HND Dental Therapy Syllabus

Dental health is severely under-resourced in Cameroon. With a critical shortage of qualified dental professionals, Dental Therapy graduates fill an essential gap — providing preventive dental care, basic treatments, and oral health education.

The program combines clinical dental science with basic medical sciences, giving you a solid scientific foundation alongside the hands-on skills needed to perform dental procedures safely and effectively.

As Cameroon's health system expands its primary healthcare services and dental clinics multiply in urban and peri-urban areas, the demand for qualified dental therapists is growing.

The HND Dental Therapy (DTH) is a two-year higher technical education program offered by universities and institutes of technology under the Ministry of Higher Education in Cameroon. It combines foundational theory with practical, industry-relevant skills to prepare students for employment or further study.

National examinations for HND DTH are organised by the National Commission for the Organisation of the Higher National Diploma Exam. Students sit for papers across the courses listed above, following the exam framework set by the commission. Knowing the structure of each paper — including mark allocation and section breakdown — is essential preparation.

UNEE provides verified HND DTH past questions from national examinations, organised by year and paper. Studying past questions is the most effective way to understand what examiners focus on and how papers are set. Download the UNEE app free on Android to access all available papers.

Study DTH with past questions

The UNEE app has past questions for every paper in this program, organised by year.