Health Sciences
Advanced Diploma Technical and Vocational Teaching (TVET)
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Diploma
- Next intake
- Closing dates: Semester 1 30 September; Semester 2 30 April
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Bachelor of Dental Therapy is listed in UKZN's Undergraduate Prospectus 2027 with CAO code(s) KN-W-BDT; it is offered at Westville. Graduates can work in the public sector and private practice performing extractions, fillings, scaling and polishing, dental x-rays and local anaesthesia, according to the prospectus.
Faculty: College of Health Sciences | Department: School of Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Semester 1 (February); apply via CAO | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
First year is pre-clinical training, second year basic clinical skills at the Oral and Dental Training Hospital, and third year mostly work on patients in the clinical disciplines.
Minimum APS: 30. NSC Deg with Engl and LO 4 and Life Sci and Maths 3 (Choices 1 to 3 only); APS 30. Closing date 30 September 2026.
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Semester 1 starts in February and runs to late June; Semester 2 runs from August to early December. Semester 2 admission is limited to programmes where admission is considered.
South African first-time undergraduate applicants apply through the CAO. International, returning, gap-year and internal-transfer applicants apply online directly to UKZN. For 2026 entry: Medicine (MBChB) closed 30 June 2025; all other programmes closed 30 September 2025 (Semester 1); Semester 2 closing date was 30 April 2026. No late applications from international students.
Applications for the 2027 academic year are open. UKZN application fees: South African applicants R210 on time and R420 late; SADC and rest of Africa R490; outside Africa $153. The fee is non-refundable and must be paid with reference APPN followed by the student number.
Apply through the official page: https://www.cao.ac.za/Apply.aspx?content=Apply
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Health Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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