Dentistry (BDS)

Program Overview

This dentistry program emphasizes clinical training, science integration, and technical skill development. Students engage in supervised dental care, learn teamwork, and work within healthcare teams. The program highlights practitioner, scholar, professional, and civic development themes. Students also have opportunities for research and support through personal and senior tutors, and can pursue an intercalated degree after the third year.

Program Outline

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• The program has a strong core of clinical training supported by integrated learning of relevant sciences and technical skills.
• Students will progress personally, academically, clinically and professionally, applying taught communication and teamworking skills when providing supervised dental care to a diverse range of patients in and around Bristol.
• Students will learn to work within dental and wider healthcare teams and networks, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and behaviors so you graduate as a safe practitioner.
• The course structure comprises four main themes of development:
• practitioner,
• scholar and scientist,
• professional and agent of change,
• person and citizen.
• Students will be introduced to basic concepts in the healthy patient before progressing to apply their knowledge and skills to prevent and treat a range of oral diseases.
• In the first year, students will become familiar with the clinic environment through peer group activities and observations.
• Students will begin their dental practice under supervision in clinics after completion of simulated skills training undertaken in our new state-of-the-art facilities.
• From the second year, students will treat patients with a wide variety, and increasing complexity, of oral and dental diseases in preparation for practice beyond graduation.
• After the third year, students can choose to intercalate in a subject of personal interest to obtain a BA, BSc, or even a master's degree.
• Student welfare is central to the program and students will have access to a wide range of support, starting with the well-developed in-house personal tutor and senior tutor network, alongside support from the wider University.

• Fees: £9,250 per year, home students
• Fees: £46500 per year, international students