Postgraduate

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Home to WA's only tertiary Dental School, UWA has trained future dentists for more than 70 years. Taught by dedicated staff in state-of-the-art facilities, Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) students are trained for full registration in the dental profession.
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Careers and further study

Take your studies to a new level with a postgraduate degree and discover what career opportunities lie ahead.

Career Pathways

Following completion of this course, graduates will be able to register with the Dental Board of Australia as a dentist and enter the profession immediately. Students may pursue careers in private or public practice.
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Career Pathways

Following completion of this course, graduates will be able to register with the Dental Board of Australia as a dentist and enter the profession immediately. Students may pursue careers in private or public practice.
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Further Study

Further postgraduate studies include the Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health, Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology, Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education, Higher Degree by Research Preliminary - Dentistry, Master of Dental Public and Primary Health, Doctor of Clinical Dentistry and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The UWA Dental School is also committed to providing quality professional development and research opportunities for graduates, and is pleased to partner with the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) in providing high-level continuing professional development as part of the WA Dental CPD Committee.
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Further Study

Further postgraduate studies include the Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health, Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology, Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education, Higher Degree by Research Preliminary - Dentistry, Master of Dental Public and Primary Health, Doctor of Clinical Dentistry and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The UWA Dental School is also committed to providing quality professional development and research opportunities for graduates, and is pleased to partner with the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) in providing high-level continuing professional development as part of the WA Dental CPD Committee.

Fees and scholarships

Learn more about the fees that apply to you for this course. For fee type definitions and further assistance, see the Fee Calculator Help page. You can also search our database for scholarships that are relevant to you or this course.

Domestic Fees

Postgraduate - fee paying students

Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.

Course Credit Points
192
Total Course Fee - 2020
$318,801.00
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Domestic Fees

Postgraduate – Commonwealth supported students

Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.

Course Credit Points
192
Average Annual Fee - 2020
$9,094.47
Typical Fee Range - 2020
$6,684.00 - $11,155.00

Eligible Commonwealth-supported students can use the HECS-HELP loan scheme to pay their tuition fees.

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Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

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Cost of living

There are a few things to consider before applying to study at university. One could be your cost of living. This can depend on factors such as lifestyle, accommodation, tuition fees, medical insurance, textbooks and more. For an indication of expenses and average costs, see our Cost of living page.

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International Fees

Postgraduate – onshore students

Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.

Course Credit Points
192
Total Course Fee - 2019
$312,400.00
Total Course Fee - 2020
$318,800.00
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Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

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Cost of living

There are a few things to consider before applying to study at university. One could be your cost of living. This can depend on factors such as lifestyle, accommodation, tuition fees, medical insurance, textbooks and more. For an indication of expenses and average costs, see our Cost of living page.

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Admission requirements

If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.

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Domestic school leaver

You are a domestic school leaver if you are an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, and recently completed Year 12 studies.

View the application information for medicine or dentistry.

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Domestic school leaver

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International school leaver

You are an international school leaver if you have recently completed Yr 12 studies or equivalent and are not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen. 

View the application information for medicine or dentistry.

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International school leaver

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University graduate

You are graduate applicant if you have a bachelor’s degree or are in progress of your first bachelor’s degree.

View the domestic and international application information for medicine or dentistry.

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University graduate

How to apply

Ready to apply for this postgraduate course? Follow the steps and you’ll be on your way to joining us at UWA.

Course details

You'll be based at The Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, a high-tech dental teaching hospital and learning facility on the QEII Medical Centre campus. You can learn either by treating patients under close supervision by highly experienced and skilled tutors, or by observing general and specialist dentists treating a wide range of dental conditions. Successful graduates will be able to register with the Dental Board of Australia as a dentist and enter the profession immediately.

About The Course

The course consists of a total of 32 units within modularised streams covering comprehensive clinical care, Developmental & Behavioural Sciences, Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences, Restorative & Rehabilitative Sciences. DMD core modules cover fundamental dental and medical sciences. DMD clinical practice modules cover clinical dental sciences, including patient care, preventative and conservative dentistry, restorative dentistry and child and adolescent dental health.
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About The Course

The course consists of a total of 32 units within modularised streams covering comprehensive clinical care, Developmental & Behavioural Sciences, Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences, Restorative & Rehabilitative Sciences. DMD core modules cover fundamental dental and medical sciences. DMD clinical practice modules cover clinical dental sciences, including patient care, preventative and conservative dentistry, restorative dentistry and child and adolescent dental health. You'll have early clinical exposure with dental immersion activities on introductory concepts in clinical dentistry, pre clinical exercises including dental simulation from first year. In your third year you'll actively engage in a research project. In your final year, you'll undertake quasi-independent but supervised practice, which takes place inside and outside of the School with compulsory rural and private practice rotations.
The school is equipped with a state-of-the-art digital radiology suite. The centralised production lab is fully equipped with Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) facilities and dedicated high spec computers in a Virtual Learning Centre (VLC) for students to undertake CA/CAM design. The VLC has full functional digital radiology and virtual microscopy facilitates.
Doctor of Dental Medicine

