07/10/2025
ADC updates!
๐- ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ.
Critical errors occur when a candidate performs either
-an incorrect procedure, or
-a correct procedure at an incorrect site.
While a critical error may not lead to an overall failure for the cluster that is being assessed, it does lead to a โfailโ score for the task or station where the error was made as the procedure was not completed in accordance with the instructions provided.
๐- ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐.
๐- ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐.
The changeover time at the end of each OSCE station is 1 minute. No changes will be made to either the reading time or the examination time, which remain 3 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. Candidates also receive extra rest breaks during their circuits.
๐- ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ/๐๐๐ข๐ฅ.
This is not true. Each attempt is marked individually, and no comparison happens. The work that you do is what determines your mark, not the work of other candidates.
๐- ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
The ADCโs priority is to uphold public safety in Australia. Our aim is to ensure that candidates who complete our process can demonstrate they meet the professional competencies of the newly graduated dental practitioner from an Australian program, and are safe to practise in the Australian context.
The ADC is a not-for-profit organisation, and that means that any fees we collect are used to cover costs associated with the delivery of our services, as well as the maintenance and upgrade of our Examination Centre equipment to ensure candidates are provided with the best opportunity to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.
