Newcastle University
UCAS Code: A206 | Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BDS
Entry requirements
A level
Including Chemistry and Biology. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A levels, we require a pass in the practical element. General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
At least 45 level 3 credits to be achieved at Distinction. Must include at least 15 level 3 credits in each of Biology and Chemistry (Human Biology and Chemistry for the HEFC). A minimum of 2 years of full-time employment required after undertaking school-leaving examinations before commencing the Access to HE Diploma.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including both Chemistry and Biology. AAAAA or 77777 at GCSE including Biology and Chemistry or AA or 77 in Dual Award Science also required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including Chemistry and Biology at Grade 6 or above at Higher level.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Including Biology, Chemistry, English and Maths, and excluding Irish.
Scottish Higher
Normally including Chemistry and Biology. Two Advanced Highers also normally required (minimum A/B) to include Biology and/or Chemistry. If only one out of Biology and Chemistry is offered at Advanced Higher, a grade A is required in that science. Candidates offering only one out of Higher Chemistry and Biology will be required to take the other in their final year along with Advanced Higher in the first, and achieve A grades in both the Advanced Higher and the Higher. English and Mathematics required at grade 2 Standard Grade (or Intermediate 2 equivalent). Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
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About this course
Our BDS degree in Dental Surgery is professionally accredited by the General Dental Council and entitles graduates to practise dentistry anywhere in the UK and in many other countries. It is designed to give you both the scientific background and the practical skills you need throughout your career, enabling you to provide for the complete oral health of patients.
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School of Dental Sciences
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Top job areas of graduates
If you want a stable, well-paid career, then dentistry is an excellent choice. Starting salaries rival those for medicine, almost all graduates get jobs in dentistry on leaving their course and there are roles all around the country. It is a pretty select course, with only a little over a thousand graduates a year, but for that group, the rewards can be excellent.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Dentistry
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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