S.L. 327.485 Art. 4Admission and special course requirements.

(1) Senate on the advice of the Board, may limit the number of students that may be admitted to the Course. In such circumstances,

Senate shall make regulations for the selection of applicants for admission. Prior to the commencement of the Course, the Board shall announce the number of places available to Maltese and other EU/EEA

nationals, to non-EU/EEA nationals, and to candidates applying in terms of paragraph (4) of regulation 4.

(2) To apply for admission to the course applicants must, besides satisfying the requirements for admission as regular students in terms of the Admission Regulations, satisfy the following Special Course Requirements:

(a) passes in the Matriculation Examination at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and

(b) a pass in the Matriculation Examination at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in Physics, provided that all passes in these Special Course Requirements have been obtained together in one session of examinations (i.e. one sitting) and are from one recognized examining board.

(3) For the purpose of sub-regulation (2), a pass obtained in a session of examinations which is held after the results of a previous session were published shall be deemed to be a pass obtained in a session that is distinct from the previous one. This regulation shall also apply to the second session of the Matriculation Examination offered by the MATSEC Board of the University of Malta according to the provisions of the Matriculation Examination Regulations and this notwithstanding any other regulation governing the award of the Matriculation Certificate.

(4) Applicants in possession of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) with at least Second Class (Honours) in Dental Hygiene or Dental Technology may also apply.

(5) (a) Maltese applicants who, in terms of paragraph (5) of regulation 12 of the Admissions Regulations, 2016 are exempted from possessing a pass in Secondary Education Certificate in Maltese at Grade 5 or better are required to present the Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate awarded by the University of Malta prior to commencement of the Course; and

(b) non-Maltese applicants are required to present the Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate awarded by the University of Malta, or a pass in the study-unit in Medical Maltese as part of the Certificate in Foundation Studies (Medical, Dental and Health Sciences) course, prior to commencement of the Course, provided that applicants presenting overseas qualifications and a pass in the Secondary Education Certificate examination in Maltese at Grade 5 or better shall be exempted from presenting the Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate.”

(6) For courses commencing in October 2014 or later, prior to enrolling for the course, accepted applicants are also 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.