UQ's 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Science (Hons) (BDSc) is co-located with the Oral Health Centre at Herston, distinguished by the most ATAR-competitive dental program in Australia and a no-interview UCAT-ranked selection model.
What you need to apply to UQ Dental.
How UQ Dental interviews applicants.
UQ Dent does not interview. Step 1: applicants must hit adjusted ATAR ≥ 99.00. Step 2: all qualifying applicants are ranked directly on UCAT-ANZ aggregate; ATAR acts as a hurdle, not a differentiator. UCAT section scores may separate tied applicants. ATSI Admissions Scheme applicants are exempt from UCAT-ANZ.
UQ Dental is the most ATAR-competitive dental program in Australia: 99.00 adjusted ATAR floor with 99.95 median offer rank (2026 intake). No interview — selection runs on the ATAR hurdle + UCAT-ANZ aggregate. Co-located with the Oral Health Centre at Herston — Queensland's largest dental teaching facility.
UQ Dental has no interview — selection is the 99.00 adjusted ATAR hurdle plus UCAT-ANZ aggregate ranking. That makes UCAT preparation the single highest-leverage activity for serious applicants once the ATAR threshold is in sight. Section scores can break ties at the very top. ATSI Admissions Scheme applicants are exempt from UCAT.
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