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Dentist
VCE recommendedRequires UCAT
Dental Practitioners advise on oral health, diagnose and treat dental disease, restore normal oral function using a broad range of treatments including surgery and other specialist techniques.
SUBJECTS TO TAKE
Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.
Year 11
- English
- Mathematics (Specialist or Methods)
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physics
- Religion and Society
Year 12
- English
- Mathematics (Specialist or Methods)
- Any Science (preferably Chemistry / Physics)
- Free Choice Subject
- Free Choice Subject
Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.
AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS
Programs available within Salesian.
Specialist program (SBAT)
Not applicable for this career.
VET options
- VET Certificate 3 in Laboratory Skills (or other) can be taken in place of a Year 11 or 12 subject
AFTER SCHOOL
University courses and alternative routes in.
University courses
- Bachelor of Dental Science
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
Alternative pathways into university
- Certificate 3 or 4 in Dental Assisting
- Certificate 3 in Dental Laboratory Assisting
- Diploma of Dental Technology
- Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
RELATED CAREERS
Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.