Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Domestic International

• N/AGuaranteed Entry Score – ATAR
• Duration5 years full-time
• Start DatesFebruary
• LocationNorth Terrace Campus

Keep your community smiling

Dentists work to improve oral health in our communities. They’re lifelong learners who care about their patients and their work.

Dentistry is a science and an art. It’s flexible and rewarding, and it changes lives.

What will you do?

Our Bachelor of Dental Surgery supports you in becoming a highly skilled and patient-focused dentist. You will:

• build clinical experience starting in your very first year
• learn in Australia’s newest dental teaching hospital, in the state-of-the-art Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences building
• explore the full range of dental therapies—from complex restorative to preventative-based treatments
• practise using equipment in our Dental Simulation Clinic
• tackle real-life case scenarios in teams
• benefit from extensive placements across metropolitan and rural settings
• improve lives through community outreach programs.

Where could it take you?

You could work in a local or community dental clinic or provide dental care for people in the developing world. You might become a defence force dentist. Perhaps you’ll be a researcher, making new discoveries to improve oral health care.




Note:
This degree is only available in blended mode and on-campus attendance is required.  if you are a continuing student in the degree and are unable to attend campus, please contact your program coordinator for program advice.

• Australia’s #1 Dental School^
• 16.7% industry growth predicted in Australia by 2025
• Train alongside future oral health therapists

^{^}QS World University Ranking by Subject, 2021

Entry Requirements

For our students who are studying offshore in 2021 and 2022, the University will continue to offer high-quality access to the learning resources remotely for most programs. This includes all lectures, tutorials and other support material. Students will be advised in advance if there are course components that cannot be provided in remote mode and, wherever possible, offered alternative courses. Please refer to the COVID-19 FAQ page for a list of programs where in-person attendance is required.

Choose your applicant type to view the relevant admissions information for this program.
I am a:Domestic International

Domestic applicants

Admissions information

SATAC Code	314122
Deferment	Yes – 2 year
Intake	February
Enquiries	Future Students team

2021 Admissions Data for school leavers

ATAR (raw ATAR, excluding any applicable adjustment factors)	Lowest ATAR to receive an offer	*
Median ATAR to receive an offer	*
Highest ATAR to receive an offer	*
Selection Rank (ATAR plus any adjustment factors)	Lowest Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
Median Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
Highest Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
Minimum eligibility score	90
Additional criteria considered	Additional criteria

Selection Criteria

Recent Secondary Education	Applicants with recent secondary education are those whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the last two years, however if you completed your secondary education more than two years ago, you may still be able to be considered on the basis of your secondary schooling. To be considered as a secondary school leaver, applicants must not have completed more than 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) university study (48 units) at an Australian or overseas institution. For full details of Tertiary Entrance Rules under the SACE/NTCE refer to the Tertiary Entrance Booklet 2022, 2023, 2024 published by SATAC (available at their website: www.satac.edu.au  from July 2021 onwards). Academic Score (ATAR) To meet the minimum academic threshold for entry into the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program at the University of Adelaide, year 12 applicants (school leaver applicants) must achieve an Selection Rank (ATAR plus any applicable adjustment factors) of 90 or above, an International Baccalaureate score of 33 or above or the interstate/ overseas equivalent. Please refer to Additional entry requirements section for details of other entry requirements to the BDS program.
Prerequisites	SACE Stage 2: two Science subjects: one chosen from Chemistry, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Physics; and one chosen from Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics; OR IB: two Science subjects (one of Chemistry, Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations (HL) or Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (SL) or Physics AND one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics); OR Equivalent University courses (i.e. 1st year Human Biology as part of the Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences program). Subject prerequisites are applicable to all BDS entry pathways. MathTrackX is an online bridging program available as a recognised alternative to Mathematical Methods.
Assumed Knowledge	A necessary precursor for success in the BDS program is a high proficiency in the written and oral use of the English language.
Additional Entry Requirements	The 2022 Dental Surgery Admissions Guide – domestic applicants details important information regarding the additional entry requirements for entry at the University of Adelaide. All applicants are advised to read the Guide before applying for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery for Semester 1 2022. Failure to read this document will not be grounds for special consideration. Ranking Process: Applicants will be ranked in consideration for an offer based on their performance in the three components of the admissions process: * Interview Results: First Ranking Level * UCAT ANZ Results: Second Ranking Level * Academic Results: Meets threshold and Final Ranking Level (to separate applicants with equal summed Interview and UCAT ANZ scores). Rural Background Entry (RBE) pathway – applicants are required to sign and submit a statutory declaration within 5 business days of submitting their application as the only acceptable proof of rural background. This statutory declaration is available through the SATAC website at: SATAC website undergraduate downloads
Higher Education Study	To meet the minimum academic threshold as a Higher Education applicant, you must have completed at least half a year full time equivalent higher education study, achieving at least a credit average (a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or more). Calculating your GPA Higher Education applicants must also meet the prerequisite subject requirements (refer above). Please refer to Additional entry requirements section for details of other entry requirements to the BDS program.
Work and life experience	To be eligible to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as as pathway for entry, you must be 18 years or over before 1 February 2022. If you have studied at higher education level in the last two years (for 2022 entry this means you were enrolled in either 2021 or 2020), you must not have accumulated more than a TOTAL of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education study (ie. including any study prior to 2020). If you meet this criteria, you will be ranked according to your result in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components.
Other Entry Pathways

