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Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery)

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 18 March 2025.
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Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery)

(a) In order to fulfil the requirements for specialist registration in Oral Surgery, students complete 144 credit points in the sequence indicated by Years 1-3 below
(b) Enrolment is full-time
(c) All units of study are compulsory unless otherwise noted.

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)

(a) Students must complete 48 credit points in the sequence indicated by Year 1 below
(b) Enrolment is full-time
(c) All units of study are compulsory unless otherwise noted.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)

(a) Students must complete 24 credit points in the sequence indicated below
(b) Enrolment is full-time
(c) All units of study are compulsory unless otherwise noted.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)

DENT5201
Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology 1
6 C DENT6000 and DENT6210 and DENT6211
DENT6210
Generic Clinical Skills and Knowledge
6  
DENT6211
Perioperative Care 1
6  
DENT6000
Research Methods in Dentistry
6  

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) and Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)

Year 1
DENT5201
Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology 1
6 C DENT6000 and DENT6210 and DENT6211
DENT6210
Generic Clinical Skills and Knowledge
6  
DENT6211
Perioperative Care 1
6  
DENT6000
Research Methods in Dentistry
6  
DENT5204
Oral Pathology 1
6 P DENT6000 and DENT5201 and DENT6210 and DENT6211
C DENT6010 and DENT6212 and DENT6213
DENT6212
Perioperative Care 2
6  
DENT6213
Dento-alveolar Surgery 1
6  
DENT6010
Dental Research Studies 1
6 A Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
P DENT6000

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery)

Year 2
DENT5207
Oral Pathology 2A
6 P DENT6010 and DENT5204
C DENT6011
DENT6214
Dento-alveolar Surgery 2
6 P DENT5204 and DENT6212 and DENT6213 and DENT6010
C DENT5207 and DENT6218 and DENT6011
DENT6011
Dental Research Studies 2
6 A Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
P (DENT6000 and DENT6010) or PUBH5010
DENT5210
Oral Pathology 2B
6 P DENT6011 and DENT5207
C DENT6012
DENT6215
Dento-alveolar Surgery 3
6 P DENT5204 and DENT6214 and DENT6218 and DENT6011
C DENT5210 and DENT6219 and DENT6012
DENT6218
Dento-alveolar Trauma A
6 P (DENT5204 and DENT6212 and DENT6213 and DENT6010)
C (DENT5207 and DENT6214 and DENT6011)
DENT6219
Dento-alveolar Trauma B
6 P DENT5204
DENT6012
Dental Research Studies 3
6 A Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
P DENT6011
Year 3
DENT6216
Dento-alveolar Surgery 3A
6 P (DENT5210 and DENT6215 and DENT6219 and DENT6012)
C (PAIN5023 and DENT5300 and DENT6013)
DENT5300
Basic Life Support and Resuscitation A
6  
DENT6013
Dental Research Studies 4
6 A Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
P DENT6011 and DENT6012
DENT6389
Orofacial Pain 1
6 P PAIN5023
C DENT6372 or DENT6418 or DENT6217
DENT6217
Dento-alveolar Surgery 3B
6 P (PAIN5023 and DENT6216 and DENT5300 and DENT6013)
C DENT6389 and DENT5302 and DENT6014
DENT5302
Basic Life Support and Resuscitation B

6 P DENT5300
DENT6014
Dental Research Studies 5
6 A Knowledge in all aspects of general dentistry
P DENT6011 and DENT6012 and DENT6013
PAIN5023
Advanced Studies in Orofacial Pain
6  

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
18/03/2025 Corequisites (C) for DENT5201 published as:
C DENT6000 and [(DENT6210 and DENT6211) or (DENT5200 and DENT5202)]
Corequisites (C) for DENT5201 amended to:
C DENT6000 and DENT6210 and DENT6211
18/03/2025 Prerequisites (P) for DENT5204 published as:
P DENT6000 and [(DENT5201 and DENT6210 and DENT6211) or (DENT5200 and DENT5201 and DENT5202)]
Prerequisites (P) for DENT5204 amended to:
P DENT6000 and DENT5201 and DENT6210 and DENT6211
18/03/2025 Corequisites (C) for DENT5204 published as:
C DENT6010 and [(DENT6212 and DENT6213) or (DENT5203 and DENT5205)]
Corequisites (C) for DENT5204 amended to:
C DENT6010 and DENT6212 and DENT6213
18/03/2025 Prerequisites (P) for DENT5207 published as:
P (DENT6010 and DENT5203 and DENT5204 and DENT5205) or DENT6127
Prerequisites (P) for DENT5207 amended to:
P DENT6010 and DENT5204
18/03/2025 Corequisites (C) for DENT5207 published as:
C DENT6011 and DENT5206 and DENT5208
Corequisites (C) for DENT5207 amended to:
C DENT6011
18/03/2025 Prerequisites (P) for DENT5210 published as:
P (DENT6011 and DENT5206 and DENT5207 and DENT5208) or DENT6128
Prerequisites (P) for DENT5210 amended to:
P DENT6011 and DENT5207
18/03/2025 Corequisites (C) for DENT5210 published as:
C DENT6012 and DENT5209 and DENT5211
Corequisites (C) for DENT5210 amended to:
C DENT6012
18/03/2025 Prerequisites (P) for DENT6219 published as:
P DENT5024
Prerequisites (P) for DENT6219 amended to:
P DENT5204
18/03/2025 Corequisites (C) for DENT6389 published as:
C (DENT6372 or DENT6371 or DENT6417) and (DENT6386 or DENT5302 or DENT6000) and DENT6010
Corequisites (C) for DENT6389 amended to:
C DENT6372 or DENT6418 or DENT6217