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Member of The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS)
MRACDS in the General Stream is a clinically relevant educational program designed specifically for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs). This achievable, flexible program enables GDPs to advance their practical GP clinical skills whilst at the same time gaining valuable CPD credits and achieving a qualification in General Dental Practice.
MRACDS is a 2 year educational program (up to a maximum of 3 years) involving completion of:
· The equivalent of 20 days appropriate CPD courses to underpin core and elective modules
· Selected reading and self education
· College-run assessment components (open book short answer questions, case reports and a viva voce examination).
The core modules include practice management, infection control, diagnosis and treatment planning, medical emergencies, law and ethics and risk management and jurisprudence, pain and pain management, and therapeutics.
The program has been successfully launched in Victoria in 2007. Numbers of MRACDS candidates have been limited during this pilot phase to ensure considered development of the program. Candidature will continue to be limited until later in 2008, when the success of the program will be fully reviewed. The second phase of the program implementation (subject to review of the pilot) is to extend the program beyond Victoria in 2009.
The MRACDS program provides a forum for GDPs to update their clinical and dental practice skills in a favourable supportive environment. It also provides a pathway to FRACDS, with holders of MRACDS being eligible to apply for exemption from the Primary Examination and then able to present for the Final Examination.
The Regulations and Guidelines outline the program requirements and include details of the various core and elective modules in the program.
MRACDS Regulations 
MRACDS Guidelines
A topic related reading list supplements the required educational activities and assists MRACDS candidates prepare for assessment.
There is also a Mentorship Program for MRACDS candidates, with one nominated College mentor per four MRACDS candidates at any one time.
Mentorship Program 
Fees payable include: to course providers (which vary depending on the provider and course), and to the College for enrolment in the program, registration for each Assessment Component and the eventual award of MRACDS.
Applications for the 2010 MRACDS program are now closed. However please complete the ‘Contact Us’ form (link below) to have you placed on a waiting list for the 2011 intake. A notification of the 2011 program will be sent out in early October 2010
From 2011, this program will be open to all dentists residing in Australia.
If you are interested in the program and require further information please contact us.
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