How to Apply

SATAC Code: 314122Application Process: There are two distinct parts to the application process:

1. UCAT ANZ: all applicants must register and sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ).

2. SATAC application which must be lodged by 30 September 2021: Late applications will not be considered.

Applicants who have listed the BDS amongst their preferences will be asked to enter their UCAT ANZ identification number during the SATAC online application process. Applications will not be considered complete without a valid UCAT ANZ identification number entered prior to the closing date.

Formal offers will be made by SATAC. However, to secure your place in the BDS degree, you MUST enrol in all first year courses for the BDS degree by the deadline stated in the SATAC offer letter. Supporting information regarding the above will be provided within your University Welcome email and the EnrolMe portal. Please note: the University reserves the right to make offers outside of the formal SATAC offer rounds until all places are filled. Offers can be made up to and during March.

Rural Background Entry Pathway

Rural Background Entry (RBE) pathway applicants are required to sign and submit a statutory declaration as the only acceptable proof of rural background. All applicants are advised to read the Domestic Admissions Guide before applying for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Failure to read this document will not be grounds for special consideration.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is committed to increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who participate in its programs, and makes particular effort to encourage Indigenous students to participate in health education.

This degree has allocated a number of places just for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. Please contact the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Student Support Officer via email at fhms.sso@adelaide.edu.au to discuss your interest in applying.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander application process

1.   You should contact the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Student Support Officer to discuss your interest in applying –  fhms.sso@adelaide.edu.au

2. Submit a South Australian Tertiary Admission Centre (SATAC) application online.

3. Submit the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway Declaration Form. You may upload the form as part of your SATAC application or submit a hard copy within five working days of submitting your SATAC application to Level 6, 431 King William Street, Adelaide.

4. Attend an interview. Applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and meet the minimum entry criteria will be automatically offered an interview.

Student Profile

Applicant background	Semester one/Full year intake 2021
Number of students	Percentage of all students
(A) Higher Education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	N/A	N/A
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study	n/a	N/A
(C) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)	N/A	N/A
(D) Recent secondary education:
Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors)	N/A	N/A
Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR)	N/A	N/A
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)	59	89.4%
International students	7	10.6%
All students	66	100.0%

Fees and Scholarships

Choose your applicant type to view the relevant fees and scholarships information for this program.
I am a:Domestic International

Domestic applicants

Indicative annual tuition fees

Commonwealth-supported place: $12,310

More information on Student Contribution Amounts.

Scholarships

These scholarships, as well as many others funded by industry and non-profit organisations, are available to potential and currently enrolled students.

Find a Scholarship.

Careers

Career Readiness

As a University of Adelaide-qualified dentist, students will be ready for a dynamic career in the dental industry and will be sought-after by employers. Some of the choices graduates might have are:

• Private practice: once students are registered with the Dental Board of Australia they can enter private practice on their own, work as an associate with an established practitioner, or join a partnership.
• Public sector: students can work as a dentist in government, and community or school-based dental clinics across Australia.

