Bachelor of Biomedical Science - Integrated Dental Sciences The University of Western Australia

Overview

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science - Integrated Dental Sciences from The University of Western Australia draws on all biomedical scientific disciplines to understand and manage human disease and illness. It contains foundational learning about the roles of a dentist and introduces the student to pre-clinical dental training.

This involves detailed study of the head and neck sciences along with dental and oral anatomy and physiology. Students will begin to develop their technical operating skills by working in a dental simulation laboratory to learn and practice various dental procedures. The emphasis in 2nd Semester turns to more dental-specific subjects to provide the foundation for clinical dental practice in subsequent years of the Doctor of Dental Medicine course. These subjects include pharmacology, general medicine and its relationship to dental practice, cariology, preventive dentistry, periodontics, operative dentistry, dental occlusion, ergonomics in dental practice, and dental public health.

Career opportunities:

This major will lead to the Doctor of Dental medicine degree. Graduates of the DMD degree will be eligible for registration as a Dentist with the Dental Board of Australia. They can then work as a dentist in government or hospital clinics, private dental practices, Defence Force dental clinics, or university-based dental clinics.

Accreditation

• The Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) course is accredited by the Australian Dental Council and Approved by the Dental Board of Australia so graduates of the DMD can register as dentists. 

• This major is a conversion unit that provides credit towards the first year of the DMD course.