Dentistry

Glasgow Dental Hospital & School is located in the city centre with facilities for patient care, student clinical practice and training, and education and research in dental and oral diseases and disorders. <br/><br/><strong>Why study this course at the University of Glasgow?</strong> <br/><br/>For 2025, Dentistry at Glasgow is ranked 2nd in the UK in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide and the Complete University Guide and 4th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide. During the elective period in year 3, you will choose a topic to study in greater depth, either in Glasgow or elsewhere. Many students take the opportunity to travel abroad and the University provides organisational support. <br/><br/><strong>Career Prospects?</strong> <br/><br/>Most dental graduates become general dental practitioners. Other possible careers lie in the hospital service or the community dental service. <br/><br/>Choosing a career in NHS general dental practice requires you to undertake a period of vocational training designed to ease the transition between dental school and general dental practice. <br/><br/>This vocational training period lasts one year. However, in some parts of the country, it has been voluntarily extended to a two-year period of general professional training, to provide experience in the provision of dental care in both primary and secondary settings.