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Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy

Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

World-class degree, dual oral health qualifications.

Our oral health therapy students graduate with dual qualifications in dental hygiene and dental therapy. This degree has a strong focus on disease prevention, world class simulation and an advanced restorative scope.

Learn valuable skills from professional dental practitioners that will make a real difference. Help shape a healthier future for children and adults.

You will learn how to perform a range of preventive and minor restorative tasks, educate your community, and discover emerging methods for controlling and treating disease.

By studying this degree, you will broaden your career options and boost your employability.

The Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy degree will build your scientific knowledge and clinical skills, using a population-based approach to oral health care.

Learn how to provide preventative and simple restorative treatments to individuals.

Discover how oral health and general health are intertwined, developing skills to improve overall individual and community wellbeing.

Develop critical research skills that will set you in good stead for life-long learning as an oral health professional.

Gain hands-on experience in our on-campus oral health clinic and simulation laboratory and undertake clinical placements in rural and urban regions across NSW.

Your courses will be drawn from a variety of disciplines including:

clinical treatment for children, the elderly, Indigenous Australians and special needs groups

communication

dental therapy

health promotion

human bioscience and anatomy

oral pathology

periodontology

radiography

Career opportunities

As an Oral Health Therapist you will work independently within the dental team to provide preventive and restorative dental care within the scope of practice of an oral health therapist.

Dual qualification in dental hygiene and dental therapy and adult scope of practice makes our graduates very attractive to employers.

Professional career opportunities include:

Oral Health Therapist

Dental Hygienist

Residential Aged Care Facility Preventive Practitioner

Health Promotion Officer

Public Health Practitioner

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

The University of Newcastle, Australia is a world-class university. Excellence in teaching, research, and the student experience are our focus.

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The University of Newcastle is one of the world’s top 200 universities1, known for making a global impact and top 5 in the world for partnering for a more sustainable future2. 

We embrace technology and best practice to deliver the best possible student experience. Our mission is to help students become life-ready graduates. We do this through practical learning, innovative styles of teaching, internationally recognised study programs and world-class research. 

We are number one in Australia for industry collaboration3, our partnerships help our more than 39,000 students4 to be more employable and start on higher salaries than the Australian average5. 

1 QS World University Rankings 2023
2 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022  
3 Innovation Connections IC Report 2014 - 2020 
4 The University of Newcastle Data Warehouse 2021 
5 QILT Graduates Outcomes Survey 2018 - 2020 
 

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