Dental Therapy BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Dental Therapy BSc (Hons)

If you want to work as a dental hygienist and therapist, then this is the degree for you. As a dental hygienist and therapist, you will help patients avoid and manage oral disease by promoting good oral health and providing treatments.

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

21/09/2026

Campus

Main Site (Newcastle)

Course Address
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Application Details

Course Code

A207

Institution Code

N21

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

To include Biology. Mathematics and English Language required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

To include at least 15 level 3 credits in biological sciences. (In the case of former Higher Education Foundation Courses, all modules must have been achieved at Distinction and include Human Biology.) Before you embark on an Access to Higher Education course we would advise that you contact us to assess the suitability of the course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

A minimum of 34 points in IB Diploma including Biology at Higher level grade 5 or above.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Not Accepted

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H2,H2,H3

To include Biology, Chemistry, English and Maths.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M2,M2

to include Biology

A level

A,B,B

Including Biology and excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A levels, we require a pass in the practical element.

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