University of KwaZulu-Natal UKZN Bachelor of Dental Therapy
Bachelor of Dental Therapy
KN-W-BDT
The programme aims to train dental professionals as part of the oral health team in order to play preventive, promotive, supportive, curative and rehabilitative roles in the public and private sectors. Students qualifying with the Bachelor of Dental Therapy degree can work in the public sector as well as in private practice, and can perform all functions within the scope of primary and secondary levels of prevention in
dentistry. They do extractions, fillings, scaling and polishing, dental x-rays, local anaesthesia, health education and promotion, and are able to examine and diagnose common oral diseases.
In the first year, students are trained in pre-clinical courses that equip them to work on patients. In the second year, they learn basic clinical skills and patient care at the Oral and Dental Training Hospital. In the third year, they spend most of their time working on patients in the different clinical disciplines within the scope of dental therapy.
Entrance Requirements
NSC-Deg with APS of 30, English (HL/FAL) and LO 4, Life Sciences and Mathematics Literacy or Mathematics at Level 3. Closing date: 30 September 2017. Only first and second choices will be considered.
