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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.

Dental SurgeonDental TechnicianOrthodontistPeriodontistEndodontist