Doctor of Dental Medicine

To be eligible for admission to the DMD in 2025, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Satisfactory performance* in an eligible bachelor’s degree at the time of application, as indicated by Grade Point Average (GPA); and
• Satisfactory performance* in an admissions test – Domestic applicants must submit eligible Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) results with their application. International applicants must submit eligible GAMSAT, United States Dental Admission Test (DAT), or Canadian Dental Aptitude Test (CDAT) results with their application. 

Eligible GAMSAT results: The University will ONLY accept GAMSAT results from one or more of the following tests for admission to the DMD in 2025: September 2022, March 2023, September 2023 and March 2024.      

The University reserves the right to ask some applicants to participate in further assessment using another selection tool. The University will give these applicants due notice of any additional requirements. 

*Satisfactory performance is defined in the relevant Admissions Guide.

Please click on the links below for the Admissions Guide:

• DMD Domestic Admissions Guide (pdf, 1.23MB)
• DMD International Admissions Guide (pdf, 668KB)

Eligibility

You will be ineligible to apply if:

• You have not completed or will not complete an eligible bachelor’s degree by 1 January of the year in which you intend to enrol in the DMD. (Please note the exception for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants under the Indigenous Facilitated Entry Scheme – see below.)
• You have previously applied unsuccessfully for admission to the DMD at the University of Sydney and have commenced studies in postgraduate dentistry at another University.

You will be ineligible for admission to the DMD for a period of two years from the date of application or enrolment, as relevant if you have previously accepted an offer of a place in the DMD at the University of Sydney, and have:

• failed to submit any outstanding documentation to proceed with an unconditional offer or to enrol; or
• enrolled in and subsequently withdrawn from or discontinued the DMD without prior approval from the relevant delegate;

Indigenous Facilitated Entry Schemes (For Domestic applicants only)

• For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants with a Bachelor of Oral Health degree
• For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants with a bachelor’s degree and GAMSAT results
• For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants with a postgraduate degree

Rural Applicants Facilitated Entry Scheme (For Domestic applicants only)

• For Australian rural origin applicants as defined by the Australian government

Please refer to the DMD Domestic Admissions Guide (pdf, 1.23MB) for definitions and information on facilitated entry schemes.

Important information

Disclaimer

Please note the Sydney Dental School regularly reviews the admission criteria and application processes for its courses including the Doctor of Dental Medicine. It reserves the right to change these criteria and processes without notice. Information on this website provides advice about the currently applicable criteria and processes, and may not be correct for future application periods.

Applicants are advised to consult this website on a regular basis for any changes to entry criteria or program updates.

Additional costs

Additional costs are involved pre-application and during the application process:

• Admission test fees - GAMSAT/DAT/CDAT
• UAC Qualifications Assessment Service (QAS) - GPA calculation
• International application processing fee (University)

All students will need to purchase specific equipment and supplies as part of their course. Find out more.

You can find information on health cover for international students here and the University provides a guide for living away from home costs here. 

Other requirements prior to commencement of the DMD

Students who are offered and accept a place in the DMD will be required to provide a current approved First Aid Certificate and meet Clinical Compliance requirements

• First Aid qualification (details are outlined in the Admissions Guide)
• NSW Ministry of Health Compliance Checking
• NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC)

Post-degree Registration Requirements: Please refer to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) website and the Dental Board of Australia website for further information.

Deferral

Applicants should be prepared and ready to commence the course in the year for which they have applied. Applications for deferral of enrolment following offer and acceptance of a place in the Doctor of Dental Medicine will only be considered under exceptional circumstances that could not have been foreseen at the time of application, and require the approval of the relevant delegate.

Transfer

Transfer of enrolment between dental schools is not possible, other than in exceptional circumstances. Applications for transfer for 2025 close on 30 September 2024. Please click here (pdf, 91KB) for information.

Change in immigration status

International applicants and students who change from international to domestic status can find the relevant rules here (pdf, 141KB). 

Impermissible conduct

The Sydney Dental School reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject an application for admission or to vary or cancel an offer of admission if an applicant’s conduct during the admissions process or prior to enrolment causes the Sydney Dental School to form the view that the applicant is unsuitable for admission to the DMD.

Examples of conduct that might make an applicant unsuitable for admission to the DMD include (but are not limited to):

• Failure by the applicant to treat University of Sydney employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community with respect and courtesy, including failure to use appropriate language and tone in written or verbal communications;
• Failure by the applicant to act honestly and ethically in their dealings with University of Sydney employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community;
• Conduct that results in the applicant being excluded from another higher education institution, or from a course or program offered by another higher education institution;
• Conduct that gives the Sydney Dental School reasonable cause to believe that enrolling the applicant in clinical training may place them, their peers, or members of the public at risk of harm; and
• Conduct that results in the applicant being charged with a criminal offence.

International qualifications

For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.