UPDATED Dentistry Schools Selection Criteria Y12s & Non-standards

[naian616]

will a ucat 2890 (currently a 86 percentile based on current stats) be eligible for an interview offer at uni of adelaide for dentistry?
i understood the general cutoff was 87 percentile based on last yrs data so im not sure...

 

[Caffeine]

will a ucat 2890 (currently a 86 percentile based on current stats) be eligible for an interview offer at uni of adelaide for dentistry?
i understood the general cutoff was 86 percentile based on last yrs data so im not sure...

It depends entirely on applicants. You are very borderline so it's worth applying but it all depends on other applicants

 

[Sobek]

I've been trying to conduct reaserch into the matter, but I can't find much information into the differences between these courses. They all seem to accredit one to practice dentistry once they graduated (I hope I'm correct in saying this), so then what is the difference between USYD's DDM vs UQ's Bachelor of Dental Science. One would be a qualified dentist after either, but are there any meaningful difference that would make you want to choose one over the other? Thanks for any help!

 

[Unluckydude]

I've been trying to conduct reaserch into the matter, but I can't find much information into the differences between these courses. They all seem to accredit one to practice dentistry once they graduated (I hope I'm correct in saying this), so then what is the difference between USYD's DDM vs UQ's Bachelor of Dental Science. One would be a qualified dentist after either, but are there any meaningful difference that would make you want to choose one over the other? Thanks for any help!

There is no difference. Most people seem to prefer bachelor degrees because they are shorter.

 

[Caffeine]

I've been trying to conduct reaserch into the matter, but I can't find much information into the differences between these courses. They all seem to accredit one to practice dentistry once they graduated (I hope I'm correct in saying this), so then what is the difference between USYD's DDM vs UQ's Bachelor of Dental Science. One would be a qualified dentist after either, but are there any meaningful difference that would make you want to choose one over the other? Thanks for any help!

USYD requires 7 years, the UQ requires 5. USYD leads to more debt and you have to study a bachelor's which has parts which are not as useful for Dent. It would be best to take UQ unless you were from Syd or preferred to get a bachelors as well.

 

[Tomato]

I've been trying to conduct reaserch into the matter, but I can't find much information into the differences between these courses. They all seem to accredit one to practice dentistry once they graduated (I hope I'm correct in saying this), so then what is the difference between USYD's DDM vs UQ's Bachelor of Dental Science. One would be a qualified dentist after either, but are there any meaningful difference that would make you want to choose one over the other? Thanks for any help!

There are 5 old dental schools in Australia, i.e. UQ, USyd, Umelb, UAdel and UWA, plus 4 new ones, i.e. Griffith, JCU, CSU and La Trobe. The dent degree you get from these unis are the same (i.e. register with AHPRA as a dentist), however, the names are quite varied. JCU and UAdel use Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). UQ, CSU and La Trobe prefer Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc) as the the name. USyd and UWA call their degree Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD). UMelb follows most of the North American unis called DDS. Griffith is unique, called Bachelor of Dental Health Science/Master of Dentistry. If you like the North American idea, may go for USyd, UMelb or UWA. But, I think most dent hopefuls prefer 5-year undergraduate dent courses. There is one thing need to know that some countries, e.g. Singapore, only directly recognise the five old dental schools degrees.

 

[aeongg]

Curious to know people's opinion on Griffith's dent course. Seeing as Dreamer and Cal have ranked it 9th, curious to know if that's due to CSP + FFP cost, or quality of teaching and facilities. Also a shame it's not recognised overseas like Tomato said, would there be alternatives to countries that don't recognise the 'new' dent school degrees?

 

[Crow]

Curious to know people's opinion on Griffith's dent course. Seeing as Dreamer and Cal have ranked it 9th, curious to know if that's due to CSP + FFP cost, or quality of teaching and facilities. Also a shame it's not recognised overseas like Tomato said, would there be alternatives to countries that don't recognise the 'new' dent school degrees?

The whole "ranking" thing is pretty subjective and everyone will have a different opinion depending on their own priorities. Certainly the FFP aspect of Griffith's dental program would be its main downside.

I have heard good things from my Griffith dental pals about the program itself.

 

[tdnii]

hey, I just had a chat with Latrobe admission staff, they state ucat is no longer required for their dentistry course, applicants are selected purely based on their ATAR/GPA.

 

[VJC]

hey, I just had a chat with Latrobe admission staff, they state ucat is no longer required for their dentistry course, applicants are selected purely based on their ATAR/GPA.

I had a chat with them today as well.... On the website it still states for applicants with HE study that UCAT is still required... can't seem to get any clarification on this... hoping to apply based on my GPA, but ATAR cut off is above 99 (higher than possible with a GPA rank conversion??). If anyone has advice or more intel would be much appreciated!

 

[tdnii]

I had a chat with them today as well.... On the website it still states for applicants with HE study that UCAT is still required... can't seem to get any clarification on this... hoping to apply based on my GPA, but ATAR cut off is above 99 (higher than possible with a GPA rank conversion??). If anyone has advice or more intel would be much appreciated!

They said they haven’t changed their website yet. You can use griffith as a reference, their GPA cut off was about 6.875/7 when they used GPA/ATaR as the only selection rank.

 

[wantingdentistr]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering what are the chances for a person who has GPA of 5/7 (4 years of pharmacy course completed) and UCAT score of 2900-3000, getting an offer from any dentistry course?
Is it impossible ?

Thanks

 

[tdnii]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering what are the chances for a person who has GPA of 5/7 (4 years of pharmacy course completed) and UCAT score of 2900-3000, getting an offer from any dentistry course?
Is it impossible ?

Thanks

less likely with that GPA, you can do another yr undergrad or postgrad to improve ur GPA.

 

[wantingdentistr]

less likely with that GPA, you can do another yr undergrad or postgrad to improve ur GPA.

Thanks for your quick response. Any advice on what I should study? It's been a while since I left Uni and have been working for few years already so I am not too sure who to ask in regards to this kind of questions. I will be taking UCAT soon regardless as it is too late to cancel

 

[tdnii]

anything that interested you, it might be easier to get a higher GPA if you are studying something you like.

 

[kbkb_]

They said they haven’t changed their website yet. You can use griffith as a reference, their GPA cut off was about 6.875/7 when they used GPA/ATaR as the only selection rank.

Would you know how many students apply with a GPA of 7. Does La Trobe do interviews? How will they choose between all the 7 GPA students.

 

[tdnii]

Would you know how many students apply with a GPA of 7. Does La Trobe do interviews? How will they choose between all the 7 GPA students.

There is no interview at Latrobe. I am not sure how many non standard applicants will apply for this course, they used wam to assess internal transfer applicants.

 

[kbkb_]

There is no interview at Latrobe. I am not sure how many non standard applicants will apply for this course, they used wam to assess internal transfer applicants.

Thanks for the quick response, If I'm a NSW applicant, rural, currently on a 7 GPA not studying a course at La Trobe, how will they compare me to other 7's? Or would they possibly use WAM?

 

[tdnii]

Thanks for the quick response, If I'm a NSW applicant, rural, currently on a 7 GPA not studying a course at La Trobe, how will they compare me to other 7's? Or would they possibly use WAM?

I am not sure, you may have to contact Latrobe admission team.

 

[arty2fresh]

Hi,
Just having a difficult time finding requirements for Griffith Dentistry (non-standard). Does anyone know what the GPA and UCAT requirements are for an interview? And if they are "hurdles" or weighted in finalising an offer?