Bachelor of Oral Health

Course Details

Oral health is an essential component of a healthy life. Complex dental work contributes to this, but proper care and prevention are just as important. While dentists perform specialised treatments, oral health therapists have broad expertise in general oral health care and education.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: The curriculum of the Bachelor of Oral Health has an overall educational approach centred on case-based learning, small group learning and self-directed learning. The emphasis on learning relevant scientific information throughout the degree occurs concurrently with the development of clinical skills. Case-based scenarios aim to provide a realistic context for student learning and have been designed to integrate with material presented in the four focus areas in a coordinated approach; Students are introduced to dental scenarios from day one and have hands-on experience of many aspects of clinical dentistry during the first semester of first year. This learning approach develops problem solving strategies, a disciplinary knowledge base and professional skills. Students play an active role as a problem solver confronted with an issue/patient scenario, which mirrors a real-world situation. In many examples, the students study real-life cases; From first year, students will undertake compulsory clinical placements in a range of settings, including community dental clinics located in metropolitan Adelaide and rural South Australia; There are four focus areas in the Bachelor of Oral Health that continue throughout the three year degree: Dental and Health Science; Human Biology; Clinical Practice; Professional Studies; An Oral Health research project is undertaken by students in third year and provides the opportunity to focus on a major area of interest that will enhance a students role as an oral health professional.

Students undertaking clinical placements are required to obtain clearances. For more details, visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/degree-finder/boral_boralhlth.html