The Master of Dental Public Health (MDentPH) competencies include a basic understanding of the level of knowledge/experience of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree or equivalent. Hence a prerequisite for entry into this course is for applicants to hold a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) or equivalent from a domestic or international university.
Admission to the Master of Dental Public Health requires:
a bachelor or doctoral degree (or equivalent) in dentistry; or a bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field, and
a master’s degree in public health; or qualification deemed by the faculty to be equivalent, and
performance in an interview.
In exceptional circumstances, applicants may be admitted without the master’s degree in public health who, in the opinion of the faculty, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
IELTS Academic: A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band
TOEFL iBT: A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing
PTE Academic: A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 68 in each band
The Master of Dental Public Health focuses on the prevention of oral diseases and improving oral health at a population level, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Learning opportunities are aimed at developing practical skills experience in dental public health; through problem identification, designing and implementing public health interventions, and policy analysis and development.
Students from this course will graduate with advanced skills in oral health surveillance, policy development, community-based disease prevention, health promotion, research and optimisation of oral health services and delivery.
The new Master of Dental Public Health (MDentPH) is subject to accreditation by the Australian Dental Council (ADC) and approval by the Dental Board of Australia.
Who should study this course?
As a specialised field of study within dentistry and the broader discipline of public health, the course will benefit dentists and non-dentists with an interest in influencing widespread community change in oral health.
To ensure students have a foundational understanding of public health principles, a prerequisite for entry into this course is for applicants to hold a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) or equivalent.
Why study dental public health?
The unique marriage of fields across dentistry and public health make dental public health a rewarding field of specialisation among dentists and non-dentists with an interest in influencing the widespread improvement to population oral health.
The dental public health infrastructure comprises a wide range of federal, state, local, and private organisations that employ a dental public health workforce to operationalise the mission of dental public health, that is, to improve population oral health.
CRICOS code: 102403K
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You could be involved in:
vital oral health promotion
health policy development
oral health surveillance
optimising dental care delivery
oral health research
up-skilling the oral health workforce.
providing essential dental services to disadvantaged populations (through organised dental public health organisations and programs).
OSHC - AUD $530 per year
