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Minimum Entry Requirements
For admission into the BDS programme, applicants are required to satisfy the Science subjects and English language requirements as well as perform satisfactorily at the Admission Assessment Interview. Please note that the grades required for admission into the BDS programme may be higher due to the competitiveness of the admission exercise. Only applicants who satisfy the subjects and language requirements would be invited to attend the Admission Assessment Interview.


Science Subjects Requirement:
  • Students are normally required to offer Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at SPM/O-Level/equivalent examinations.
  • All qualifications should include any three out of the four science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics) at STPM/A-Level/equivalent examinations.


EXAMINATIONS REQUIREMENTS
A-level BBC
STPM B+B+B+
Australian Matriculation 80% (aggregate) or TER/UAI 85
NCEA Level 3 80%
Canadian Pre-University (CPU) 85% (aggregate)
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) A2 B3 B4
Australian University Foundation Programmes 85% aggregate
Indian Pre-University A score of not less than 80% in 3 science subjects and an average of not less than 85% in all subjects.
Ministry of Education Matriculation cGPA 3.5
Diploma in Science Diploma in Microbiology } UiTM cGPA 3.5
International Baccalaureate (IB) Not less than 33 points
American High School Diploma with Advanced Placement cGPA of not less than 3.5. Two of the sciences must be AP courses and must have a score of not less than 4 in each subject.
First Degree BSc (Hons) 2nd class upper / cGPA 3.5

The IMU reserves the right to change these admission requirements from time to time.


English Language Requirements
Effective 2008, all applicants are expected to obtain at least a band score of 6.5 in IELTS upon submission of an application. However, students opting for the transfer to a Partner Dental School option would be expected to obtain an IELTS band score of 7.0 or above prior to entering the matching exercise. In 2010, all applicants are expected to obtain at least an overall band score of 7.0 or better in IELTS upon submission of an application.

The Ministry of Higher Education stipulates that all students entering universities in Malaysia must sit for MUET regardless of having other English qualifications. International students are not required to sit for MUET.

In addition to this, all registered students are required to sit for the IMU English Placement Test during the orientation week.

Health Requirements
In accordance with Malaysian Dental Council recommendations, applicants who test positive for Anti-HIV (Human Immunodeficiency virus), HBsAg (Hepatitis B virus) or HCV RNA (Hepaptitis C virus) will not be accepted for the dental course.

Requirement To Transfer To Partner Dental School
Students shall need to complete the Phase I programme successfully and fulfill the English requirement of partner dental schools as stated above before they are eligible to transfer to Partner Dental Schools to continue their dental education.