Dental schools in Western Australia

UWA offers the only registrable general-dentistry qualification in WA. Graduate applicants need a selection GPA of at least 5.5 and a GAMSAT overall score of at least 55 with no section below 50, and the MMI carries 50% of the final rank for non-rural applicants. The school-leaver Assured Pathway requires a minimum ATAR of 98, a UCAT-ANZ score sat in the year of application and an interview. It leads through UWA’s Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) with the Integrated Dental Sciences major, in which students must reach a selection GPA of 5.5 within the first two years, into the DMD: 3+3 years in total. DMD students also train in WA Dental Health Services metropolitan and rural clinics and community settings, including compulsory rural and private practice rotations. Curtin’s 2027 handbook requires oral health therapy students to complete at least 800 hours of clinical placement, at the Oral Health Centre of WA, Dental Health Services’ clinic at Mt Henry, community clinics and private dental practices. Graduates register as oral health therapists, a separate scope of practice from dentists.