Griffith Dental vs Sydney Dental

Griffith Dental uses UCAT-ANZ. Sydney Dental uses GAMSAT. The test mismatch means you may need to prep two assessments simultaneously, or you can pick the school whose admission test you're stronger in. 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.

Griffith Dental — does not publish a GAMSAT cut-off (may not use GAMSAT; check the admission-test question above). Sydney Dental — Minimum 50 in each section (waived for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants). USyd ranks DMD applicants on individual section scores. 2024 entry accepts GAMSAT results from Sep 2022, Mar 2023, Sep 2023, Mar 2024. GAMSAT results are valid for four years with ACER, but some graduate MD programs accept only the most recent two cycles — verify before relying on an older sitting.

Griffith Dental — No discrete numerical cut-off published by Griffith. 2022 cycle reported lowest threshold ~78th percentile; 2023+ realistic competitive range 90th+ percentile. Sydney Dental — does not publish a UCAT-ANZ cut-off (may not use UCAT-ANZ; check the admission-test question above). 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.

Griffith Dental — BDHS school-leaver ATAR competitive floor 99.85 (GradReady cross-reference). 99+ effective. Sydney Dental — ATAR data not published in the structured AU requirements; see free-text admission requirements on the school page. 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.

Griffith Dental — GPA not published in the structured AU requirements. Sydney Dental — Preferred minimum 4.5/7.0 (slightly lower than MD's 5.0). IAAG may consider Indigenous applicants with lower GPA if improvement demonstrated. Many AU graduate MD programs treat the GPA as a hurdle (above the floor, all candidates are weighted equally on GAMSAT and interview) rather than as a sliding-scale rank — confirm each school's specific model.

Griffith Dental uses: GUDAP — Griffith University Dental Admissions Process (multi-station scenario interview, online via SAMMI). Sydney Dental uses: Multi-Mini Interview (8 stations). Different formats reward different skill sets. Plan separate prep streams for each. Interview windows: 20-26 November (2025 cycle) (Griffith Dental); October-November (Sydney Dental).

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). Sydney Dental — Total annual intake ~80-100 (smaller than MD; precise figure varies by year). Categories: CSP, Domestic Fee-Paying, Rural, International — each pathway ranks applicants independently. 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.

Griffith Dental — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entry pathway with bespoke MMI and weighted academic review. Sydney Dental — IAAG-administered pathway with lower GPA requirement and no minimum GAMSAT section requirement. Specific quota not publicly disclosed. Both schools accept ATSI applicants through the standard pathway as well; the dedicated pathway typically offers adjusted academic thresholds plus wrap-around academic support.

Griffith Dental — Rural priority adjustments applied (similar framework to Griffith Medicine MM2-MM7). Discrete reserved-place numbers for dentistry not publicly disclosed. Sydney Dental — Rural pathway with separate applicant ranking. Dental BMP places exist but allocation small relative to medicine. The federal BMP allocates ~28.5% of CSP places nationally; individual schools sit above or below that benchmark depending on their workforce remit.

Griffith Dental typically releases dentistry offers January. Sydney Dental releases dentistry offers December-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.

Griffith Dental runs a Integrated curriculum. Sydney Dental runs a Case-based curriculum. The teaching philosophies differ — pick the style that matches how you learn best. 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 Sydney Dental specifics: 4-year graduate DMD. Year 1 foundations and pre-clinical simulation at Surry Hills. Years 2-4 clinical placements at Sydney Dental Hospital, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, and rural sites across NSW

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; Griffith Dental and Sydney Dental differ in their selection mechanics, so prepping both adds genuine optionality.