Dentistry Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BChD
Course Overview - Dentistry Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BChD
Dentists care for people’s oral health by preventing disease, promoting healthy lifestyles, and when necessary treating diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth as well as the teeth and gums.
As a future dentist, you need a caring attitude, good scientific knowledge and understanding, technical skills, and the ability to communicate well.
Our curriculum will encourage you to learn in an interactive and creative way in a supportive environment.
From the very beginning you learn the fundamentals of the sciences that underpin dentistry and how they apply to ...
Dentists care for people’s oral health by preventing disease, promoting healthy lifestyles, and when necessary treating diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth as well as the teeth and gums.
As a future dentist, you need a caring attitude, good scientific knowledge and understanding, technical skills, and the ability to communicate well.
Our curriculum will encourage you to learn in an interactive and creative way in a supportive environment.
From the very beginning you learn the fundamentals of the sciences that underpin dentistry and how they apply to clinical situations. You'll be able to put your new skills into practice in a clinical environment.
By the end of the first semester you will be ready to meet your first patients, communicate professionally with them, understand their health issues, and prepare for starting simple clinical dental procedures in semester two.
There are many innovative features of studying in Dundee, for example, you can work with Thiel cadavers. The Thiel method of embalming preserves cadavers with life-like flexibility and tissue quality.
You will be able to take part in research projects through summer internships and participate in the Dental Wiki project.
In the annual Discovery Week you can explore a topic of your own choice. You may choose to build on this through an elective study that can include travelling to see dentistry in a different culture.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
2027-09-20
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
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Codes/info
Course Code
A16-A40
Institution Code
D65
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
To be achieved at the first sitting of A-Levels (A2), to include biology and chemistry, plus GCSE GCSE English and mathematics at B/6. Achievement at GCSE will also be taken into account. General studies A-level is not accepted.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B,B
A,A,A,A,B
Standard requirements: AAAAB at the first sitting of Highers. Including; Higher Biology (preferably Human Biology) and Chemistry and National 5 English and Mathematics at grade B. Offers will be conditional on three Advanced Highers/'Crash' Highers taken in 6th year, normally at BBB, to include Advanced Higher Biology or Chemistry. Widening Access requirements: AAABB at the first sitting of Highers. Including; Higher Biology (preferably Human Biology) and Chemistry (at least one at grade A) plus National 5 English and Mathematics at grade B. Offers will typically be conditional on two Advanced Highers/'Crash' Highers taken in 6th year, normally at BB, to include Advanced Higher Biology or Chemistry.
Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB DIploma to include 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level, with no retakes, to include biology and chemistry, plus three subjects at Standard level with average of Grade 6. Applicants are advised to supply previously certified grades from nationally recognised exams if their application is to be competitive.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Three Higher Level subjects at Grade H1 including Chemistry and Biology and three Higher level subjects at Grade H2. We also require English and Mathematics to at least grade O2 / Higher Merit in the Irish Junior Certificate / JCPA. Level 2 entry is not possible to this degree.
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, International, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, EU | £0 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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