Australian Dental Schools in Australia

University of Sydney Dental School

Program Overview - Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

University and Faculty:	The University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences
Program:	Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University Location:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
City Population:	4.6 million
Student Population:	49,000
International Student Population:	11,000
Campus Location:	Dental Hospital campus (Surry Hills, a suburb of Sydney) and Camperdown/ Darlington campus (main campus)
Program Duration:	Four years
Semester Intake:	February each year
Next Intake:	February 2014
Est. Annual Tuition:	$63,120 AUD (2013)
Est. Total Tuition:	$252,480 AUD (based on 2013 fees)
University of Sydney Agent:	OzTREKK educational services TP01544

The University of Sydney's Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) is a graduate-entry dental program that focuses on teaching dental health with a strong emphasis on clinical skills. Throughout the four-year program, students develop their clinical skills through early patient-based teaching and are given the necessary foundations for independent learning through simulated exercises at a research hospital.

Responsibility and leadership skills are built upon in the early years of the Doctor of Dental Medicine as the program benefits from supervised learning outside the comfort of the university by the end of the second year of the program. Practical development outside of the faculty serves to bolster the clinical component of the dental program through immersion in the field, and by their final year students will have experience in Australian dentistry practices ranging from metropolitan clinics to rural hamlets.

Beginning in the first year and continuing throughout the dental program, postgraduate coursework is coupled with technical training. The comprehensive design of the Doctor of Dental Medicine assures students that they will have a complete and thorough knowledge of all aspects of the dental health profession, and throughout the program students will study modules covering tooth conservation, trauma, oral surgery, periodontology, and many others. Moreover, the University of Sydney's focus on comprehensive education affords students the unique opportunity to take an active role in their training by undertaking a research thesis during their second year and submitting their findings to an academic dentistry journal for publishing by the end of their final year.

Unique Features of the Program

The Doctor of Dental Medicine has been purposefully designed to adhere to the well-rounded course structure of the North American postgraduate dental school model, but has also maintained the sophisticated clinical training for which the University of Sydney has come to be renowned, giving students an applicable knowledge of dental health from the community to the laboratory.

Sydney's Dental School is about comprehensive learning, and embracing all the aspects of becoming a successful dentist. Sub-units integrate academic disciplines such as endodontics and orthodontics with the requisite training needed to evolve dental health knowledge into the highly specialized skills of a dental health professional.

Students seeking to pursue careers beyond simply practicing dentistry can learn about their options from the members of the several research initiatives housed in Sydney's Faculty of Dentistry including the "Cellular Molecular Pathology Research Unit," the "Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit," and of course the world's oldest-named dental institute, Sydney's own, "Institute of Dental Research."

Why International Students like to Study at the University of Sydney Dental School

Students studying dentistry in the Doctor of Dental Medicine program can rest assured that they are receiving a world-class education, and upon graduation, will have gained competitive credentials that will allow them to pursue their career goals back home in Canada with the addition of having the great experiences only found while studying abroad.

The internationalism espoused by the University of Sydney brings students from all around the globe to study in the Doctor of Dental Medicine, and the Faculty of Dentistry maintains academic relationships with other international dentistry schools in many other countries including China, France, Japan and the United States.

A student at the University of Sydney has access to one of the finest campuses in all of academia and just outside the sandstone classrooms is Sydney itself, a global metropolis that offers culture and a much-needed break from the rigours of the Doctor of Dental Medicine!

Professional Certification/Accreditation Information

The University of Sydney's Doctor of Dental Medicine degree is accredited by the Australian Dental Council and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Additionally, the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) recognizes the reciprocal agreement between the Australian Dental Council and the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, which allows accredited graduates of either body to practice dentistry in Australia or Canada. For Canadian students studying at the University of Sydney, this means that they will return home and follow the same process as Canadian domestic graduates with licensure being granted after successfully sitting the National Dental Examination Board of Canada.

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Admissions Criteria/Entry Requirements for Canadians

Admission for international applicants to the Sydney Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program is based on the following criteria:

1. Performance in an Undergraduate Degree

Students can apply to Sydney Dentistry if they have completed a bachelor's degree in any discipline, and achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5 out of 7.0 (or equivalent) from a recognized university. The grade requirement is generally equivalent to a GPA of 2.7 out of 4.0.