In order to be able to register as a Dentist with the Dental Board of Australia, all applicants must be able to demonstrate English language skills at IELTS academic level 7 or the equivalent.

The University of Adelaide Careers Service prepares, inspires and empowers students to achieve successful career transitions and connect with industry.

Graduate Attributes

The objective of this program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in University of Adelaide Graduate Attributes.

1. Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
2. Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
3. Teamwork and communication skills
4. Professionalism and leadership readiness
5. Intercultural and ethical competency
6. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
7. Digital capabilities
8. Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

Industry Placement

From first year, students undertake compulsory clinical placements in a range of metropolitan and rural settings. These compulsory placements can extend beyond the academic year and can include after-hours and weekend work.

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery is accredited by the Australian Dental Council.

To be eligible to work in Australia as a dentist, graduates are required to register with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Dental Board of Australia on the completion of the degree. In order to register, all applicants must comply with the English language skills requirements as determined by AHPRA. For further details, visit ahpra.gov.au/Registration.aspx 

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery qualification is recognised by:

• The Dental Board of Australia. Once registered, graduates are also eligible for membership of the Australian Dental Association.
• The Dental Council of New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement.
• The Commission of Dental Accreditation of Canada. Further examinations are necessary to work in Canada.
• Singapore Dental Council

International applicants should note that successful completion of this degree may not qualify them to practise/register in their home country. Students will have to contact the relevant health registration bodies of their home country for further information.

Potential careers

Dental Practitioner, Dentist

Degree Structure

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery consists of an integrated course in each year level, with clinical experiences being provided from day one.

The focus of the degree is to emphasise a holistic, preventive-based approach to oral health care, with a minimally invasive approach if restorative treatment is required. Students will be expected to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of relevant biological and medical sciences in managing their patients and demonstrate high levels of professionalism, including an ability to effectively monitor their performance and a desire to continue to learn and grow as a member of the dental profession.

The dynamic curriculum uses a case-based learning approach to integrate learning across disciplines. The emphasis is on learning relevant scientific information throughout the degree at the same time as the development of clinical skills.

From first year, students will undertake compulsory clinical placements in a range of settings, including a city-based dental hospital and community dental clinics located in metropolitan Adelaide, rural South Australia and interstate.

Example Study Plan

Year 1	DENT 1005AHO / DENT 1005BHO Dental Science and Practice I Parts 1 & 2
Year 2	DENT 2005AHO / DENT 2005BHO Dental Science and Practice II Parts 1 & 2
Year 3	DENT 3005AHO / DENT 3005BHO Dental Science and Practice III Parts 1 & 2
Year 4	DENT 4004AHO / DENT 4004BHO Dental Science and Practice IV Parts 1 & 2
Year 5	DENT 5005AHO / DENT 5005BHO Dental Science and Practice V Parts 1 & 2

Further information
All courses are compulsory. The Bachelor of Dental Surgery does not contain elective courses. 

Year 1
From a patient-centred care focus, this stream introduces students to the practice of dentistry and provides a foundation for understanding the normal structure and function of a healthy body. This includes the oral cavity, evidence-based maintenance of patients’ health and dentistry as a career. By working through a series of integrated learning activities, students develop an integrated knowledge base related to evidence-based patient care and related biodental, clinical and behavioural sciences, clinical skills and professional behaviours. These integrated learning activities provide small-group discovery experiences (SGDE) for students by presenting various practice situations that focus on the initial phases of patient care.  Student learning from these SGDE involve development of research skills and are supported by class meetings, laboratory, tutorial and simulation and clinical exercises. Learning is also supported by independent study and discussion of findings in class. Students work in a collaborative environment to learn to critically evaluate themselves, and plan and implement strategies for improvement.

Year 2
Second year builds on first year, maintaining the focus on patient-centered care. The aim is to develop an understanding of the changes that occur in the oral cavity when an imbalance of the oral ecosystem develops. The emphasis will be to restore and maintain the balance towards health. As in first-year, students’ SGDE involve participation in integrated learning activities, supported by class meetings, laboratory, tutorials, simulation and clinical sessions and independent study. Second year continues the emphasis on a scientific basis of dentistry by integrating research-informed knowledge of the structure and function of body with an emphasis on developing systematic scientific skills to examine, assess risk and systematically manage healthy patients with minor conditions.

