Graduate Diploma of Orthodontics
James Cook University
About
JCU’s Graduate Diploma of Orthodontics provides you with the skills to expand your career and enhance your professional profile.Graduates pursue careers in the public or private dental sector, providing orthodontic treatment to those in regional, rural and remote communities.
Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
DS6601:06 Fundamentals of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
DS6602:06 Clinical Orthodontics
DS6603:06 Reflective Orthodontic Practice
DS6604:06 Advanced Clinical Orthodontics
Entry requirements
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| Course pre-requisites | Completion of an undergraduate degree in dentistry at this or another University more than two years previously. |
| Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3b – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. |
| Additional selection requirements | Applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA as dental practitioners. Interview (by invitation) Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
| Post admission requirements | This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children Card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/professional-experience-placement/preparation-checklists |
| Closing date | 24 March |
Learning outcomes
JCU’s Graduate Diploma of Orthodontics provides accomplished dentists with the skills and knowledge to undertake clinical diagnosis and treatment for patients who require orthodontic treatment.
Learn from the best, with the opportunity to practice on real patients in the JCU Orthodontic clinic. Be equipped with latest in advanced technology as you learn to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment.
Benefit from extensive hands-on experience, beginning in the first semester. You will also learn how to improve oral health in underserved communities.
View the Handbook for a full list of subjects and pre-placement requirements.
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