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As Australia’s first dental school, the University of Sydney School of Dentistry has been providing education and training in dentistry and oral health for more than 100 years.
A focus on providing graduates in the dental field with life-long learning at the University of Sydney has led the school to provide an extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses for dentists, specialists and oral health therapists.
Combining the best scientific evidence from academic and research outputs with the clinical expertise of renowned local and international experts, continuing education (CE) courses at Sydney Dental School follow the same rigorous standards that determine the educational offerings of their flagship and specialist degree programs.
A year round program of clinical and evidence-based courses and conferences are offered in a variety of dental disciplines across many major cities throughout Australia. These courses assist practitioners in their obligation to provide high quality patient care in endodontics, general dentistry, hygiene and therapy, implants, oral surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics and more.
Professor Heiko Spallek, Head of School and Dean at Sydney Dental School says, “While other countries have adopted a national certification system for continuing professional development providers, which offerthe dental community a mechanism to select quality continuing dental education with confidence, in Australia this isn’t the case.
“Our obligation in training the new generation of dental professionals, who will still be treating patients in 2065 and beyond, is to provide one more stage of lifelong learning that will ensure growth in skill and knowledge over their lifetime in practice.”
Why choose Sydney Dental School?
- The University of Sydney is one of Australia’s leading providers of dental education, offering a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, specialist and short course study options in dentistry and oral health.
- Sydney Dental School is committed to the discovery of new principles and ideas in dental practice. Courses are informed by the latest developments in dental research, patient-centred and responsive to community needs.
- All courses are reviewed by the respective Heads of Disciplines and Professor Heiko Spallek, Head of School and Dean, to ensure the education offerings are of the standard provided in the school’s degree programs.
- Courses are taught by experienced clinicians and researchers from within Sydney Dental School and supplemented by speakers in private practice both locally and internationally.
- All courses are recognised as compliant with the Dental Board of Australia’s definition of clinical or scientific continuing professional development activities.
- You don’t need to be a Sydney Dental School graduate to study a continuing education program at the University of Sydney, but if you are, they offer a 15% discount for alumni.
Professor Heiko Spallek is the Head of School and Dean at the University of Sydney School of Dentistry and the Academic Lead in Digital Health and Health Service Informatics for the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.
Professor Spallek works closely in promoting dentistry as a cross-health profession and developing clinical digital support tools that harness data to shift healthcare from its focus on diagnosis and treatment to prevention and early intervention.
Talk to us …
For more info about continuing education at the University of Sydney School of Dentistry, call +61 2 9351 8348, email dental.ce@sydney.edu.au or visit sydney.edu.au/dentistry.
