

EF002

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Implants)*

EF006

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Restorative)*

EF010

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Tooth Mechanics)

EF012

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)*

EG002

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Child Health)

EG003

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Hospital Dentistry)

EG004

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Biology)

EG001

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Restorative)*

EG005

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Tooth Mechanics)

EG007

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)

 


*Courses available for direct admission. The remaining courses are 'exit only' qualifications.

2 Attendance pattern

(1)
The attendance pattern for these courses is full time only, except for the following courses, which are part-time only:
(a)
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Conscious Sedation and Pain Control)
(b)
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Oral Implants)

3 Streams and embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The Clinical Dentistry program is available in an embedded sequence, at the level of doctor, graduate diploma or graduate certificate, and must be completed in a designated stream. Two streams are available as graduate diplomas only. Candidates who wish to transfer between streams should contact the Student Administration Office.
(2)
A candidate for the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from the embedded sequence, provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
(3)
The following table shows the course levels and the streams awarded at each level of the embedded sequence.
 

Certificate

Diploma

Doctor

Child Health

Child Health

Paediatric Dentistry

Hospital Dentistry

Hospital Dentistry

Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology

Hospital Dentistry

Hospital Dentistry

Special Care Dentistry

Oral Biology

Oral Biology

Periodontics

Restorative

Restorative

Prosthodontics

Tooth Mechanics

Tooth Mechanics

Orthodontics

Surgical Dentistry

Surgical Dentistry

Oral Surgery
 

Conscious Sedation and Pain Control

  
 

Oral Implants

  

4 Admission to candidature

(1)
Offers of admission to candidature will be made to the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in the preferred stream, or to the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in either of the streams of Conscious Sedation and Pain Control or Oral Implants. Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to these courses requires:
(a)
completion of the shorter embedded course in the relevant stream with sufficient merit;
or
a Bachelor of Dentistry or Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution;
or
an equivalent qualification that is registrable with the Australian Dental Board and with a curriculum acceptable to the faculty;
(b)
at least two years' general dental practice experience, unless exempted by the faculty;
(c)
completion of the primary Fellowship Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, or its equivalent with respect to Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontics and Oral Surgery;
(d)
pass any examination and/or attend an interview as prescribed by the faculty;
and
(e)
local applicants to be registered with the Australian Dental Board for practice;
or
international students to be registered with the Australian Dental Board for practice immediately upon admission.
(3)
Applicants for the Conscious Sedation and Pain Control stream are required to submit three referees' reports and a letter of intent outlining reasons for applying for this diploma course.
(4)
Applicants for the Oral Implants stream are required to have experience in dento-alveolar surgery.
(5)
Applicants for the Orthodontics stream are required to complete a bridging course as prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head of the relevant discipline.

5 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the table of units for Graduate Coursework Degrees.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry a candidate must complete the prescribed 24 credit points of units of study listed for the relevant stream.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry a candidate must complete the prescribed 48 credit points of units of study listed for the relevant stream.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry a candidate must complete the prescribed 144 credit points of units of study listed for the relevant stream.

6 Progression rules

Candidates are required to successfully complete an end of semester assessment before being able to progress to the units of study in the subsequent semester. Candidates must remain registered with the Australian Dental Board for the duration of their candidature.

7 Cross institutional study

Cross institutional study is not available in this course.

8 International exchange

International exchange is not allowed in this course.

9 Credit for previous study

Candidates may be granted credit for previous studies, according to the provisions of the Coursework Rule, except that study must have been completed no more than five years before admission to candidature for this course.

10 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and persons who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 and who elect to proceed under these resolutions.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2016, or later date as the faculty may, in special circumstances, approve.

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