UON oral health therapy students graduate with dual qualifications in dental hygiene and dental therapy. Our degree is also the only one in NSW that qualifies you to treat both children and adults, broadening your career options and boosting your employability. As an oral health professional, you can use your unique skills to make a real difference and shape a healthier future for children and adults. Work closely with dental practitioners to perform a range of preventative and minor restorative tasks, educate your community on best practices and discover emerging methods for controlling and treating disease. What you will study This degree will build your scientific knowledge and clinical skills, using a population-based approach to oral health care. Learn how to provide preventative and simple restorative treatments to individuals. Discover how oral health and general health are intertwined, developing skills to improve overall individual and community wellbeing. Develop critical research skills that will set you in good stead for life-long learning as an oral health professional. Gain hands-on experience in our on-campus oral health clinic and simulation laboratory and undertake clinical placements in rural and urban regions across NSW. Your areas of study will include: clinical treatment for children, the elderly, Indigenous Australians and special needs groups communication dental therapy health promotion human bioscience and anatomy oral pathology periodontology radiography Career opportunities With dual qualifications, many UON graduates are quickly employed into dental hygiene or dental therapy roles. You might otherwise decide to pursue a rewarding career in another health-related field, such as community health education or research.