Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Indigenous Health Careers Program
Information valid for students commencing in 2014.
Course Code | 105310 |
Version | 3 |
Faculty | Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Maths B, Chemistry (Biology desirable) |
Additional selection requirements | Submit JCU internal application form by 30 September |
Special admission requirements | Nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission requirements | Hepatitis B immunisation: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B within the first teaching period of their studies. A blood-borne viral disease may result in a student’s inability to obtain a placement in a Queensland Health facility and consequently may result in their inability to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. If a student has not complied with the above requirement by the last day of the first teaching period of their studies, their enrolment will be terminated immediately. Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: https://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/ Current Apply First Aid and CPR Certificate: Candidates must hold a current First Aid Certificate before undertaking professional or clinical placements. Candidates are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Some professional/clinical placement agencies may require that candidates hold an advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate before undertaking a professional or clinical placement. Candidates are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Australian Federal Police check: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Some placement agencies will require students to produce a current Australian Federal Police check. This is in addition to the requirements for a Blue Card. Students must provide written confirmation of clearance to the Clinical Placement Officer prior to commencement of clinical placement. Application documents can be accessed at: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 132 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Candidates who contract a blood-borne viral disease during the course of their studies will be unable to complete placements and consequently will be unable to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
Level 1
BM1071:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Dentists 1
BM1072:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Dentists 2
CH1010:03 Biological Chemistry for Dentistry
CH1013:03 Chemistry for the Dental Sciences
CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
DS1001:03 Introduction to Dental Science 1
DS1002:03 Introduction to Dental Science 2
HS1003:03 Lifespan Development for Health A
HS1401:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
RH1002:03 Communication Skills for Health
Level 2
DS2001:03 Biological Sciences for Dentistry 1 (Growth, Development and Microbiology)
DS2003:03 Operative Dentistry 1
DS2004:03 Operative Dentistry 2
DS2005:06 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Dentistry
HS2401:03 Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care
HS2402:03 Health Professional Research 1
HS2403:03 Health Promotion for Health Professionals
Level 3
DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry
DS3102:09 Clinical Dentistry 1
Level 4
DS4101:12 Clinical Dentistry 2
DS4102:12 Clinical Dentistry 3
Level 5
DS5101:12 Clinical Practice 1
DS5102:12 Clinical Practice 2
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 8 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must complete all level 1 and 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject Must complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subject Must complete all level 4 subjects before attempting any level 5 subject |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Students may be required to be interviewed, in accordance with procedures approved from time to time by the Faculty, to assess their suitability for entry to the Dentistry profession before undertaking clinical practice and research projects. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Not available |
Eligibility | Not applicable |