Bachelor (Honours)
Build a career helping others with La Trobe's Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours). Develop your professional practice at Australia's largest rural health school and be ready to practice after just five years in this accredited Honours degree.
Understand the foundations of dental science and get hands-on experience in clinical placements across regional Victoria. You'll treat patients under the supervision of experienced clinicians and work to improve oral health through prevention, education and clinical care.
If you'd like to explore further research and develop a specialisation, you can also complete a community-based project or research project, which can lead to a doctorate.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Bachelor Degree Honours.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours), students must complete a total of 600 credit points across 5 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 5 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 DENTAL SCIENCE A DEN1DSA 1 15 DENTAL SCIENCE B DEN1DSB 1 15 RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE HLT1RAE 1 15 RURAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HLT1RCE 1 15 SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE A DEN1SKA 1 15 SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE B DEN1SKB 1 15 PRECLINICAL ORAL HEALTH PRACTICE ORH1POH 1 30 GENERAL MEDICINE A DEN2MDA 2 15 INTEGRATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE HLT2IEP 2 15 MEDICINE FOR DENTISTRY DEN2MED 2 15 ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION DEN2001 2 15 PRE-CLINICAL SKILLS B DEN2PSB 2 30 SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE C DEN2SKC 2 30 ORAL PATHOLOGY AND MEDICINE DEN3OPM 3 15 CLINICAL PRACTICE A DEN3CPA 3 30 PRE-CLINICAL SKILLS C DEN3PSC 3 30 SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE D DEN3SKD 3 30 PRECLINICAL SKILLS D DEN4PSD 4 15 SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE E DEN4SKE 4 30 CLINICAL PRACTICE B DEN4CPB 4 60
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE F DEN5SKF 5 30 CLINICAL PRACTICE C DEN5CPC 5 60
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Students to select one learning pathway from the list below.
Stream
For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Graduate ready to practice dentistry in a variety of different spheres, including:
The Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) is accredited by the Australian Dental Council (ADC). Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.