BOHSc Oral Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Oral Hygienist is a professional who focuses on the prevention of oral disease and maintenance of good oral hygiene. Oral hygienists focus on the prevention of oral disease and the maintenance of good oral hygiene. The Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences degree aims to address and improve the oral health needs of patients and communities.

Faculty: Health Sciences | Department: Oral Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year; Anatomy; Oral Biology and Physiology for Dental Auxiliaries; Fundamentals of Clinical Oral Health; Behavioural and Social Sciences for Dental Auxiliaries; Oral Microbiology for Dental Auxiliaries; Oral Pathology for Dental Auxiliaries; Second-year; Integrated Clinical Dentistry for Oral Hygienists; Bioethics for Dental Auxiliaries I; Community Dentistry for Dental Auxiliaries; Fundamen

Career pathways

Oral Hygienists work in community, industrial, private practice and public service clinics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC Requirements English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 4 Mathematics Level 4 OR Maths Literacy Level 7 Life Sciences AND/OR Physical Sciences Level 4 The Faculty of Health Sciences uses a Composite Index (CI) score to guide applicant selection. This includes: Your matric academic results for five subjects: English, Mathematics, best of Physical Sciences/Life Sciences and the best two other subjects. We consider the percentage achieved, not the symbol. The average of the five subjects carries a 75% weighting. National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores. The average of the NBT scores carries a 25% weighting. All applicants must write the NBT at one of the Pencil and Paper, i.e. IN-PERSON NBT sessions. Online NBT results will not be considered. The NBT should be written by 17 August. Applicants applying to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) and/or Graduate Entry Physiot

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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