The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons is a postgraduate education body established primarily to improve the knowledge and skills of dental practitioners.

Recognising the professional responsibility of dentists to the community and the advantages of postgraduate study at an appropriate level as an aid to the better fulfillment of this responsibility, the College was established to encourage this activity within the profession.

This objective is promoted through the establishment of Primary and Final examinations. Successful completion of these examinations provides evidence of improved knowledge and skills by the candidate who is then elected to Fellowship in the College.