Handbooks and materials - The Australian Dental Council

Handbooks and materials

The ADC’s official source of information for each stage of the dental practitioner assessment process including examination handbooks, information packs and information sheets.

Revised assessment handbook will be available from late January 2024.

Assessment process

ADC assessment process (PDF, 888KB)

Obtaining Professional References (PDF, 888KB)

Written examination materials

General

ADC scenario based MCQ example (PDF, 132KB)

Dentists

Written examination handbook for general dentistry (PDF, 761KB)

Written examination resource list (PDF, 107KB)

Candidate rules agreement for the written examination (PDF, 58KB)

Dental hygienists, dental therapists, and oral health therapists

Written examination handbook for dental hygiene and dental therapy (PDF, 498KB)

Practical examination materials

General

Candidate rules agreement for the practical examination (PDF, 56KB)

Dentists

Practical examination handbook for dentists (PDF, 693KB)

Practical examination information package for dentists (PDF, 2.2MB)

ADC standard OSCE communication marking rubric (PDF, 41KB)

Understanding your results profile (PDF, 544KB)

Five tips for your upcoming practical examination fact sheet (PDF, 883KB)

Dental hygienists, dental therapists, and oral health therapists

Practical examination handbook for dental hygiene and dental therapy (PDF, 715KB)

Practical examination information package for dental hygiene and dental therapy (PDF, 1.8MB)

Dental Hygiene Communication Task (PDF, 140KB)

Dental Therapy Communication Task (PDF, 140KB)

Other resources and materials

Resources – At risk populations (PDF, 172KB)

Resources – Cultural safety (PDF, 196KB)

Resources – Domestic and family violence (PDF, 181KB)

Resources – Interprofessional collaborative practice (PDF, 163KB)

Resources – Rural and remote communities (PDF, 174KB)

Resources – Social responsibility (PDF, 173KB)

Translation guidelines (PDF, 106KB)