Program Overview
This five-year BDS program prepares students for a career in dentistry. It includes a combination of basic and advanced dental sciences, extensive clinical experience, and the option for an intercalated BDS degree. As the highest-ranked dental school in northern England, it offers students the opportunity to study at a prestigious institution. The program requires students to purchase tunics and may incur travel costs for clinical rotations.
Program Outline
Train as a dentist by combining the study of basic and advanced dental sciences with extensive clinical experience in our dental hospital and local clinics. Study at the highest-ranked dental school in the north of England (QS World Rankings 2023). Have the option to study for an intercalated BDS degree, where you interrupt the course for a year to achieve a BSc award in a related subject. When on the clinics you will need to wear a tunic - which cost approximately £25 each - as well as black trousers or skirt and black leather duty shoes that are close fitting around the toes and heels. There will be travel costs when attending community clinics in the Greater Manchester area from Year 4.
Fees for 2024 entry were as follows: Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2024 were £9,250. Tuition fees for international students, including EU, will be £36,500 for year 0 and 1 of study. Clinical tuition fees (years 2-5) are charged at the future rate which is applicable when you enter Year 2. Clinical fees for students entering Year 2 in 2024 were £58,000. These fees are subject to change with inflation each year.
Entry Requirements:
- Typical A-level offer: AAA
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB (in non-science subjects)
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points are required overall (to include core points) with at least 666 at higher level. Maths and English Language should be offered at GCSE or IGCSE at grade B (6) or above if not offered as part of the Diploma. Higher level subjects should include subject combinations that would be unsuitable for admission to the 5 year BDS.
