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University of Melbourne Course - Orthodontics for Dental Therapists, Dental Hygienists and Oral Health Therapists - Online & Melbourne

  • 12 Nov 2025
  • 8:30 AM
  • 13 Nov 2025
  • 5:00 PM
  • Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville VIC 3010


  • This evidence-based course is built on the academic content delivered in the BOH curriculum and is designed to refine and develop your orthodontic skills to meet the needs of orthodontic practice and the standards required by the Dental Board of Australia. The course comprises a combination of online lectures and practical work incorporating supported clinical experience and small group work. The course is delivered by University of Melbourne Dental School academic staff, specialist orthodontists, and oral health orthodontic practitioners drawing on the latest evidence and experience to grow your understanding, knowledge and practice confidence. Learn in a world class academic environment with practitioners from a range of settings around Australia and develop your own community of practice.


    Practice Experience Required:

    For those who have not worked in orthodontic practice prior to undertaking this course, we recommend that you arrange to spend a day observing in a practice both before and after the course. This is to support your learning and to provide a basic understanding of a range of orthodontic procedures and how an Oral Health Therapist, Dental Hygienist or Dental Therapist fits into an orthodontic team.

    If you are currently employed in an orthodontic practice and have past and current experience with day-to-day orthodontic activities that are part of the scope of practice, this will provide the required background knowledge.

    Course Objectives:

    To provide a course of education and training that will enable dental therapists, hygienists and oral health therapists to support orthodontists and dentists in the provision of orthodontic treatment and preventive services.

    Program Delivery

  • Pre-reading material will be supplied including refresher material on occlusion and malocclusion and their classifications
  • Online web lectures via the Melbourne Dental School’s Learning Management System, Canvas.
  • A short MCQ (multiple choice questions) to cement your knowledge on the lecture topics. An additional one hour of Scientific CPD is awarded.
  • Seminar Session (webinar) for follow up questions and discussion with the presenters.
  • Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 November 2025 - 8.30am - 5.00pm each day: Hands-on Clinical sessions to be held at the Melbourne Dental Clinic, 1st Floor, 723 Swanston Street, Carlton Vic 3053 – demonstrations and hands-on exercises on digital scanning, separator placement, photography, arch wire fixation and removal, bracket placement and re-bonding, placement and removal of bonded retainers, removal of separators, de-bonding brackets and cement removal, fitting of orthodontic bands, placement of orthodontic aligner attachments (clinical demonstration) and a panel discussion.

IMPORTANT - please note:

  • The online content for this program must be completed in full before attending the face-to-face hands-on sessions at the Melbourne Dental School. 
  • Participants enrolling in this program must hold a current licence to practice within Australia.

Pricing

  • Total course investment $1,823.
FIND OUT MORE AND REGISTER HERE


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This is a paid advertisement and should not be interpreted as an endorsement by ADOHTA. It is the responsibility of every registered dental practitioner to evaluate the event's learning outcomes in accordance with your personal continuing professional development requirements and the Dental Board of Australia's registration standards, policies and guidelines. 



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