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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Postgraduate Diploma: Dentistry

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
7083	Postgraduate Diploma: Dentistry
ORIGINATOR
University of Pretoria
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		Preventive Health
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	NQF Level 08	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 1141/23	2021-07-01	2024-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2025-06-30		2028-06-30

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

This qualification includes the various specialisations in Dentistry. Please refer to "Notes" for details on the specialisations. The qualification aims to empower the student with the necessary expertise, competence and inclination to promote the health, and more specifically the oral health, of individual patients as well as the community by planning a provisional therapeutic, surgical and rehabilitative treatment program with the emphasis on the natural progression and diagnosis of disease in a selected discipline of dentistry.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Matriculation certificate First degree: B Ch D or equivalent

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

N

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Dip Odont Learning outcomes: Obtain and assimilate scientific knowledge and associated practical experience appropriate to the discipline to be applied critically in patient assessment and management. Obtain professional and technical skills required to competently assess and manage patients. Act professionally and ethically Critical cross-field outcomes: Identifying and solving problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made Working effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, community Organising and managing oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information Communicating effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes or oral and/or written persuasion' Using science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others Demonstrating and understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation Computer literacy

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Demonstrate appropriate theoretical knowledge. Take appropriate clinical history. Perform appropriate clinical examination. Perform/prescribe appropriate specialized investigations and interpret results. Arrive at a clinical diagnosis, where possible Takes responsibility within own limits of competence. Acts within accepted norms of the profession. Integrated assessment: Portfolios Simulations Work-place assessments Written examinations Oral examinations

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Related qualifications: M Sc (Odont) M Ch D (All dental specialities) M Sc (Odont) serves as an entry point to the related qualification M Ch D (All dental specialities) serves as an entry point to the related qualification

MODERATION OPTIONS

A variety of assessment modalities, internal and external examiners

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Qualifications required: Master's Degree in appropriate dental discipline Career experience required: Practising or lecturing in appropriate dental discipline Other criteria: Academic, Research and Teaching Experience

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

This qualification includes the following specialisations: Postgraduate Diploma in Oral Pathology Postgraduate Diploma in Endodontics Postgraduate Diploma in Orthodontics Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology Postgraduate Diploma in Pedodontics Postgraduate Diploma in Oral Surgery Postgraduate Diploma in Periodontology Postgraduate Diploma in Restorative Dentistry Postgraduate Diploma in Prosthetics Postgraduate Diploma in Oral Medicine Postgraduate Diploma in Oral Microbiology Postgraduate Diploma in Preventive Dentistry Postgraduate Diploma in Community Dentistry Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Management Postgraduate Diploma in Radiological and Surgical Principles Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Materials Postgraduate Diploma in Aesthetic Dentistry Postgraduate Diploma in Implantology Postgraduate Diploma in Prosthodontics

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.

1.	University of Pretoria

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