Dental Practitioner Programs Currently Accredited by the ADC (as at 18 May 2017 contact the ADC for any updated information) Please note that graduates of programs accredited by the Australian Dental Council (ADC) and approved by the Dental Board of Australia (DBA) are eligible to apply for registration with the DBA. Please see the DBA s website (www.dentalboard.gov.au) for further details regarding the registration process. Education Provider Qualification Accreditation Central Queensland University 31 December 2020 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Dental Science 31 December 2021 No Approved Dentist (Therapy/Hygiene) 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Curtin Technology Bachelor of Science (Oral Health Therapy) 31 December 2020 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Griffith University in Dental Science/Graduate Diploma of 31 December 2022 No Approved Dentist Doctor of Clinical in Periodontology Master of Dental Technology in Prosthetics Course 5607/ Graduate Diploma of Dental Technology in Prosthetics (Exit point only) (1.5 year / 1 year program) 31 December 2019 No Approved Dental Prosthetist Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 1 of 7
James Cook University Bachelor of Dental Surgery 31 December 2022 No Approved Dentist La Trobe University Bachelor of Health Sciences in /Master of 31 December 2019 No Approved Dentist Science 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health RMIT University Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics 31 December 2021 No Approved Dental Prosthetist Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene) 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Hygienist Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) 31 December 2017 (accredited jointly with the Australian Medical Council) Accreditation extended one year in June 2015 No Approved Dental Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Fellowship of the Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Specialist in Oral Pathology Fellowship of the Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 10 February 2017 31 December 2021 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Forensic Odontology TAFE Queensland Brisbane Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics 15 May 2015 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Prosthetist TAFE NSW Sydney Institute Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics 9 August 2013 8 August 2018 No Approved Dental Prosthetist Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 2 of 7
TAFE SA Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene) 31 December 2019 No Approved Dental Hygienist Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics 8 August 2014 7 August 2019 No Approved Dental Prosthetist Adelaide Bachelor of Dental Surgery 31 December 2023 No Approved Dentist 31 October 2018 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Doctor of Clinical in Endodontics 31 December 2020 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Endodontics Doctor of Clinical in Oral Pathology 31 December 2020 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Oral Pathology Doctor of Clinical in 31 December 2020 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Doctor of Clinical in Paediatric 31 December 2020 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Paediatric Doctor of Clinical in 31 December 2020 Yes Approved Dental Specialist in Doctor of Clinical in Special Needs 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Specialist in Special Needs Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 3 of 7
Melbourne Doctor of Dental Surgery (4 year program) 31 December 2023 No Approved Dentist 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Doctor of Clinical in Endodontics Endodontics Doctor of Clinical in Oral Oral Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Paediatric Paediatric Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Special Needs Special Needs Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 4 of 7
Newcastle 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Hygienist Therapy 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Queensland Bachelor of Dental Science 31 December 2018 No Approved Dentist Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) 31 December 2023 No Approved Dentist 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Doctor of Clinical in Dento- Maxillofacial Radiology 31 December 2021 No Approved Dental Specialist in Dento- Maxillofacial Radiology Doctor of Clinical in Oral 31 December 2018 No Approved Dental Specialist in Oral Doctor of Clinical in 31 December 2021 No Approved Dental Specialist in Doctor of Clinical in 31 December 2021 No Approved Dental Specialist in Sydney Doctor of Dental (4 year program) 1 January 2012 31 December 2017 No Approved Dentist 1 January 2018 31 December 2022 No Approved Dental Hygienist, Dental, Oral Health Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 5 of 7
Doctor of Clinical (Oral Surgery) Doctor of Clinical in Oral Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Paediatric Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Doctor of Clinical in Special Care 31 December 2021 No Approved Dental Specialist in Oral Surgery Oral Paediatric Special Needs Western Australia Bachelor of Dental Science 1 January 2010 30 June 2017 Accreditation extended six months in December 2016 No Approved Dentist Doctor of Dental (4 year program) Doctor of Clinical in Endodontics Doctor of Clinical in Oral Doctor of Clinical in 31 December 2018 Yes Approved Dentist Endodontics 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Specialist in Oral Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 6 of 7
Doctor of Clinical in Paediatric Doctor of Clinical in Paediatric 31 December 2017 No Approved Dental Specialist in Australian Dental Council May 2017 Page 7 of 7