Dental schools in Western Australia
Western Australia hosts two dental schools, both in Perth. UWA runs a 4-year graduate Doctor of Dental Medicine (~50 places) selecting on GAMSAT plus MMI. Curtin University offers a 5-year undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Surgery (~80 places) — selection is UCAT-ANZ, ATAR (~94.00) and MMI. Both schools rotate students through metropolitan and rural-clinical placements across WA.
UWA Dental
Crawley
UWA delivers Western Australia's only graduate-entry 4-year Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), anchored at the Oral Health Centre of WA on the Crawley campus, with rural placements across the South West and Goldfields, distinguished by hospital-integrated training and a strong Aboriginal Health pathway.
Curtin Oral Health Therapy
Bentley
Curtin's Bachelor of Science (Oral Health Therapy) is a 3-year qualification registering graduates as Oral Health Therapists — NOT general dentists (the scope of practice differs from a BDS/DMD). The program serves outer-metropolitan Perth and rural WA public dental workforce needs.