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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Postgraduate Diploma: Dentistry: Oral Pathology

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
19610	Postgraduate Diploma: Dentistry: Oral Pathology
ORIGINATOR
Medical University of Southern Africa
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma	Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services		Curative Health
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Primary Purpose
To provide dentists with special skills in the recognition and diagnosis of common oral and dental diseases.

Subsidiary Purpose
To provide future teaching staff for the dental schools of South Africa.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Professions Council of South Africa. Learners must be registered as dentists by the Medical and Dental Professional Board of the Health

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

A newly qualified person must:

1. Be able to identify common oral and dental diseases.
2. Be able to draw up a list of differential diagnoses on these diseases.
3. Be able to select appropriate special investigations in order to establish a final diagnosis.
4. Know and understand the etiology, pathogenesis and complications of common oral and dental diseases.
5. Know how to engage in lifelong learning through well-developed learning skills.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Integrated assessment.

In order to assess whether the exit-level outcomes have been achieved formative and summative assessments are done throughout the study period. These include the taking of biopsies of four cases handled personally, performing literature search and submitting manuscripts on the relevant pathologies. A year mark is complied which, in combination with a 3 hour theoretical examination, determines the final combined mark for the course.
A qualifier must have, through the above assessment procedures, proved that s/he has achieved the NQF level 7 standards.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

None

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

1. Articulation with qualifications at other institutions
Presently None

2. The qualification toward which the Postgraduate Diploma in Dentistry (Minor Oral Surgery) (Dip.Dent) may proceed is the M Dent (Oral Pathology ) degree.

3. Exit level outcomes articulating with other qualifications are:
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MODERATION OPTIONS

The Faculty maintains a bank of external examiner as approved by Council, with the necessary knowledge, academic qualifications and clinical/practical expertise and national and international standing, from which the external examiners are appointed.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Staff members of the Department of Oral pathology of the Faculty of Dentistry with the necessary academic qualifications and experience are used as internal assessors.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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