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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

Adelaide University School of Dentistry · Adelaide, Australia

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
Adelaide University
Faculty / school
Adelaide University School of Dentistry
Campus
Adelaide
Country
Australia
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years full-time only Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
February Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements
Not verified

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Grade requirements · RequiredYear 12 with adjusted ATAR-equivalent selection rank of 90.00 or higher, or at least 6 months full-time higher education (AQF level 5 or higher) with GPA 5.0 or higher.Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
  • Entrance examination · RequiredApplicants must sit UCAT ANZ and attend an interview if invited; ranking uses UCAT ANZ, interview and academic score.Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredOne of SACE Stage 2 chemistry, mathematical methods, specialist mathematics or physics (or equivalent), plus one additional science subject.Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

  • Language requirement · Required · International applicantsIELTS overall 7 with 7 in each band.Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

International admissions: International applicants accepted — International students page lists English language requirements for the degree. Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Indicative annual fee, full-timeIndicative annual fee shown on the degree page (page states part-time is not available for international students)A$108,300per academic year—Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

Living costs, travel, insurance, instruments and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.
  • Placement responsibilityCompulsory clinical placements from first year, which may include hospital-based, community, rural and interstate locations.Source: adelaideuni.edu.au · verified October 14, 2026
Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDDS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://adelaideuni.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-dental-surgery · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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