Bachelor of Oral Health

Bachelor of Oral Health

Graduates of the Bachelor of Oral Health can practise as an oral health therapist, a dental therapist, or a dental hygienist.  In these roles, you may examine and diagnose oral and dental health conditions, plan oral health care, help prevent disease, provide clinical dental treatments, undertake oral health promotion, and perform orthodontic and preventative procedures, including impressions and applying topical fluoride or fissure sealants. You will provide fillings and extract deciduous teeth for children and young adults as well as plan care, treat periodontal conditions and clean, scale and root plane teeth for people of all ages. You will also take and interpret radiographs, and work in collaboration with other dental and health practitioners to improve oral health.

Important note: Although the Bachelor of Oral Health is not a direct pathway to the Doctor of Dental Surgery, it is an acceptable undergraduate degree to be eligible for the Doctor of Dental Surgery.  The entry requirements are – 

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline 
  and
• Prerequisite university subjects *in anatomy, biochemistry and physiology at second year level or equivalent, with prerequisite subjects to have been completed within 10 years of commencing the Doctor of Dental Surgery. 
  *graduates of an accredited Australian or New Zealand Bachelor of Oral Health (or equivalent) who are eligible to register and practice as an Oral Health Therapist, meet the pre-requisite requirements for entry to the Doctor of Dental Surgery via a special entry scheme. There are only 8 places available per year via this special entry scheme.
  and
  
   
• The Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)