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Read the guide →Melbourne delivers a 4-year graduate Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) co-located with the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, distinguished by historic depth (est. 1897), Australia's largest public dental teaching hospital, and deep research integration through the Melbourne Dental School.
Melbourne runs Australia's oldest dental school (est. 1897) as a 4-year graduate-entry Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Co-located with the Melbourne Dental Hospital at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne — Australia's largest public dental teaching hospital. Pre-interview ranking weights GAMSAT and GPA broadly equally; the MMI then carries substantial weight in the final composite.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year graduate DDS. Year 1 foundations and pre-clinical simulation at Carlton. Years 2-4 clinical placements at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and across Victorian community dental sites. Applications run direct to UoM (NOT via GEMSAS — the GEMSAS-branded "dentistry guide" is a UoM-produced PDF distributed through GEMSAS branding only).
Melbourne Dental is strong in these research areas:
Format: No interview — Standard Pathway offers ranked on GPA plus admissions-test score (equal weighting)
The Melbourne DDS makes Standard Pathway offers from a combined ranked list — GPA rank and GAMSAT/DAT rank with equal weighting. There is no interview in any pathway.
~80 places per year (~40 CSP + ~10 Full-fee + ~30 International) — UoM does not publish current DDS breakdown publicly. Estimates from UoM Handbook archives + OzTREKK.
Founded in 1897. Based in Carlton.
Programmes offered:
Melbourne Dental examiners reward structured reasoning over polished delivery — show your working in ethics stations. The Royal Dental Hospital placement is the program's most distinctive feature, so candidates who can articulate why a high-volume public hospital teaching environment matters (versus a private community clinic model) play well. Manual dexterity reflection should be concrete: prior hobbies, fine motor work, procedural exposure. Be ready to discuss why graduate-entry dentistry over undergraduate, and why Melbourne specifically.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for Melbourne 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?
Likely follow-up · What is a dental specialist endorsement, and which specialties are recognised?
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?
Likely follow-up · What is the Child Dental Benefits Schedule?
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Learn moreCompiled from University of Melbourne Dental School'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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