The United Kingdom's University of Liverpool, founded in 1881, touts dentistry as one of its premiere disciplines. At the university's School of Dental Sciences, students train at over 160 dental units under the supervision of clinical dentists. According to the school's website, Liverpool Dental School focuses on professionalism and technical competence, offering four and five-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery degrees via research-heavy training. The school seeks to merge multidisciplinary research with clinical dentistry and offers degree programs including a Doctorate of Dental Science, a Master of Dental Science, a Bachelor of Science in Hygiene and Dental Therapy and a combined diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy. International students download an application form and apply via email or post.
University of Liverpool School of Dental Sciences
Liverpool L3 5PS
United Kingdom
011-44 (0)151-794-2000
liv.ac.uk
Offering oral health education since 1935, Australia's University of Queensland hosts a prominent School of Dentistry with a focus on clinical practice. According to the school's website, students train in a collaborative nature that balances the clinical core with oral health academic research. UQ's School of Dentistry offers a five-year undergraduate program resulting in a Bachelor of Dental Science degree, as well as a one-year Bachelor of Dental Studies degree and a three-year Bachelor of Oral Health degree. Postgraduate dental programs include the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry degree. The university's Oral Health Centre, set to open in 2012, poises itself as the "largest and most advanced tertiary oral health facility" in Australia, featuring simulation centers, clinical laboratories and research laboratories for dentistry, oral rehab, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, radiology, periodontics and more. International students begin their inquiries at UQ International, found online at UQ.edu.au/International.
University of Queensland School of Dentistry
200 Turbot St.
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia
011-61-7-336-58071
uq.edu.au
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the School of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand has provided oral health sciences education since 1926. According to the university's website, "Wits" focuses on "hands-on clinical teaching coupled with research ethos." The school offers a nongraduate two-year diploma in Oral Hygiene, a six-year Bachelor of Dental Science degree (community service composes one of those years) and postgraduate Masters degrees in Community Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics and Prosthodontics. In addition, Wits presents a Masters of Science in Dentistry and a Doctor of Science in Dentistry.
University of Witwatersrand School of Oral Health Sciences
7 York Rd.
Parktown 2193
South Africa
011-21-11-717-7603
web.wits.ac.za