Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

Bachelor of Dental Health Science
233812
Health and Recreation
Start your journey in Dentistry and Oral Health. Gain hands-on experience from your first year, learning in world-class facilities and working with real patients to build a strong clinical foundation.
Full time
Course Fee
CSP/$10600 (1st year contribution)
Griffith University - Gold Coast
Start Date
Mar 2026
Duration

3 years Full time

Offer Rounds
Course outline

Start your first step towards a rewarding career in dentistry and oral health. Build a strong foundation for your future career in our state-of-the-art dental clinics. You’ll gain invaluable clinical experience while you study and be equipped to thrive across this vital field. The Bachelor of Dental Health Science is a high-demand program delivered on the Gold Coast in the $150 million purpose-built Griffith Health Centre, providing world-class facilities including a 117-chair dental clinic, commercial dental and clinical skills laboratories. You’ll learn through extensive practical training from the first year of your studies. You’ll study and work alongside registered dentists and dental specialists in our modern clinic and in specialised pre-clinical simulation laboratories. On completing this degree, you’ll be eligible to enrol in the Master of Dentistry to complete your training. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Dental Health Science at GU.

Griffith University

Note

If you are undertaking or considering alternate tertiary studies in order to apply to this program for the following intake, to maximise your rank you may need to complete a minimum of 1 year of full-time equivalent of study. For further information, visit Upgrading via University Studies.

Fee notes

This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges

Other requirements

To gain entry to this degree, you will be required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Australia and New Zealand (UCAT ANZ). Applicants will be invited to an interview based on their UCAT ANZ Total Score. Visit ucat.edu.au.

Important offer advice: Should you receive an offer into this program you will be required to enrol into classes* within a short timeframe. This information will be included in your Starting@Griffith email and expressed in the number of days from the day of issue of your email and is in line with the offer response date in your QTAC offer email. Please note that the number of days can vary depending on when the offer was made. This requirement applies irrespective of whether you accepted conditionally or unconditionally. If you do not enrol* into at least one class for your program by 5pm on the response day your offer will lapse. Lapsed offers are not automatically reinstated and reinstatement is subject to available places. *Enrolling into classes means that you are advising when you are attending class/es. Enrolment must be submitted.

This program requires students to undertake clinical placements. Prior to professional placement, students must meet all professional practice requirements. For more information, visit Health Placement Support Hub.

Prerequisites

Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.; Interview

Fixed closing date

QTAC applications for this program close 30 September 2025. After this date, no new applicants can apply, but existing applicants can reorder this preference.

Additional entry requirements

Applicants for this program must sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test ANZ (UCAT ANZ). Registrations for the UCAT ANZ open in March 2025 and are due 16 May 2025. Applicants will be invited to a Griffith University Dental Admissions Process Interview (GUDAP) on the basis of their UCAT ANZ Total Score. The GUDAP interview will require students to attend a multi scenario interview on 26 or 27 November 2025.

Applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander should visit First Peoples Health Pathway.

Griffith Guaranteed Admission Schemes do not apply to this program.

Assumed knowledge

English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C).

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

Notes

* “<5" – indicates less than 5 ATAR/Selection Rank based offers were made

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

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24

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45

Percentage of all students

65.2%

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Number of students

69

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

Career opportunities

As a graduate of this degree and our Master of Dentistry, you’ll be qualified to work as a registered dentist, with opportunities in private practice, hospitals, community dental clinics and the armed services. Further study and research can lead to a career in academic teaching and research or specialty practice.

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