Dental Practitioners
University degree Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2523
Dental Practitioners diagnose and treat dental disease, restore normal oral function using a broad range of treatments, such as surgery and other specialist techniques, and advise on oral health.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 95% university · 1.6% vet / tafe · 1.3% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Dental Studies. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University Griffith University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Menzies Institute of Technology
- TAFE Charles Institute of Technology Australia
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
VIC 30.5% · QLD 28.6% · NSW 25.9% · WA 7.9% · SA 4.3% · ACT 1.2% · TAS 1% · NT 0.6%
Top industries
Health Care and Social Assistance.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.