Study dentistry and oral health
Start a career in dentistry or specialise in your field
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As an oral health therapist, dentist, specialist or researcher, you’ll contribute to the health and wellbeing of your community and deliver on our mission to put the mouth into health.
This information is designed to help you explore a wide-range of study options available at the University of Sydney. Please refer to individual degree requirements to identify the relevant units of study through the majors, minors, programs, specialisations, streams and much more available to suit your interests.
Our dentistry and oral health courses are taught by experienced clinicians and researchers and are patient-centred, evidence-based and responsive to community needs.
Our courses emphasise clinical experience, and we have connections with Sydney Dental Hospital, Nepean Hospital and Westmead Centre for Oral Health, as well as local health district dental hospitals in remote, regional and rural NSW (including Ballina, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Orange and Armidale).
Most of our courses are accredited by the Australian Dental Council (see relevant course page for details).
Dentists be found in a broad range of roles and careers, including: private practice, public service, defence forces, academic, and oral health research.
Once you have completed at least two years of general practice, you can look at specialising in a range of areas including sedation and pain control, endodontics, dental public health, oral medicine, implants, surgery, orthodontics, paediatrics, periodontics, prosthodontics and special needs dentistry.
Oral health therapists are an integral part of the dental team, providing preventative services and management of oral conditions to patients of all ages, in both the public and private sector.
Kick-start your career in dentistry or oral health with our range of undergraduate degrees:
All of the lecturers are really supportive and help us learn effectively in creative ways. I was also surprised that we started to develop practical skills within the first weeks of the course, such as instrument handling and drilling into practice blocks.
Bachelor of Oral Health
“All of the lecturers are really supportive and help us learn effectively in creative ways. I was also surprised that we started to develop practical skills within the first weeks of the course, such as instrument handling and drilling into practice blocks.”
Amy Lo Monaco Bachelor of Oral Health
Our Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) will teach you to be a confident, ethical and qualified dentist.
Find out more about studying the Doctor of Dental Medicine.
I find myself looking back in awe at how much information we have covered, and how confident we have become with our clinical abilities.
Doctor of Dental Medicine
“I find myself looking back in awe at how much information we have covered, and how confident we have become with our clinical abilities.”
Yasmin Samiee Doctor of Dental Medicine
Designed for dentists who want to take the next step in their career, we offer twelve specialist postgraduate qualifications.
Learn more about our specialist dentistry degrees.
The campus offered excellent facilities and the knowledge and skills she gained were useful for understanding how to manage medical emergencies as well as the different levels of sedation that can be utilised for dental treatments.
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Conscious Sedation and Pain Control)
“The campus offered excellent facilities and the knowledge and skills she gained were useful for understanding how to manage medical emergencies as well as the different levels of sedation that can be utilised for dental treatments.”
Karen Such Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Conscious Sedation and Pain Control)
Follow your passion and make your mark in the dentistry and oral health field with our postgraduate research degrees.
Please visit our postgraduate research degrees page for further information on enrolling in a Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health) (PhD).
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