The University of Western Australia
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)The course consists of a total of 20 units within modularised streams covering comprehensive clinical care, Developmental & Behavioural Sciences, Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences and Restorative & Rehabilitative Sciences. DMD core modules cover fundamental dental and medical sciences. DMD clinical practice modules cover clinical dental sciences, including patient care, preventive and conservative dentistry, restorative dentistry and child and adolescent dental health.
You'll have early clinical exposure with dental immersion activities on introductory concepts in clinical dentistry, pre clinical exercises including dental simulation from first year. In your third year you'll actively engage in a research project. In your final year, you'll undertake quasi-independent but supervised practice, which takes place inside and outside of the School with compulsory rural and private practice rotations.
The school is equipped with a state-of-the-art digital radiology suite. The centralised production lab is fully equipped with Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) facilities and dedicated high spec computers in a Virtual Learning Centre (VLC) for students to undertake CA/CAM design. The VLC has full functional digital radiology and virtual microscopy facilitates.
Delivery mode
The University of Western Australia offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- 35 Stirling Highway, Perth
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
School leaver entry to Dentistry for domestic applicants
Domestic school leaver applications for UWA Dental Medicine are via TISC, and will open in line with TISC timelines, closing late September.
Entry into this course is a competitive process based on ATAR or equivalent, UCAT ANZ score and an interview process.
Successful applicants will receive a conditional place in the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD). An school leaver place in the DMD is conditional upon successful completion of a UWA Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) with the Integrated Dental Sciences major.
Minimum eligibility requirements
- Minimum ATAR 98 for Rural, Broadway and/or High Academic Achievers (HAA). Minimum ATAR 90 for applicants who are eligible for the Indigenous school leaver pathway (contact the School of Indigenous Studies for more information).
- UCAT ANZ score
- Interview
- English language competency
Graduate entry to Dentistry
To be considered for admission into the DMD, an applicant must have:
- a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA. Recognised bachelor’s degrees are those conferred by Australian universities or higher education institutions recognised by the Australian Qualifications Framework or the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR). While academic results from postgraduate study will be taken into account, postgraduate studies undertaken without a bachelor’s degree cannot be accepted as an equivalent qualification.
- the equivalent of selection Grade Point Average (sGPA) of at least 5.5, and
- a Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) overall score of at least 55 with no section score less than 50 for domestic applicants. International applicants submitting a GAMSAT score require a minimum overall score of 55 with no section under 50.
Course fees
$39,383
$89,200
$39,383
$89,200
Career opportunities
The Doctor of Dental Medicine will prepare you for the following roles.
Dentist
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Endodontist
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Orthodontist
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Periodontist
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Prosthodontist
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About The University of Western Australia
Just 10 minutes from Perth city, UWA is located on the banks of the Swan River, or Derbal Yerrigan, on the land of the Whadjuk Nation.
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