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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences in Dental and Orthodontics is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Subjects: 15.

Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Oral Hygienist is a professional who focuses on the prevention of oral disease and maintenance of good oral hygiene.

Oral hygienists focus on the prevention of oral disease and the maintenance of good oral hygiene.

The Oral Health Sciences programme aims to address and improve the oral health needs of patients and communities. You will learn how to deliver appropriate oral hygiene services in a wide range of settings, like schools, private practices, academia, research, community health centres, sales and marketing, and military health.

Oral hygienists work in the government sector, universities, private surgeries, private companies, and research institutions.

Wits is one of few oral health training institutes in South Africa and has a reputation for producing world-class dental professionals. You can also pursue postgraduate studies once you’ve completed the programme.

Curriculum

First year

• Anatomy
• Oral Biology and Physiology for Dental Auxiliaries
• Fundamentals of Clinical Oral Health
• Behavioural and Social Sciences for Dental Auxiliaries
• Oral Microbiology for Dental Auxiliaries
• Oral Pathology for Dental Auxiliaries

Second year

• Integrated Clinical Dentistry for Oral Hygienists
• Bioethics for Dental Auxiliaries I
• Community Dentistry for Dental Auxiliaries
• Fundamentals of Clinical Oral Health I

Third year

• Applied Research and Dental Practice Management for Dental
• Auxiliaries
• Bioethics for Dental Auxiliaries II
• Community Dentistry for Dental Auxiliaries II
• Fundamentals of Clinical Oral Health II