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Open the guide →Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions, FAQs and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Griffith runs an integrated dental pathway. A 3-year Bachelor of Dental Health Science (BDHS) feeds into a 2-year graduate Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD). It is based at the Griffith Health Centre on the Gold Coast (Southport) campus. Clinical placements run across Gold Coast Health, Logan, and rural Queensland.
Griffith offers a single integrated dental pathway: 3-year Bachelor of Dental Health Science (BDHS) → 2-year graduate Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD). Direct-entry BDS not currently offered (any historical BDS-direct route is not in current QTAC course offerings). Co-located with Gold Coast University Hospital and the Griffith Health Centre 117-chair dental clinic.
ATAR floor 99.85 (school-leaver competitive) — the second-most ATAR-competitive dental program in Australia.
Integrated curriculum. 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 Coast (Southport) campus and Griffith Health Centre 117-chair dental clinic, with clinical placements across Gold Coast Health, Logan, and rural Queensland dental sites.
Griffith Dental is strong in these research areas:
Format: GUDAP — Griffith University Dental Admissions Process (multi-station scenario interview, online via SAMMI)
Griffith uses GUDAP — a multi-station scenario interview delivered online via SAMMI. For 2025 cycle, scheduled 20-26 November 2025. Stations span ethical reasoning, communication, manual dexterity reflection, motivation, teamwork, and structured reflection. Final ranking is a weighted aggregate of three components, each with a minimum threshold: GPA/ATAR (academic) + UCAT-ANZ Total Score + GUDAP interview score.
Griffith does not disclose exact weights publicly.
2025 BDHS intake 69 admitted (QTAC). BDHS → DMD integrated pathway (3+2 years).
Founded in 2004. Based in Gold Coast.
Programmes offered:
Griffith's only dental entry is BDHS → DMD (5-year integrated pathway) — there is no direct-entry BDS. The ATAR competitive floor (99.85) is the second-highest in Australian dentistry behind UQ. UCAT-ANZ Total Score gates GUDAP interview selection, so UCAT prep is the highest-leverage activity post-ATAR. GUDAP is delivered online via SAMMI — practise scenario-station pacing under recorded-response conditions.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Griffith Dental’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
How does the Dental Board of Australia regulate dental scope of practice, and what does this mean for new graduates?
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Adult dental care is largely excluded from Medicare in Australia. What does this mean for patients, and how do you weigh it as an ethical issue?
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Learn moreCompiled from Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health's published admissions material and checked for internal consistency. Not independently re-checked against the official course page for 2027 entry — confirm the figures with the school before you rely on them.
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