Years 3 & 4
Students will extend their Dental Sciences studies to include the understanding of dental disorders and the human diseases which have direct relevance to oral health and dental practice. The scientific basis of dental practice, and the health and the community components will continue throughout the year. Students clinical skills in comprehensive treatment planning will be developed further through the provision of supervised care for patients in both general dental practice and dental specialities. As in previous years, students’ SGDE involve participation in integrated learning activities, supported by class meetings, simulation and clinical sessions and independent study

Year 5
In fifth year, students integrate the knowledge gained from the previous four years of study and consolidate their clinical skills in a range of settings in order to develop as dental professionals and manage patients with an increasingly complex range of dental problems.

Assessment

A range of assessment formats are used throughout the program. Assessment consists of examinations that may be in the format of written papers using a range of question formats or clinical assessments. There is also continuous self-monitoring of clinical performance and tutor feedback during each clinic or simulated clinic session. At the end of a clinical placement period, tutors complete summative assessments of clinical performance. Other forms of assessment during the semester include Tests of Understanding, assignments, and participation in small group tutorial sessions.

University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia – Programs And Fees

Adelaide, South AustraliaLocationUniversitySchool TypeEstd 1874Established Year27094EnrollmentPublic8.0/1032 ReviewsGET FREE COUNSELLING

Bachelor (Dental Surgery)

5 YearsFull TimeEnglishOn Campus

Field of Study: 

8.22 Reviews

₹46.2 L/Yr$61,985 /Yr

International Student Tution FeesCHECK DETAILED FEES

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Important Dates

CHECK ELIGIBILITY

Event	End Date
Term 1	Jan 16, 2022

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Eligibility & Entry Requirement

• All India Senior Secondary Certificate (CBSE, New Delhi), Indian School Certificate (ISC), Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu State Board Examination and Telangana State Board Examination.
• Best three subjects, excluding language and non-academic subjects.

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Program Description

• The Bachelor of Dental Surgery consists of an integrated course in each year level, with clinical experiences being provided from day one.
• The focus of the degree is to emphasise a holistic, preventive-based approach to oral health care, with a minimally invasive approach if restorative treatment is required.
• Students will be expected to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of relevant biological and medical sciences in managing their patients and demonstrate high levels of professionalism, including an ability to effectively monitor their performance and a desire to continue to learn and grow as a member of the dental profession.
• The dynamic curriculum uses a case-based learning approach to integrate learning across disciplines.
• The emphasis is on learning relevant scientific information throughout the degree at the same time as the development of clinical skills.

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Program Highlights

Degree Type Offered	Bachelor
Duration	5 years
Fees	₹23269987.8 for 5 years
Delivery Type	Full Time
Admission Intake	Term 1 (Deadline – Jan 16)
Language Proficiency	TOEFL,IELTS,PTE
Program URL	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/degree-finder/2021/bds_bds.html

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Scores Required

94 / 120

Avg. Score in

TOEFL

7 / 9

Avg. Score in

IELTS

65 / 90

Avg. Score in

PTE

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Fees & Funding

Tution & Application Fees

Year	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Tuition Fees	₹4619122.2	₹4619122.2	₹4619122.2	₹4619122.2	₹4619122.2
Health Insurance	₹34875.36	₹34875.36	₹34875.36	₹34875.36	₹34875.36
Total Fees	₹4653997.56	₹4653997.56	₹4653997.56	₹4653997.56	₹4653997.56

Living Costs

Head	Avg Cost Per Year
Room And Board	₹1148725.8
Food	₹402780.6

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Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids

Name	Amount	International Students Eligible	Application Deadline
University of Adelaide Family Scholarships	Variable	Yes	Feb 7, 2021
University of Adelaide Global Citizens Scholarship	Variable	Yes	N/A
Eynesbury College International Scholarship	Variable	Yes	N/A
Australia Awards Scholarship	Variable	Yes	N/A

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Ranking

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Dentistry #111 out of 1200 in Global Ranking( #6 out of 30 in Australia 2022)