Doctor of Dental Medicine 48 months PHD Programme By The University of Sydney |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 51-120QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

95,000 AUDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

DentistryMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Dentistry

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Doctor of Dental Medicine will teach you to be a confident, ethical and qualified dentist. You will build skills through practice-based learning, in a four-year dentistry degree developed to meet the changing oral health needs of the community.


Postgraduates from any discipline who are interested in becoming a dentist, with a passion for healthcare and improving people’s lives through oral health.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Dentistry

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Doctor of Dental Medicine will teach you to be a confident, ethical and qualified dentist. You will build skills through practice-based learning, in a four-year dentistry degree developed to meet the changing oral health needs of the community.


Postgraduates from any discipline who are interested in becoming a dentist, with a passion for healthcare and improving people’s lives through oral health.

Admission Requirements

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To be eligible for admission to the DMD in 2026, applicants must meet the following requirements:
  1. Satisfactory performance* in an eligible bachelor’s degree at the time of application, as indicated by Grade Point Average (GPA); and
  2. 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 2026: September 2023, March 2024, September 2024 and March 2025.      
International applicants must also submit a portfolio following the provided instructions (pdf, 160KB), demonstrating genuine interest, commitment and aptitude for studying dentistry.
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.
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.

4 Years
Feb

Tuition fees

Domestic
73,700 AUD
International
95,000 AUD

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