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Doctor of Dental Surgery (MC-DDENSUR) // Course structure
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Contact
Melbourne Dental School
Currently enrolled students
Future students:
- Further information: Doctor of Dental Surgery Webpage
- Email: Enquiry Form
Coordinator
Mike Morgan
Course structure
The DDS incorporates all aspects related to the provision of advanced general dental care to patients as well as teaches students to prepare, develop, execute and write for publication a small research project. It is a fixed, full-time course of 4 years' duration.
The course commences with the introduction of specialised oral health subjects and preclinical practical experience to prepare students to enter the clinic in the second year. There is an increasing emphasis on clinical experience throughout the course, culminating in the final year where students will be engaged almost exclusively in clinical settings including the Melbourne Dental Clinic (private practice), community health centres and rural community clinics which will include provision of oral health care to the aboriginal community. The subjects are outlined below.
Subject options
The Doctor of Dental Surgery is a fixed, full time course over four years.
Students Commencing in 2019 or later:
1st year - The subjects listed below are the standard subjects undertaken in the first year of the DDS:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90111 | Dental Procedural Skills 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DENT90112 | Diseases and Dentistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
31.25 |
DENT90113 | Foundations of Dental Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
37.5 |
DENT90114 | Structure and Function in Dentistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
2nd year - The subjects listed below are the standard subjects undertaken in the second year of the DDS:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90115 | Dental Procedural Skills 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90116 | Dental Practice 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
DENT90117 | Medicine and Surgery in Dentistry | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DENT90118 | Principles of Dental Practice 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
31.25 |
DENT90119 | Dental Research Project A | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
3rd year - The subjects listed below are the standard subjects undertaken in the second year of the DDS:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90120 | Dental Practice 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
43.75 |
DENT90121 | Oral Medicine, Surgery and Special Needs | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
DENT90122 | Principles of Dental Practice 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90123 | Dental Research Project B | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
4th year - The final year is a comprehensive clinical year in which students will undertake a combination of Clinical Placement, On-call, didactic teaching and assessment:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90086 | Comprehensive Dental Practice | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
100 |
Students who commenced in 2018:
2nd year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90115 | Dental Procedural Skills 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90116 | Dental Practice 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
DENT90117 | Medicine and Surgery in Dentistry | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DENT90126 | Intro to Dental Medicine and Surgery |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
DENT90118 | Principles of Dental Practice 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
31.25 |
DENT90074 | Dental Research Project 2 | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
3rd year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90120 | Dental Practice 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
43.75 |
DENT90121 | Oral Medicine, Surgery and Special Needs | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
DENT90122 | Principles of Dental Practice 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90080 | Dental Research Project 3 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
4th year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90086 | Comprehensive Dental Practice | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
100 |
Students who commenced in 2017
3rd year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90125 | Clinical Practice 4 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
50 |
DENT90121 | Oral Medicine, Surgery and Special Needs | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
DENT90122 | Principles of Dental Practice 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90080 | Dental Research Project 3 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
4th year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90086 | Comprehensive Dental Practice | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
100 |
Students who commenced in 2016
4th year
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DENT90086 | Comprehensive Dental Practice | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
100 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020