Sydney Dental School applications for the 2015 intake are open

26 February 2014

Applications to Sydney Dental School’s Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program are now open for the February 2015 intake via OzTREKK!

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About the Sydney Dental School

The Sydney Dental School’s Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) is a graduate-entry program that has been purposefully designed to adhere to the well-rounded course structure of the North American postgraduate 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.
Program: Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Semester intake: February 2015
Duration: 4 years
Application deadline: TBC by the faculty. For the 2014 intake, the application deadline for this program was July 7, 2013.

Entry Requirements for the Sydney Dentistry Program

1. Performance in an Undergraduate Degree

Students can apply to Sydney Dental School 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.
Sydney Dental School has decided to continue their 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 2014 for enrollment in the Sydney dentistry program in 2015. 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 all years of the most recent bachelor’s degree equally, 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.
Program Prerequisite
All Sydney DMD applicants are required to have completed a human biological science degree or, as a minimum, completed one semester of a Biology subject equivalent to the University of Sydney units of study: “Concepts in Biology” BIOL1001 or “Human Biology” BIOL1003 or equivalent. 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.
Contact Adam at OzTREKK to discuss whether you meet the Sydney DMD program prerequisite.

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

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

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

Most Canadian applicants choose to sit the DAT or the MCAT. All of the above tests are acceptable, and only one is required.
The minimum scores required to be considered for an interview:

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

Test results from January 2012 onward will be accepted for the 2015 intake.

3. Performance in an Online Interview

Those students whose applications are found to be competitive will be invited to participate in a multiple mini interview (MMI). The MMI aims to sample a candidate’s competencies in order to gain a more accurate picture of strengths, weaknesses and suitability for the Sydney Dental School’s Doctor of Dental Medicine program. International applicants’ interviews will be conducted via an online link using Skype.

Apply now to Sydney Dental School!

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If you have any questions regarding how to apply to Sydney Dental School, please contact OzTREKK’s Australian Dental Schools Admissions Officer Adam Smith at adam@oztrekk.com or call toll free in Canada at 1-866-698-7355! Find out how OzTREKK helps you to study in Australia!

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