DENTAL
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCI IN DENTAL TECH
Course Aim:
Bachelor of Health Science in Dental Technology
The purpose of this course is to educate and train competent, responsible and accountable dental technologists for the dental profession. The course addresses the needs of the dental profession for qualified dental technologists with relevant qualifications that are recognised both nationally and internationally. Dental technology students are engaged with patient-specific dental work as early as their first year of study. This is done in collaboration with the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape and includes community projects. Dental technicians must register with the South African Dental Technicians Council. (SADTC)
Opportunities:
Dental assistants find employment with dental practitioners and other auxiliaries in dental practices, hospitals, and clinics, in both the private and public sectors.
Graduates register as dental technologists and work for a dental technologist in a registered commercial dental laboratory or in a registered government dental training hospital (such as the Dental Faculty of UWC).
Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
General admission requirements
Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
General admission requirements
Syllabus and fees
Offering type: DENTAL: FULL-TIME
For any queries get in contact with:
Mrs Sakeenah Banderker (Admin: Department)
021 959 5571
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Mrs Nandipa Mfecane (Admin: Faculty)
021 959 6543
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BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCI IN DENTAL TECH
Course Aim:
Bachelor of Health Science in Dental Technology
The purpose of this course is to educate and train competent, responsible and accountable dental technologists for the dental profession. The course addresses the needs of the dental profession for qualified dental technologists with relevant qualifications that are recognised both nationally and internationally. Dental technology students are engaged with patient-specific dental work as early as their first year of study. This is done in collaboration with the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape and includes community projects. Dental technicians must register with the South African Dental Technicians Council. (SADTC)
Opportunities:
Dental assistants find employment with dental practitioners and other auxiliaries in dental practices, hospitals, and clinics, in both the private and public sectors.
Graduates register as dental technologists and work for a dental technologist in a registered commercial dental laboratory or in a registered government dental training hospital (such as the Dental Faculty of UWC).
Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
General admission requirements
Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
General admission requirements
Syllabus and fees
Please note:
The fees reflected here are for the 2024 academic year, and are subject to change for 2025.Please confirm the final fee amount by contacting the relevant Faculty Office or contact person as listed at the bottom of this page.
Prepare this quote for:
FIRST YEAR
Compulsary subject(s)
Compulsary subject(s)
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL LITERACY (APL151S)
R 3,200.00
DENTAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 1 (DMS150S)
R 6,600.00
INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 1 (IDT150S)
R 10,000.00
LABORATORY SUPPORT 1 (LST100S)
R 10,000.00
ORAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (OAY152S)
R 6,000.00
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY FOR DENTAL TECHNOLOGY (PDT151S)
R 6,000.00
TOOTH MORPHOLOGY 1 (TMY150S)
R 5,000.00
SECOND YEAR
Compulsary subject(s)
Compulsary subject(s)
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (APD260S)
R 3,200.00
DENTAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 2 (DMS260S)
R 6,000.00
FIXED PROSTHODONTICS 2 (FPP260S)
R 8,500.00
LABORATORY SUPPORT 2 (LST200S)
R 10,000.00
MUCOSA-BORNE COMP. REMOVABLE DENTURES 2 (MRD260S)
R 8,000.00
REMOVABLE ORTHODONTICS 2 (ROR260S)
R 7,500.00
REMOVABLE PARTIAL PROSTHETICS 2 (RPS260S)
R 8,000.00
THIRD YEAR
Compulsary subject(s)
Compulsary subject(s)
DENTAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 3 (DMS370S)
R 6,000.00
DENTAL TECH RELATED LEGISLATION & BIOETHICS 3 (DLB370S)
R 4,000.00
FIXED PROSTHODONTICS 3 (FPP370S)
R 9,000.00
MUCOSA-BORNE COMP. REMOVABLE DENTURES 3 (MRD370S)
R 8,000.00
ORTHODONTICS 3 (ORS370S)
R 7,500.00
REMOVABLE PARTIAL PROSTHETICS 3 (RPP370S)
R 8,000.00
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES 3 (RMT372S)
R 4,000.00
FOURTH YEAR
Compulsary subject(s)
Compulsary subject(s)
APPLIED DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 4 (ADT480S)
R 26,000.00
DENTAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT 4 (DLM480S)
R 5,000.00
DENTAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 4 (DMS480S)
R 6,000.00
DENTAL TECHNOLOGY THEORY 4 (DTY480S)
R 6,000.00
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (APP480S)
R 7,000.00
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES 4 (RMT480S)
R 4,000.00
Offering type: DENTAL: FULL-TIME
For any queries get in contact with:
Mrs Sakeenah Banderker (Admin: Department)
021 959 5571
Mrs Nandipa Mfecane (Admin: Faculty)
021 959 6543
NOTE: The fees in this prospectus are for the 2024 academic year and are provided to assist you in your planning.
Disclaimer
This information is subject to change based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications.
Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HESQF aligned qualification. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this page; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.