What admission tests do Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental use?+
Charles Sturt 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 Charles Sturt Dental vs Griffith Dental?+
Charles Sturt Dental — UCAT required for non-Indigenous applicants; First Nation applicants exempt. No published numerical cut-off — used to rank for interview alongside ATAR. 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 Charles Sturt Dental vs Griffith Dental?+
Charles Sturt Dental — CSU does not publish a minimum ATAR for BDS. Used in combination with UCAT and interview for final ranking. 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 Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental?+
Charles Sturt Dental uses: In-person panel interview at Orange campus (5 consecutive days, late November). 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 (Charles Sturt Dental); 20-26 November (2025 cycle) (Griffith Dental).
What place types (CSP / BMP / Full-fee) do Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental offer?+
Charles Sturt Dental — Annual intake not publicly disclosed (small program). Aggregator estimates ~30-50 places/year. 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 Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental offer?+
Charles Sturt Dental — First Nations applicants do not need UCAT. Culturally appropriate panel interview format. 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 Charles Sturt Dental or Griffith Dental offer bonded / rural-entry places?+
Charles Sturt Dental — ≥50% of places reserved for applicants with significant rural background or First Nation applicants — the most aggressive rural quota of any dental program in NSW. Rural applicants submit a Rural and Indigenous Pathway form with their UAC application. 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?+
Charles Sturt 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 Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental use?+
Charles Sturt 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. Charles Sturt Dental specifics: 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) at the Orange campus with clinical placements at Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga Wagga. Interview is an in-person panel at Orange i 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 Charles Sturt 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; Charles Sturt Dental and Griffith Dental differ in their selection mechanics, so prepping both adds genuine optionality.