NEW: Master's Degree by Coursework Sydney Dental School have decided to trial including the results from coursework master degrees in the calculation of the GPA. The trial will be limited to international applicants who are applying in 2013 for enrolment in the Sydney dentistry program in 2014. During the trial, international applicants who hold a master's degree by coursework as well as a bachelor's degree will be permitted to either

• nominate their bachelor's degree for use in the GPA calculation, or
• nominate that both their master's and their bachelor's degree be used in the GPA calculation.

The GPA will be calculated on the last three full-time years, or six semesters, of the most recent bachelor's degree, including an honours year if undertaken. Postgraduate research or coursework qualifications are excluded from the GPA calculation. There is no standardized GPA scale used by Canadian universities, and grading systems differ among post-secondary institutions here in Canada.

Students from a wide variety of undergraduate studies are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Program Prerequisite

Candidates are required to have completed a human biological science subject at a credit level, equivalent to the University of Sydney unit of study "Human Biology" (BIOL1003). This may be achieved as part of the undergraduate degree or may be studied on a non-degree basis through a winter or summer school program. A degree in medical science will be deemed equivalent.

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2. Performance in an Admissions Test: MCAT, Canadian DAT, U.S. DAT, or GAMSAT

Students must achieve a minimum performance in one of the following admissions tests:

• the Medical Colleges Admissions Test (MCAT);
• the Canadian Dental Aptitude Test (DAT;)
• the US Dental Admission Test (DAT); or
• the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

Most Canadian applicants choose to sit the Medical Colleges Admission Test (MCAT) or the DAT. Any of the tests are acceptable, and there is no need to sit more than one of the above.

The minimum scores required to be considered for an interview:

• MCAT: 8/8/8 or 8/8/M/8 or a computerized numerical aggregate of 24 with a grade of M
• CDAT or DAT: minimum score of 15 in each section (carving score will not be used)
• GAMSAT: a minimum level of 50 in each of the three sections

Admission Tests Information

International applicants to the Sydney DMD may write either the Canadian DAT, U.S. DAT, or MCAT.

In order to meet the Sydney DMD application deadline of June 28, 2013 for the 2014 intake, applicants must have valid admissions test results at the time of application.

Admission Tests Deadlines for Sydney DMD 2014 Intake:

• Latest test date to sit the Canadian DAT for 2014 entry: February 2013
• Latest test date to sit the U.S. DAT for 2014 entry: various test dates (ensure official score report available by deadline date of June 28, 2013)
• Latest test date to sit the MCAT for 2014 entry: May 30, 2013 (AAMC tentative score release date is July 2)

Test scores will not be considered if the exam results are more than 2 years old.

3. Performance in an Online Interview

The Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) aims to sample a candidate's competencies in order to gain a more accurate picture of strengths, weaknesses and suitability for the Sydney Dentistry Program. International applicants' interviews will be conducted via an online link using Skype.

Application Timelines

Applications for the 2014 intake open: April 8, 2013
Application deadline for the 2014 intake: July 7, 2013 (midnight, Sydney time) (OzTREKK note: Application deadline date changed from June 28, 2013 to July 7, 2013 by the Sydney Dental School. Updated by University of Sydney on April 22, 2013.)
Interview invitations: July 19 - 22, 2013
Interviews held: July 29 - Aug. 2, 2013
Offers will begin to be sent: August 12, 2013
Second round of interview offers: Sept. 13 - 16, 2013
Second round of interviews held: Sept. 23 - 25, 2013
Offers for second round: Sept. 30, 2013

Successful applicants will have six weeks from the date of offer to accept and pay a deposit.

International applications will be processed only if all criteria are complete at the time of lodging an application (i.e., completed bachelor's degree and successfully achieving the required score in one of the above-mentioned admission entry tests).

Applications for the 2014 intake are now open!

University of Sydney Agent: OzTREKK educational services TP01544

Application deadline for the 2014 intake: July 7, 2013. All Sydney Dental School application documents must be received at the OzTREKK office by Friday, July 5. Applicants must have valid admissions test results at the time of application.

Total number of spaces: approximately 80

Total number of spaces for international students: 15-25

OzTREKK Admissions Officer: Broghan Dean