University Of The Witwatersrand Dental School, The Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) is offered over 5 years and is a full time course.
Dentistry is a career for those with sharp and enquiring minds, who gain satisfaction in combining hand skills with mental challenge, who enjoy contact with people and who value the opportunity to place their knowledge and skill at the service of others.
Most people would describe the work of a dentist as ‘looking after teeth’, but modern dentistry has moved far beyond the scope of the ‘drilling and filling’ of the past. Management of diseases and abnormalities of the face, the jaws, the joints of the jaws and the soft tissue lining of the mouth has extended the field into a comprehensive system of care for the whole oral and facial system. Dentists are virtually ‘physicians of the head and neck.’
Career Opportunities
Entry Requirements
Health Sciences – View the Wits University Revised Health Sciences Admissions Policy |
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Bachelor of Health Sciences BHSc
(3 years)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MBBCh (6 years)Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy BSc (Physiotherapy) (4 years) Bachelor of Pharmacy(BPharm) (4 years) |
The Faculty of Health Sciences does not calculate an APS score. Academic performance and National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores are used for consideration.
There are two points of entry into the MBBCh degree:
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English HL or 1st Add Lang – 5 Mathematics – 5 Life Sciences and/or Physical Science – 5 |
If you are applying to the Faculty of Health Sciences, you will not be selected solely on your school leaving results, although they are very important. A composite index is calculated, taking into consideration
(1) your academic results for FIVE subjects and (2) National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores. Only five subjects are used to derive a matriculation score, which is calculated according to the percentages obtained, NOT symbols. These are English Language, Mathematics, Physical Science/ Life Sciences and the best two other subjects. (Dentistry requires Physical Science and Life Sciences and the best other subject).
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Bachelor of Dental Science
BDS (5 years)
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English HL or 1st Add Lang – 5 Mathematics – 5 Life Sciences and Physical Science – 5 |
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| Bachelor of NursingBNurs (4 years)Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy– BSc (OT) (4 years) |
English HL or 1st Add Lang – 4 Mathematics – 4 Life Sciences and/or Physical Science – 4 |
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| Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) (3 years) Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences(BOHS) (3 years) |
English HL or 1st Add Lang – 4 Mathematics – 4 or Mathematical Literacy – 7 Life Sciences and/or Physical Science – 4 |
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Application Process
Your application
- You may apply for three programmes (degrees).
- Applications to Wits must enclose a non-refundable application fee of R100 (for international applicants, R700).
Documentation / Checklist
- Submit your Grade 11 report which must be signed and stamped by your school principal.
- If you have already matriculated, attach a copy of your matric certificate.
Submit your application, required documentation and application fee before the closing date.
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Residence applications
Online applications
- Complete an online application to study at Wits
Course Costs
The average course costs for local students range from R34 000 to R62 000, depending on the course and the number of years of study.
Tuition fees are payable for each course for which a student is registered.
Programme overview
Coursework and research report
In the fields of:
- Aesthetic Dentistry
- Community Dentistry
- Cranio-Mandibular Dysfunction
- Implantology
- Endodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Maxillo-Facial Radiology
- Oral Pathology
- Oral Medicine
- Maxillo-Facial Oral Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Digital Operative Dentistry
- Paedodontics
Pure research
In the fields of:
- Aesthetic Dentistry
- Community Dentistry
- Cranio-Mandibular Dysfunction
- Implantology
- Endodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Maxillo-Facial Radiology
- Oral Pathology
- Oral Medicine
- Maxillo-Facial Oral Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Paedodontics
Entry Requirements
Honours:
- A bachelors degree and the applicant has passed the relevant major course.
Masters:
- A bachelors degree of at least four years duration from Wits or another university or a bachelors degree followed by an honours degree. Working experience or other valid experience may be required. Admission to clinical degrees not included.
Doctorate:
- A masters degree from Wits or another university.
- A graduate of this or another university who holds a degree in another faculty whose curriculum has ordinarily extended over not less than four academic years of full-time study.
- A supervisor from the Faculty must be identified and approached prior to application.
Additional Entry RequirementsRequired.
Application Process
- Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.
- Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre. Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process.
- Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
- Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal, view academic application status, accept or decline an offer, apply and check residence application status, and generate a fees estimate.
- Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.
For more information, contact the Student Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.