What admission tests do Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental use?+
Adelaide Dental uses UCAT-ANZ. Griffith Dental uses UCAT-ANZ. Both schools share the same test stack — your single sitting can support both applications. GAMSAT is graduate-only and sat in March/September; UCAT-ANZ is undergraduate-leaning and sat in July; some schools (notably Bond and JCU) run their own selection model with no national test.
What UCAT-ANZ score do I need for Adelaide Dental vs Griffith Dental?+
Adelaide Dental — Same UCAT thresholds as for MBBS: ~2730 SA applicants / ~3140 interstate (old /3600 scale, 2024-2026 entry; MedView aggregator). Threshold then composite ranking — Admission weighting: Academic 40% + UCAT 20% + Interview 40%. Griffith Dental — No discrete numerical cut-off published by Griffith. 2022 cycle reported lowest threshold ~78th percentile; 2023+ realistic competitive range 90th+ percentile. UCAT-ANZ cut-offs are cohort-dependent, so the headline number from one cycle is not guaranteed for the next — use it as a planning anchor, not a guarantee.
What ATAR do I need for Adelaide Dental vs Griffith Dental?+
Adelaide Dental — Minimum entry ATAR 90.00. Successful applicants typically ~98-99+ (Adelaide does not officially publish a cut-off). Griffith Dental — BDHS school-leaver ATAR competitive floor 99.85 (GradReady cross-reference). 99+ effective. Selection rank typically includes Educational Access Scheme bonuses, rural-origin uplift, and (where applicable) Indigenous-pathway adjustments — your raw ATAR is rarely the final figure used.
How do interviews differ between Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental?+
Adelaide Dental uses: Multi-Mini Interview (minimum 6 stations × 10 minutes). Griffith Dental uses: GUDAP — Griffith University Dental Admissions Process (multi-station scenario interview, online via SAMMI). Different formats reward different skill sets. Plan separate prep streams for each. Interview windows: November-December (Adelaide Dental); 20-26 November (2025 cycle) (Griffith Dental).
What place types (CSP / BMP / Full-fee) do Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental offer?+
Adelaide Dental — 38 domestic places annually (Adelaide degree finder). ~300 applicants invited to interview annually. Bachelor of Oral Health (separate program): 32 domestic places, ~90 interviews. Griffith Dental — 2025 BDHS intake: 69 admitted total (per QTAC). Composition: 45 (65.2%) recent secondary education, 24 (34.8%) Higher Education Study background, 0 VET / work-life / international. First-year fee (CSP) $10,600 (2026 indicative). CSP (Commonwealth Supported Place) is the lowest student contribution; BMP (Bonded Medical Program) adds a 1-year return-of-service obligation in a Modified Monash Model 2-7 area after Fellowship; Full-fee places carry no bond but the highest tuition.
What Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entry pathways do Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental offer?+
Adelaide Dental — Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Access Pathway — same as for Adelaide BMS. No quota disclosed. Griffith Dental — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entry pathway with bespoke MMI and weighted academic review. Both schools accept ATSI applicants through the standard pathway as well; the dedicated pathway typically offers adjusted academic thresholds plus wrap-around academic support.
Does Adelaide Dental or Griffith Dental offer bonded / rural-entry places?+
Adelaide Dental — BMP available; specific BDS-stream breakdown not publicly published. Griffith Dental — Rural priority adjustments applied (similar framework to Griffith Medicine MM2-MM7). Discrete reserved-place numbers for dentistry not publicly disclosed. The federal BMP allocates ~28.5% of CSP places nationally; individual schools sit above or below that benchmark depending on their workforce remit.
When does each school release decisions?+
Adelaide Dental typically releases dentistry offers January. Griffith Dental releases dentistry offers January. AU MD offers run through GEMSAS (graduate consortium) or direct school portals; if one is earlier than the other you may need to defer a decision while waiting for the second.
What curriculum style do Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental use?+
Adelaide Dental runs a Integrated curriculum. Griffith Dental runs a Integrated curriculum. Both schools deliver teaching in the same broad style, so day-to-day study habits will feel similar. Adelaide Dental specifics: 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). Years 1-2 foundations and pre-clinical simulation at North Terrace. Years 3-5 clinical placements at the Adelaide Dental Hospital and across SA H Griffith Dental specifics: Integrated pathway: 3-year Bachelor of Dental Health Science (BDHS) → 2-year graduate Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD). Direct-entry BDS not currently offered. All pathways anchored at the Gold C
Should I apply to both Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental?+
Yes — AU medical applicants typically lodge preferences across multiple schools via GEMSAS (graduate) or direct-undergraduate portals + state TACs (UAC for NSW, VTAC for VIC, QTAC for QLD, etc.). The two schools' selection mechanics differ enough that listing both is a legitimate diversification strategy. A common mistake is over-indexing on schools with the same test-and-interview profile; Adelaide Dental and Griffith Dental differ in their selection mechanics, so prepping both adds genuine optionality.
