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It says what experience do you have? so whether that be cooking in the kitchen, knitting, video games, sport, maybe you worked at a shop which requires hand-eye coordination. There are many things which require it, even typing at a fast speed. So just think of one of those, and then use that
doesn't have to be exclusively sport.
Ok thanks, just didn't know how extreme they wanted the examples to be (like I was a master artist or something) or if everyday experiences are fineIt says what experience do you have? so whether that be cooking in the kitchen, knitting, video games, sport, maybe you worked at a shop which requires hand-eye coordination. There are many things which require it, even typing at a fast speed. So just think of one of those, and then use that
Dental Assistant - assists dentists, OHT's, Therapists and Hygienists with procedures (e.g. prepping the tray with the materials needed, kind of like a nurse in a hospital)
This is a better link as well, scroll down to - 2.2 What are the practitioner divisions?
I don't think practice ownership is limited to dentists (unlike something like pharmacy where only pharmacists can own and operate a pharmacy) as there are lots of corporates like Bupa who own and operate their own practices.Just to confirm, only dentists can own their own practice right?
Cheers for the help mate
Also, just to get anyone thoughts - if you are asked why dentistry over being a doctor - the main difference I can think of is independence (much easier to own your own practice), but is it good to bring up benefits like shorter study time, stability in working hours, less emotionally stressful etc because those are considered "bad" reasons for medicine (eg pretty bad if your doing med for prestige or money).
Yep looks like thats right from that document - even though it says its a bad idea for non-dentists to own the practice
Anyone can open a dental practice, they just can't work there unless they are qualified.Just to confirm, only dentists can own their own practice right?
Cheers for the help mate
Also, just to get anyone thoughts - if you are asked why dentistry over being a doctor - the main difference I can think of is independence (much easier to own your own practice), but is it good to bring up benefits like shorter study time, stability in working hours, less emotionally stressful etc because those are considered "bad" reasons for medicine (eg pretty bad if your doing med for prestige or money).
Thanks! Those are all really good points, especially the connection one! How do I sell the first point tho - seems kinda odd haha considering I haven't gone through any traumatic injury or anything to the face that might spark my interest in the area over literally every other part of the body.
OHTs and dentists are not close in their roles. OHTs are not just "don't get the title of being a doctor". Dentists' scope of practice is much broader than OHTs'. OHTs can only do relatively simple restorations for certain ago groups as well as the gum treatment. Dentists are all-round practitioners who can also do crown & bridge work, veneers, implants, general & surgical extractions, dentures, etc.OHT's and Dentists are close in their role's, you just don't get the title of being a "Dr", can't perform Pulpotomy's and can't further specialise into a specific field, those are the main differences, im sure theres more. Hope that helps
There is a great link that goes into more detail
The Australian Dental Association
The Australian Dental Association is the peak national body for the dental profession.www.ada.org.au
OHT's and Dentists are close in their role's, you just don't get the title of being a "Dr", can't perform Pulpotomy's and can't further specialise into a specific field, those are the main differences, im sure theres more. Hope that helps
There is a great link that goes into more detail
The Australian Dental Association
The Australian Dental Association is the peak national body for the dental profession.
Yes, all non-standard applicants are assessed by GPA.
Yes.
I am about 90% sure it will depend on what this converts to on a 7-point scale i.e. what percentage you received in your honours. If this percentage isn’t recorded on your transcript, though, then it should just directly convert to a 7.0 and you’d be competitive from there.
Im pretty sure all the Australian universities that grade on a 4/4 scale list marks on the transcript and consider anything 80+ to be a HD. So if the friend has marks between 80-85 it's probably worth a call to Griffith or QTAC to confirm what they'll use.
a) better working hours compared to interns, residents, registrars, some consultants and some specialists (mostly 9:00-5:00)What are some key reasons that one may prefer to undertake a career in dentistry rather than medicine?
The one's I can think of off the top of my head are:
a) a more direct and quicker pathway into the health workforce
b) more independent and self-managerial career through running your own clinic
c) dentistry still provides a wide range of specialisations (13 officially recognised ones according to the Dental Board of Aus.) - less than medicine of course, but the available opportunities are varied and interesting
Would love to hear of other reasons, thanks
Im not entirely sure about this point. Unlike medicine where the universities have to work with the hospitals to get enough internship places, thereby limiting the number of seats inherently, dentistry is mostly university limited allowing universities to max out seats more easily with FFP spots. There is a large influx of dental graduates as well so this problem is going to be faced by both sides. MSO is just heavily doctor focused as there aren't many active dent mods so it there is bias in that too.
I don't think that^ is technically correct. Unis/med schools have to work with the hospitals to organise enough places for clinical placement. Otoh interns are public-service employees recruited by state Health departments. Med schools are given CSP quotas that have been coordinated between federal gov (for course funding) and state govs (for CSP internships), the unis have little to do with placing interns into hospitals.