Quick Details

Status
  • Available 2020
Locations
  • Perth (Crawley campus)
Attendance
  • Full-time only
Delivery
  • On-campus
Starting dates
  • The course will commence at the end of January each year.
Weekly contact time
  • Students will be expected to commit to an 08.00 to 16.00 daily schedule. The first year of study will be 45 weeks in total.
Level of study
  • Postgraduate
Course Code
  • 90860
CRICOS code
  • 089787B
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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Quick Details

Status
  • Available 2020
Locations
  • Perth (Crawley campus)
Attendance
  • Full-time only
Delivery
  • On-campus
Starting dates
  • The course will commence at the end of January each year.
Weekly contact time
  • Students will be expected to commit to an 08.00 to 16.00 daily schedule. The first year of study will be 45 weeks in total.
Level of study
  • Postgraduate
Course Code
  • 90860
CRICOS code
  • 089787B
Full time/part time duration
  • 4 years
Degrees course is available in
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine

Course Structure

Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.

Course structure details

Course structure details

Students who commenced in 2017 or before are advised to refer to the 2017 Handbook.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Students studying the Doctor of Dental Medicine have access to state-of-the-art facilities at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia. The students are able to practice techniques on equipment like the dental virtual reality simulators before joining qualified dentists in the clinic to gain hands on experience.
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Application deadlines

For January 2021 entry, applications open 1 March 2020 and close 31 May 2020.
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Undergraduate Admissions Test Information

The Admissions Test for undergraduate entry into Dentistry is changing in 2019

For domestic school leavers intending to apply during 2019 for 2020 into the Direct Pathway to the Doctor of Dental Medicine, the test is changing. 

From 2019, for entry into 2020, all applicants to the domestic High Academic Achievement, Rural and Broadway School Leaver Pathways to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) must sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ). UCAT ANZ replaces UMAT.

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Undergraduate Admissions Test Information

The Admissions Test for undergraduate entry into Dentistry is changing in 2019

For students intending to apply during 2019 for 2020 into the Direct Pathway to the Doctor of Dental Medicine, the test is changing. 

From 2019, for entry into 2020, all applicants to the domestic High Academic Achievement, Rural and Broadway School Leaver Pathways to the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) must sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ). UCAT ANZ replaces UMAT.

UCAT ANZ assesses a range of abilities identified as important by university medical and dental schools for success in their programmes or courses, and later as clinician. 

The UCAT ANZ is a 2-hour computer-based test. Candidates will sit the test at Pearson VUE test centres located in Australia, New Zealand and some overseas centres. Full details of all available test centre locations are available on the UCAT ANZ official website. 

The first sittings of the UCAT ANZ will take place in July 2019. The UCAT ANZ will be offered on a choice of dates throughout the month of July, rather than on one single date.

To sit the test during 2019 you will need to register for UCAT ANZ between 1 March and 16 May 2019 and book a test date, time and location for July 2019.

Details of the test format, including how to register, are available on the UCAT ANZ website.

Free, Comprehensive preparation materials, including an online guide, tutorials, question banks and practice tests will be available on the UCAT ANZ website in early 2019.

All resources contained on the UCAT ANZ website are FREE.  Candidates should be aware that whilst there are many commercial companies publishing books and offering coaching for the test (currently known in the UK as the UKCAT), ACER does not provide additional information to any of these companies or endorse the use of their materials.

Course Accreditation

The Doctor of Dental Medicine is accredited by the Australian Dental Council, allowing graduates to practice in the profession immediately.
Student Experience

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Student Experience

Emma Turner

Emma Turner

The patient interaction is one of the many highlights of the Doctor of Dental Medicine course. Having clinical time at the Oral Health Centre of WA allows us to treat patients with a range of medical and dental conditions, while developing our communication, treatment planning, problem solving and technical skills to the benefit of their oral health.

The cohort experience is also truly invaluable, as the camaraderie and support of dental students, both in my year and in others, brightens every day and really helps each and every one of us to face the challenges of the course.

We are extremely lucky to have access to the cutting-edge digital technologies that have recently arrived at the School, including 3D scanning and facilities for the computer-aided design and manufacture of restorations for our patients.

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