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With accredited programs* and a comprehensive range of degrees there is no better place than Griffith to start your career as an oral health professional.
Groundbreaking degrees
Australia's first degree in Dental Technology was developed at Griffith University. The first new dental (dentistry) degree in almost 60 years has also been designed and delivered by Griffith.Qualified oral health professionals are involved in every step of the development and delivery of the programs, bringing you an up-to-date curriculum relevant to today's needs.
Our oral health degrees are known for their innovation and practical relevance. The curriculum incorporates the latest technologies and techniques. Our programs are designed to encourage comprehensive patient care by a committed team of oral health professionals. The structure of the programs promotes communication between dentistry students and dental technology students.
Hands-on experience
Gain extensive practical experience as you work under and alongside qualified oral health professionals in the University's modern dental clinic and commercial laboratory. From your first year of study you will have the opportunity to undertake placements in a range of settings including state schools, rural and remote areas, Indigenous communities and aged care facilities, allowing you to apply learned skills and develop valuable contacts.
You can make a difference to the health of individuals and the community. Working in an oral health team with your fellow students (dental, oral health therapy and dental technology students), you will have the opportunity to undertake a research project that identifies an oral health issue and identify solutions. Previous students have undertaken projects which have taken them to far North Queensland and Vanuatu, where their research and identified solutions are improving the oral health of these communities.
Cutting-edge facilities
The Centre for Medicine and Oral Health is adjacent to the Gold Coast Hospital at Southport. The Centre, co-located with the Griffith School of Medicine, provides a world-class clinical laboratory, and associated teaching and research facilities.
We also have new buildings on our Gold Coast campus to accommodate the growth in programs in health and clinical science. These new buildings will house Medicine, Oral Health and Dentistry, Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Nursing, Pharmacy and Medical Science.
Classes in the oral health programs are held at both our Gold Coast campus and at the Southport facility.
Expert teachers
Our Dentistry and Oral Health staff are renowned, not only as teachers, but as world experts in their field.
* The Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Science, Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Technology, Graduate Diploma of Dentistry, and the Master of Dental Technology (Prosthetics) are all professionally-accredited programs. The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Periodontics) has new program accreditation.