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    Overview

    Advanced biomedical sciences to underpin modern sophisticated management of dental diseases and diseases of the oral region.

    About this paper

    Paper title Biomedical Sciences 3
    Subject Dentistry
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (16 February 2026 - 17 June 2026) (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,930.70
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Limited to
    BDS
    Contact

    dent.undergraduate@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator:

    Dr Adith Venugopal

    Textbooks

    Biomaterials module recommended texts and references:

    • Darvell BW. Materials science for dentistry. 8th ed. Hong Kong: B.W. Darvell, 2006
    • O'Brien WJ. Dental materials and their selection. 4th ed. Chicago: Quintessence Pub. Co., 2008
    • Anusavice KJ, Phillips RW. Phillips' science of dental materials. 11th ed. Philadelphia; London: W. B. Saunders, 2003
    • Yamamoto M. Metal-ceramics: principle and methods of Makoto Yamamoto. Chicago: Quintessence Pub. Co., 1985
    • Chu SJ, Devigus A, Mieleszko A. Fundamentals of color: shade matching and communication in esthetic dentistry. Chicago: Quintessence Pub. Co, 2004

    Oral Pathology in Clinical Practice module recommended texts and references:

    • Soames J.V. & Southam J.C. Oral Pathology, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005
    • Neville B.W., Damm D.D., Allan C.M. & Bouquot J.E. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 3rd Edition. WB Saunders Co., 2009

    Applied Growth and Development module recommended texts and references:

    • Cameron AC and Widmer RP (editors). Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry 5th edition. Elsevier 2021
    • Lightfoot C, Cole M and Cole SR. The Development of Children 8th edition. Worth Publishers 2018
    • Mitchell L and Littlewood S. An introduction to Orthodontics 5th edition. Oxford University Press 2019
    • Proffit WR, Fields HW, Larson B and Sarver DM. Contemporary Orthodontics 6th edition. Elsevier, 2018

    Timetable

    Semester 1 (16 February 2026 - 17 June 2026)

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Aoroa

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 08:00-08:50 9-14, 16, 19-20
    Monday 10:00-10:50 10-11
    AND
    B1 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 10-14, 16, 18-22
    Tuesday 15:00-16:50 9-14, 16-21
    AND
    E1 Friday 08:00-08:50 21
    Friday 08:00-09:50 17-20, 22
    Friday 10:00-12:50 8-13, 18, 20-22
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