Four things candidates actually track — what each one is, where it stands, and what's changed. Projections carry a tilde and say what they're based on. Full analysis is one click down.
DATES & DEADLINESNEXT: SEP 16–17
The written exam runs twice a year. You apply months ahead — the initial assessment, not the exam, is the deadline that catches people.
September sitting: 16–17 Sep 2026
Targeting 17–18 March 2027? Submit your complete initial-assessment application by 11 October 2026. Written-exam applications run 8–15 December 2026. ADC-CONFIRMED DATES
A March sitting gives you roughly six months. Runways rarely fail for lack of time — they fail on months of reading with no daily applied practice, the pattern the 12% pass rate keeps exposing. Remy exists to make the runway count: explore selected chapters in your 48-hour trial →
The March 2027 timeline →
FEESCURRENT
Three direct fees on the pathway, paid to the ADC at each stage — before books, travel, and AHPRA registration.
Initial assessmentAUD $647
Written examinationAUD $2,122
Practical examinationAUD $4,775
Every failed written retake+ $2,122
Reviz — all six months, everything₹23,999 / $299
On a pathway costing thousands, preparation is the smallest line item on the table — and the only one that exists to keep the retake row at zero.
Full cost breakdown →
GUIDELINES & SOURCESCHANGED MAR 2026
The exam is written from prescribed Australian sources — chiefly Therapeutic Guidelines, the AMH, and Odell. When the sources update, the exam updates.
TG update in effect since March 2026
Notes and question banks built on older TG editions can carry answers that no longer match current guidance.
Reviz's answer to source drift is citation: every one of 7,000+ questions traces its answer to book, edition, and chapter — so nothing you practise is unverifiable, and when a source moves, we know exactly which questions it touches.
Studying TG for the ADC →
APPLICATION PROCESSCHANGED NOV 2025
Everything runs through ADC Connect: initial assessment (~8 weeks to process, valid 7 years), then exam booking via Pearson VUE.
Processing target: ~8 weeks
Since Nov 2025 the “Registration and Skills assessment” option is gone from the initial application — screens no longer match older guides. Country-specific walkthroughs:
Wherever you trained, the exam tests the same thing: Australian-standard reasoning. The transition from home-country protocols is the whole game — and it is precisely what daily cited practice trains.
Step-by-step application →
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Ask Remy about the ADC process — eligibility, documents, timelines, fees, whatever your starting point is. Answers come from the verified pages above, with the source shown. When you're done, Remy sends the whole conversation to your WhatsApp as a PDF.
Clinical questions? That's the real Remy — a cited clinical question every morning on WhatsApp, free until the day you sit.
I finished BDS in India in 2019, working in a clinic since. Honestly I only just heard Australia is even possible. Where do I start?
You start further ahead than you think — a BDS from a DCI-recognised college is eligible. Step one is the ADC initial assessment (AUD $647, ~8 weeks, valid 7 years). You'll need your degree certificate, year-wise transcripts, internship completion, registration certificate, and a certificate of good standing from your dental council. Transcripts are the slow part — most colleges route them through the Controller of Examinations, so request them first.FROM: ADC INITIAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE · VERIFIED JUL 2026