Study Experience

Here at the Adelaide Dental School you’ll benefit from an outstanding integration of theory and practice, with all degrees delivering high-quality experiential learning and renowned academic rigour.

Offering one of Australia’s most advanced dental facilities, Adelaide Dental School is a recognised leader in oral health throughout the country.

As a student, you will be guided by staff who have been awarded nationally for their outstanding teaching, knowledge and practical skills; and you will combine theory with hands-on, practical experience at the state-of-the-art Adelaide Dental Simulation Clinic, and on clinical placements with quality dental health providers throughout South Australia.

Dental students in the simulation clinic

Options for every stage of your career

If you’re ready to take the first step towards becoming a dentist or oral health professional, Adelaide Dental School can offer you a range of undergraduate dental and oral health degrees.

Or, if you’re already a dentist or oral health professional, we offer a choice of postgraduate degrees to enable you to take the next step in your career by specialising in a particular area.

Learn more about our undergraduate and postgraduate dental surgery and oral health degrees.

Community outreach program

The Adelaide Dental School’s Community Outreach Dental Program provides dental and other health services for people who have been marginalised through homelessness, or have difficulty accessing conventional care.

Run with generous assistance from dedicated volunteer private dentists and allied health professionals, the program will provide you, as a student of the school, with an opportunity to apply and hone your oral health skills while providing a fulfilling community service.

State-of-the-art facilities

Scholarship opportunities

The University offers a number of scholarships to potential and currently enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate students, and there are also many others funded by industry and non-profit organisations.

Just one example is our Research Travel Scholarships, which enable talented students—and that could be you—to study abroad at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. It’s an experience that could open the way for you to engage in cross or in-discipline collaboration with top researchers the world over.

Study overseas

At Adelaide Dental School, you’ll have the opportunity to study overseas. For more information about studying overseas as a dentistry or oral health student, contact fhmsglobal@adelaide.edu.au.

Student clubs

University isn’t all work and no play. Joining a student club is a great way to pursue other interests and meet new people. From sports and hobbies, to politics and culture; the University of Adelaide has a wide range of student clubs for you to consider. As a dental or oral health student, however, you may find the Adelaide University Dental Students Society of particular interest.