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 (Special Needs Dentistry) is aimed at qualified local and international dentists who wish to practice at the specialist level in field of special needs dentistry.

Your studies will be primarily clinical based with didactic sessions, complemented by a research project in the field of special needs dentistry under the supervision of an academic staff member. You will receive training for specialist dental treatment of patients with the full range of disabilities, including those which are: physical, medical, and neuro-sensory or intellectual, including sensory, cognitive, mental-psychiatric and emotional impairments.

Why study special needs dentistry 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. You will be trained by our by our expert oral health professionals and researchers.
• Clinically-based - you will also enjoy the benefit of a rich clinical training environment at Westmead Hospital in the Department of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Special Needs Dentistry, in the Westmead Centre for Oral Health
• 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 (Special Needs Dentistry) is accredited by the Australian Dental Council (ADC).

*Source: QS World Rankings by subject, 2018.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

This course is designed to prepare candidates for a career at the specialist level in special needs dentistry, and to provide a basis to pursue a career pathway in research and/or clinical academic positions.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

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