PRE-TERTIARY CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANCE COURSE REGULATIONS

PRE-TERTIARY CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL SURGERY

ASSISTANCE COURSE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.693

PRE-TERTIARY CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL

SURGERY ASSISTANCE COURSE REGULATIONS

6th December, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE 329 of 2022, as amended by Legal Notice 310 of

2023.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Pre-Tertiary

Certificate in Dental Surgery Assistance Course Regulations.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

“the Certificate” means the Pre-Tertiary Certificate in Dental

Surgery Assistance; and

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the Pre-

Tertiary Certificate in Dental Surgery Assistance.

These regulations shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2023 or later.

(1)

In order to be admitted into the Course, applicants

shall be in possession of

either (a) passes in the Secondary Education Certificate

Examination at Grade 5 or better in the following

(i)

any TWO subjects from English Language,

Mathematics, or Maltese; and

(ii)

any ONE subject from Chemistry or Biology; and

(iii)

any other subject;

or (b) the MCAST Diploma in Applied Science;

or (c) the MCAST-BTEC Diploma in Health and Social Care.

(2)

Subject to approval by the Board, the Course may be open

also to applicants who are nominated by GCHSS, provided that such

applicants satisfy the requirements for admissions indicated in

paragraph (1) of this regulation.

PRE-TERTIARY CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL SURGERY

ASSISTANCE COURSE

(1)

Applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature

applicants) in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the

Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications

and/or experience that would satisfy the Board that they have reached

the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. Such

applicants shall be required to submit with their application a letter

written in English giving their motivation for applying for this Course

together with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.).

(2) The eligibility of applicants referred to in paragraph (1) of

this regulation shall be decided by the Board, following an interview

conducted by a board appointed for the purpose.

(3)

The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

Prior to enrolling for the Course, accepted applicants shall

be required to undergo an occupational health assessment as detailed

in the Occupational Health Protocol approved by the Board, so as to

ascertain that they are fit for the duties related to their proposed

studies. Students who do not fulfil this requirement shall be barred

from attending the clinical placements indicated in the programme of

study for the Course.

(1)

The Course shall extend over a period of two

semesters of full-time study.

(2)

The Board of Studies may allow students who do not

qualify for the Certificate to repeat the Course once only.

(1)

The Course shall consist of a number of taught and

practical study-units to which a total of 60 ECTS credits are assigned.

(2)

The programme of study shall be drawn up by the Board of

Studies and published by the Board, after approval by Senate,

normally not less than eight months prior to the commencement of the

Course.

(3)

Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval

of Senate, be constrained to make, students are bound to follow the

study-units and obtain the credits as indicated in the programme of

study for the Course.

(1)

Unless otherwise specified in the description of a

study-unit, attendance for lectures, tutorials, seminars, practicals, or

any other teaching session, is obligatory. On the basis of documented

evidence, a lecturer may bar a student whose attendance in a study-

unit is not satisfactory from being assessed in the study-unit.

(2)

The method of assessment of each study-unit shall be

indicated in the study-unit description. The assessment of each study-

PRE-TERTIARY CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL SURGERY

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unit shall be completed by the end of the semester in which the

teaching of the study-unit is held, in accordance with the instructions

issued by the Board of Studies.

(3)

Results for the assessment of study-units shall be

published as a percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table

below

Mark Range

Grade

90% - 100%

A+

80% - 89%

A

75% - 79%

B+

70% - 74%

B

60% - 69%

C+

55% - 59%

C

50% - 54%

D+

45% - 49%

D

0% - 44%

F.

Both the percentage mark and the grade shall be recorded in the

students’ academic record.

In the September assessment session, students shall only

be eligible to be assessed in Incomplete Study-Units, whether due to

failure or absence, to which not more than a total of 20 ECTS credits

are assigned.

(1)

Students shall be considered as having successfully

completed the Course if they obtain all the credits indicated in

regulation 8 of these regulations.

(2)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.

In matters not provided for by these regulations, the Board

shall be guided by the provisions of the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019, published as Legal Notice

248 of 2019, as applicable.