Integrated assessment.

In order to assess whether the exit-level outcomes have been achieved a range of formative and summative assessments are done throughout the two years of study. These include seminars, research projects, practical work in the public oral health services, portfolios, and written and oral tests and examinations. In the case of knowledge assessment samples of the qualifier’s knowledge is tested for depth and width of knowledge.
A qualifier must have, through the above assessment procedures, proved that s/he has achieved the NQF level 7 standards.