No. 1 in Australia

The University is ranked first in Australia and fourth in the world for graduate employability in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.

Australia's first dental school

The University has been providing education, training and research to oral health and dentistry students for over 100 years.

The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics) trains qualified dentists for specialist practice in prosthodontics or a specialist clinic in a hospital. The course will develop clinical skills in advanced restorative dentistry and contemporary prosthodontics and include a comprehensive component of orofacial pain.

The program will be presented by specialist clinicians and researchers, and will be based primarily at the Westmead Centre for Oral Health, with some sessions at the Sydney Dental Hospital. The program is primarily clinical based with blocks of seminars and preclinical sessions. You will also be required to complete a research project in the field of prosthodontics or restorative dentistry, under the supervision of an academic staff member.

Why study periodontics here?

• World-ranked – ranked number 33 in the world for dentistry,* the University of Sydney School of Dentistry is Australia's first dental school and has been training dental practitioners for more than 100 years.
• Learning – all our postgraduate dentistry courses are patient-centred, evidence-based, integrated with research and responsive to community needs.
• Graduate qualities – our graduates are engaged and globally aware and have the capability to become leaders in oral health, dentistry and research.
• Accreditation – the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics) is accredited by the Australian Dental Council (ADC).

*Source: QS World Rankings by subject, 2018.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

This course prepares candidates for work in a specialist practice in prosthodontics or a specialist clinic in a hospital. Advanced restorative and prosthodontic services are increasingly in demand in rural areas, as most specialist practices are based in metropolitan areas.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry courses are accredited by the Australian Dental Council (ADC).