Every route into dentistry
Australian dentistry has two ways in — school-leaver entry with UCAT-ANZ + ATAR, or the graduate DMD with GAMSAT + GPA — and the funding mix matters more than in almost any other degree. These guides cover the pathways, cut-offs and place types.
The four guides
Pathways, cut-offs and funding
Work through them in order: see which schools offer your pathway, check the cut-offs and tests, then understand the place types you’ll be offered.
Australian Dental Schools
Full profiles for every Australian dental school — which offer school-leaver entry and which run the graduate DMD, with test thresholds, interview formats and place types for each.
When to read it: Start here to see which pathways each school actually offers.
Browse dental schoolsATAR Dentistry Cut-offs
The live selection-rank table covers every undergraduate dentistry programme alongside medicine — the lowest rank admitted, adjustment schemes and how ATAR weighs against UCAT-ANZ.
When to read it: Use it as a school-leaver to find the dentistry programmes your rank can reach.
See the cut-offsUCAT-ANZ vs GAMSAT
School-leaver dentistry selects on UCAT-ANZ + ATAR; graduate DMD programmes select on GAMSAT + GPA. What each test involves and which one your pathway needs.
When to read it: Read it before you book a sitting so you prepare for the right test.
Compare the testsCSP & Full-Fee Places
Dentistry runs the same funding system as medicine — Commonwealth Supported Places with HECS-HELP next to a significant share of full-fee places — but with no bonded scheme.
When to read it: Read it before you rank schools so the cost never takes you by surprise.
Understand the fundingInterview invitation in hand? See exactly how Australian dental school interviews run and how to prepare.
Dental interview prepKeep researching
Once you know your route, pick your schools
The dentistry side of the Universities toolkit — rankings, comparison and interview prep.