BSc Oral Health Science

Example structure
By the end of our BSc (Hons) Oral Health Science you will be able to:
Treat dental caries and place restorations in permanent and primary teeth
Extract primary teeth under local anaesthesia
Fit preformed metal crowns on primary molars
Perform pulp therapies on primary teeth
Use fluoride therapies to reduce dental caries
Take and interpret dental radiographs
Provide holistic care, prevention and oral health advice
Appreciate the role of the Dental Therapist within oral health care and the wider health care community
Our programme is full-time over 45 weeks. Term dates do not coincide with our normal University term dates due to this requirement. Any time missed by non-attendance, through sickness or other personal reason, will need to be made up in order to successfully complete the programme.
To ensure that you have a good basis from which to develop, the first four weeks of the course are full-time at our Southend campus. After this initial period there are a number of mandatory study days which will be held on Thursdays and Fridays when you will be expected to attend University.
The dates for holiday breaks are timetabled throughout the programme and these cannot be changed for individual students. The planned holiday periods include time at Easter, summer, Christmas and New Year.
BSc Oral health science course dates (.pdf)
These carefully selected modules will give you the chance to explore, question, and create powerful ideas. Picked to give you an extensive and in-depth education, they’ll equip you with the specialist knowledge, vital transferrable skills, and the confidence to make a genuine difference to the world around you.
We’re reactive, we’re pioneering, we never stand still, so modules might change from year to year in response to new developments and innovation. Those listed below show how a typical course might look, but more detail on course structure, including details of all optional modules, is available on our Programme Specification.
Year 1
Extending Oral Health Practice
Developing Professional Practice
Managing Oral Care of Children and Adolescents Part 1
Comprehensive Oral Healthcare Part 1
Year 2
Managing the Oral Care of Children and Adolescents Part 2
Comprehensive Oral Healthcare Part 2
Teaching
Teaching methods including problem-based learning, tutorials, e-learning and seminar-based teaching
Teaching takes place with other health students to promote multidisciplinary learning and working
Communication and clinical skills are taught in our state-of-the-art laboratory
You undertake placements in six different clinical settings
Assessment
Academically and clinically intense, your progress on this course will be continuously assessed throughout the programme
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