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Does undergraduate dentistry exist in Australia? (1 Viewer)

Schoey93

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Are there are undergraduate university courses in Australia which qualify you as a dentist? What are they called and what universities offer them? Or is dentistry only offered as a postgraduate course?

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There are still about half a dozen undergraduate Dental schools in Australia.
However, you'd need to lift up your "ATAR AIM" if you wish to get in.


Here's a list of many Undergraduate courses in Australia
Here try this method of research, it works for a lot of people:
CLICK HERE

Best of luck.
 

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Are there are undergraduate university courses in Australia which qualify you as a dentist? What are they called and what universities offer them? Or is dentistry only offered as a postgraduate course?

Thank you.
Dentistry can be an undergraduate course. Just look up the universities and see if they have a faculty of Dentistry.
 

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There are still about half a dozen undergraduate Dental schools in Australia.
However, you'd need to lift up your "ATAR AIM" if you wish to get in.


Here's a list of many Undergraduate courses in Australia
Here try this method of research, it works for a lot of people:
CLICK HERE

Best of luck.
What is the ATAR cut off for undergraduate dentistry?
 

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I only know of La Trobe as most other universities do not publish ATAR requirements (hard to since many factors play a role i.e. UMAT).

However, at La Trobe:
2009:
1st Round cut-off 99.70

2010:
1st Round cut-off 99.40

Note also that MOST (maybe all) universities require the following pre-requisites:
35 English
AND
35 in Biology or 35 in Chemistry

If you do not have the pre-requisites, you will not be considered regardless of your ATAR performance or UMAT.
 

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I only know of La Trobe as most other universities do not publish ATAR requirements (hard to since many factors play a role i.e. UMAT).

However, at La Trobe:
2009:
1st Round cut-off 99.70

2010:
1st Round cut-off 99.40

Note also that MOST (maybe all) universities require the following pre-requisites:
35 English
AND
35 in Biology or 35 in Chemistry

If you do not have the pre-requisites, you will not be considered regardless of your ATAR performance or UMAT.
lol not all dental schools are like la trobe in that they just require a really really high TER

but yes, your ATAR aim should be at least ~97. however i know plenty of people who got into griffith uni dent with 80-95 ATAR
 

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lol not all dental schools are like la trobe in that they just require a really really high TER

but yes, your ATAR aim should be at least ~97. however i know plenty of people who got into griffith uni dent with 80-95 ATAR
They're outliers. I know 2 student in our course with less than 90's. But come-on, they were rural entry.
Have to be realistic around here.

I still have a devastated friend with 99.15 (last year) and is now doing optometry. She still cries about not making it into LTU's Dentistry course a YEAR later.
 

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They're outliers. I know 2 student in our course with less than 90's. But come-on, they were rural entry.
Have to be realistic around here.

I still have a devastated friend with 99.15 (last year) and is now doing optometry. She still cries about not making it into LTU's Dentistry course a YEAR later.
i know plenty of people in dent with ~97. had your friend sat the UMAT and applied everywhere, they would probably be in dent now.
 

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hi
lifequest
just wondering..i didnt get into ltu dentistry this year...is it possible to complete first year bach of physio and then transfer into dent? or do u know any other pathways i could take to get into dent?
sent a vist. message thingy but dont think u check those


thanx
 

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