GCSE, Applicants with grade B/6 in English Language will be considered, but preference will be given to applicants who hold a grade A.
IELTS (academic), At least 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in speaking and a minimum of 6.5 in all other subskills.
TOEFL iBT, At least 100 overall with a minimum of 25 in speaking and 22 in all other subskills.
PTE Academic, At least 70 overall with a minimum of 70 in speaking and a minimum of 62 in all other communicative skills.
Trinity ISE II/III, III: at least a Merit in all components.
The 6 year BDS programme includes a preliminary foundation year which gives students who haven’t studied the science subjects required for the five year course the opportunity to progress to the full BDS course. At the end of the full programme you will have knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to register with the General Dental Council (GDC). This will allow you to complete your Dental Foundation Training (DFT) year, and join the professional world of dentistry.
Studying at the only Dental Hospital in Wales you will have the opportunity to serve and manage a diverse group of patients with a wide range of dental diseases.
Clinical skills are developed in the School’s state of the art clinical skills laboratory, a facility that closely simulates the real clinical experience, allowing you to prepare and practice for patient care. You will have the opportunity to train alongside dental therapists, dental hygienists and dentists learning the same skills. This will support your understanding of how your role fits into the dental team. You will be taught by a dedicated team of academic clinical staff and consultants within the dental hospital and clinical staff working in the primary care environment.
The School of Dentistry is located in the University Dental Hospital on Cardiff University’s Heath Park campus, a 53-acre site shared with the University Hospital of Wales. This is where the majority of clinical teaching takes place. With around 100 undergraduate students per year, we are still a relatively small dental school. We believe that this helps facilitate a friendly and supportive sense of community ensuring that our students succeed.
Our students have one of the best employability records amongst the UK dental schools, in 2017, 100% of our undergraduate students secured a UK Dental Foundation Training (DFT) placement.
Offers made to the School’s capped number programmes are made in good faith on the information provided as part of the application process. If an applicant’s fee status changes following a review of the submitted information, the School will where possible honour the offer. However, due to the restrictions on quota numbers enforced by Welsh Government, the School may only be in a position to defer the offer for the following academic year / intake period.
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