UMelb UMelb Dentistry: Entry Questions and Discussion

[theillestill]

No idea - you'll have to figure it out yourselves.

 

[alex07]

Help! I am desperate to get into dental school in Mel but i don't know whether i stand a chance if i apply.
What are the admission requirements beside the GAMSAT scores and GPA?
As for the prerequisite courses, is it only physiology, biochemistry and human anatomy? Are there other courses (e.g. organic chem, mathematics) that are required?
Do they also take into account voluntary work and job shadowing in dental clinics?
What about referral letters? Are they required? Will I stand a better chance if I have them attached them along with the application?
Thanks in advance

 

[shenshenlili]

whats the entry criteria for 2011? ie gamsat cutoff and gpa requirement.

cheers

 

[Seek2Understand]

What sort of GPA would you need to be competitive for DDS at Melb?

 

[frootloop]

Asking the same question twice within 10 minutes isn't going to get you a faster reply...

 

[kalka920]

Hi there,

I just graduated with a bachelor of science in pharmacology at the university of otago and have already sit gamsat. My gpa is 6.57 and my gamsat overall score is 56. what are my chances of securing a place the graduate dental program at the university of melbourne? Will i even be able to get an interview?

tahnks

 

[frootloop]

Hi there,

I just graduated with a bachelor of science in pharmacology at the university of otago and have already sit gamsat. My gpa is 6.57 and my gamsat overall score is 56. what are my chances of securing a place the graduate dental program at the university of melbourne? Will i even be able to get an interview?

tahnks

Just quickly, I'm assuming kalka means an NZ 6.57, which is probably around an Australian 5.5-6.

 

[NoobyMcNooberton]

Oral surgery was once an accredited specialty separate to OMS from what I have heard.

If you are just interested in oral surgery you could be a general dentist and just focus on that area. Many general dentists have a area of interest, like all practitioners. Implants, endo, oral surgery, ortho, perio, paeds you name it.

 

[miss_universe]

Oral surgery was once an accredited specialty separate to OMS from what I have heard.

If you are just interested in oral surgery you could be a general dentist and just focus on that area. Many general dentists have a area of interest, like all practitioners. Implants, endo, oral surgery, ortho, perio, paeds you name it.

Maybe I misunderstand..Was the OP(s) asking about oral surg or just the post grad dental degree at Melbourne uni?

 

[NoobyMcNooberton]

Maybe I misunderstand..Was the OP(s) asking about oral surg or just the post grad dental degree at Melbourne uni?

I was replying to something on the previous page, I didn't check dates so the discussion may be dead which is probably the case and the reasoning of my posting could be put down to the fact I haven't been on forums in a while lol

 

[miss_universe]

No problems then. Maybe a quote would have helped LOL

 

[Tupac4life]

I thought it would be closer to a 6.0 to 6.5 [MENTION=10716]frootloop[/MENTION] ? I've read from the ACER graduate medicine and dentistry booklet that anything between A+ and A- in NZ universities is 7 on the 7 GPA scale while B+ is 6.5, B is 6.0 and so forth. Am I mistaken? :huh:

Just quickly, I'm assuming kalka means an NZ 6.57, which is probably around an Australian 5.5-6.

 

[bobby190]

.... My gpa is 6.57 and my gamsat overall score is 56. what are my chances of securing a place the graduate dental program at the university of melbourne? Will i even be able to get an interview?

Bit late I know but here goes, there is not interview for Melboure dental program. I think you wont get a CSP offer but you might be able to get an FFP.

[MENTION=11571]Tupac4life[/MENTION] You are not mistaken that is correct way GEMSAS calculates graduate entry GPA for NZ

 

[Tupac4life]

Thanks for the clarification [MENTION=8492]bobby190[/MENTION]. By the way if you want to compete for a non-FFP i.e CSP spot at Melbourne University which is pretty much 25 spaces from what I've heard and read, would you need a GPA of 6.5+ almost heading around to the high 6.8-6.9 range and a GAMSAT of over 60?

Bit late I know but here goes, there is not interview for Melboure dental program. I think you wont get a CSP offer but you might be able to get an FFP.

@Tupac4life You are not mistaken that is correct way GEMSAS calculates graduate entry GPA for NZ

 

[bobby190]

Thanks for the clarification @bobby190 . By the way if you want to compete for a non-FFP i.e CSP spot at Melbourne University which is pretty much 25 spaces from what I've heard and read, would you need a GPA of 6.5+ almost heading around to the high 6.8-6.9 range and a GAMSAT of over 60?

[MENTION=11571]Tupac4life[/MENTION] See for yourself here . Correction not 25 unfortunately only 19 this year even though they had said 25 on their website . Unless you get some amazing gamsat score (70+) you will absolutely need 6.5+ and 60+. According to this year anyway, cut off may fluctuate but realistically it will only go up. GPA and GAMSAT are weighted equally

 

[Tupac4life]

Thanks for the insight bobby190.

@Tupac4life See for yourself here . Correction not 25 unfortunately only 19 this year even though they had said 25 on their website . Unless you get some amazing gamsat score (70+) you will absolutely need 6.5+ and 60+. According to this year anyway, cut off may fluctuate but realistically it will only go up. GPA and GAMSAT are weighted equally

 

[Dentme]

What is the process to get into university of melbourne for dentistry?

 

[miss_universe]

What is the process to get into university of melbourne for dentistry?

Read the MSO UMELB dent article?

Its there to be read

 

[gant]

if you're 2nd year of Science at Melbourne, but you didn't do 1st year biology but you did 1st year chemistry and you're studying 2nd year chem subject, is it still possible to satisfy the pre-reqs for DDS (anatomy, physiology and biochemistry)?

 

[tomw84]

if you're 2nd year of Science at Melbourne, but you didn't do 1st year biology but you did 1st year chemistry and you're studying 2nd year chem subject, is it still possible to satisfy the pre-reqs for DDS (anatomy, physiology and biochemistry)?

It will be tricky if it is possible at all.
You need to have completed 1 year of biology in order to do ANAT20006 and PHYS20008.

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/ANAT20006
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/phys20008

Feel free to post or PM your course plan and I'll have a look if you'd like.