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MSc (Dent) Oral Medicine at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Dentistry in the clinical discipline of Oral Medicine is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree. The sub-discipline of Oral Medicine specifically deals with the diagnosis and management of the oro-facial conditions; mostly those affecting the oral mucosa; primarily through chemotherapeutic approach and minor surgical therapy, though not limited thereto.

Faculty: Health Sciences  |  Department: Oral Health Sciences  |  Duration: 1-2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

Masters: A bachelors degree of at least four years duration from Wits or another university or a bachelors degree followed by an honours degree. Working experience or other valid experience may be required. Admission to clinical degrees not included. Required. Contact School.

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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