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Subject Area

Bachelor of Dental Technology (BDentTech)

Year Papers Points
1st year

CHEM 191  The Chemical Basis of Biology and Human Health

DTEC 101  Dental Materials 1

DTEC 102  Dental Technology 1

DTEC 103  Oral Health Sciences for Dental Technology

PHSI 191  Biological Physics

18

18

51

15

18
2nd year

DTEC 201  Dental Materials 2

DTEC 202  Dental Technology 2

DTEC 203  Dental Technology 3

DTEC 204  Applied Design for Orthodontics

18

45

45

12
3rd year

DTEC 301  Special Topic: Biomaterials Research

DTEC 302  Dental Technology 4

DTEC 303  Practice Management

MART 205  Marketing the Professional Practice

45

45

12

18

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Dental Technology with Honours (BDentTech(Hons)) (Option B)

Stage Papers Points
1st - 3rd years

Prerequisites:

All requirements for the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Dental Technology (BDentTech)
4th stage DTEC 490  Dental Technology Research 3 120
 

Note: The due date for applications for Enrolment in the Fourth Stage is 1 November in the year in which the applicant completes the requirements for the ordinary BDentTech degree.

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Bachelor of Dental Technology with Honours (BDentTech(Hons)) (Option A)

Stage Papers Points

1st year

Prerequisite: Health Sciences First Year Course

Notes:
(i) Students enrolled in the Health Sciences First Year course will be required to achieve a satisfactory mark in a standard diagnostic English test or another approved measure of achievement.
(ii) No student will be permitted to take an examination in a subject of the first year course in which a pass has already been gained.

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2nd year

Prerequisites:

DTEC 102  Dental Technology 1

DTEC 103  Oral Health Sciences for Dental Technology

DTEC 105  Dental Materials 3

DTEC 204  Applied Design for Orthdontics

MART 205  Marketing the Professional Practice

51

15

30

12

18
3rd stage

DTEC 202  Dental Technology 2

DTEC 203  Dental Technology 3

DTEC 205  Dental Materials 4

DTEC 303  Practice Management

DTEC 491  Dental Technology Research 1

45

45

6

12

25
4th stage

DTEC 302  Dental Technology 4

DTEC 492  Dental Technology Research 2

45

95

Note:
The due date for applications for enrolment in the Second Year of the ordinary BDentTech programme (after completing the Health Sciences First Year course) and in the Third Stage of the Honours programme (after a year of enrolment for the ordinary BDentTech degree) is 1 November in the year preceeding admission to the course concerned.

  

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Programme Requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dental Technology (PGDipCDTech)

Papers

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Regulations for the Degree of Master of Dental Technology (MDentTech)

  1. Admission to the Programme

    1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) on the advice of the Faculty of Dentistry.
    2. Every applicant must present evidence of ability for advanced level academic study, and
      1. have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Dental Technology (if studying by papers and thesis), or
      2. have been awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Technology (if studying by thesis only), or
      3. have alternative qualifications and experience acceptable to the Dean of Dentistry (in considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be given to the detail of the course of study followed, as well as the applicant's performance).
    3. Applicants whose previous qualifications do not include the degree of Bachelor of Dental Technology will be required, as a prerequisite for the thesis, to have passed a suitable paper in research methodology (such as PHCY 506).

  2. Structure of the Programme

    1. The programme of study shall consist of DTEC 501; two of DTEC 502, DTEC 503, DTEC 504, DTEC 505; and a thesis (DTEC 5).
    2. A candidate whose qualification for admission to the programme is a postgraduate diploma (other than the Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Technology) or equivalent may be exempted from papers to a maximum of 60 points, provided that the candidate's previous study is directly relevant to the proposed and approved programme of study.
    3. The programme of study, the topic of the thesis, and the supervisors of the research, shall be approved by the Faculty of Dentistry.
    4. A candidate may not present a thesis which has previously been accepted for another degree.
    5. For the thesis, the research should be of a kind that a diligent and competent student should complete within one year of full-time study.

  3. Duration of the Programme

    A candidate shall normally follow a programme of study for the equivalent of not less than two years of full-time study and not more than three years of full-time study. Exceptions shall be permitted only with the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).

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  4. Withdrawal from the Programme

    Where a candidate withdraws from the programme after completing the prescribed papers, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) may recommend the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Technology or determine which papers will be credited towards the diploma.

  5. Examination of Papers and Thesis

    1. Any paper in which a candidate is enrolled in any year shall be examined in that year.
    2. Examinations shall consist of such written papers and such oral and practical examinations as the examiners may require.
    3. A candidate who fails an examination may, on the recommendation of the examiners, be permitted by the Faculty to be re-examined at another time.
    4. The thesis shall be assessed by at least two examiners, at least one of whom shall be external to the University.
    5. The candidate's supervisor shall not be an examiner but may make a report on the work of the candidate for the Head of Department concerned.
    6. Each examiner shall supply a written report on the thesis and recommend a mark and grade on the basis of the thesis as submitted, and an overall result selected from the options as specified in clause (g) below.
    7. The examiners may recommend that a thesis:
      1. be accepted without amendments;
      2. be accepted subject to amendments being made at the discretion, and to the satisfaction, of the Head of Department concerned;
      3. does not meet the criteria for the award of the degree, but may be revised and resubmitted for examination;
      4. does not meet the criteria for the award of the degree, and should be rejected without right of resubmission.
    8. Amendments (regulation 5(g)(ii)) and revisions (regulation 5(g)(iii)) shall be completed by a specified date to be determined by the Head of Department concerned.
    9. A candidate shall be permitted to revise and resubmit a thesis for examination once only.
    10. If a revised and resubmitted thesis is finally accepted, the result shall be either 'Pass' or 'Fail' (i.e. ungraded) and without eligibility for the award of the degree with distinction or credit.

      Note: This provision applies only to students who first enrol for the degree in 2009 or subsequently.

    11. Where examiners cannot agree on a result, the Head of Department concerned should so report to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) or nominee who shall arrive at a decision after consulting a referee who should normally be external to the University.

  6. Level of Award of the Degree

    The degree may be awarded with distinction or with credit.

  7. Variations

    On the recommendation of the Faculty, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) may, in exceptional circumstances, approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

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