Dentistry
University of Dundee
UCAS Code: A200 | Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BDS
Entry requirements
A level
To be achieved at the first sitting of A-Levels (A2), to include chemistry and another science, plus GCSE biology at A/7 and GCSE English, mathematics, chemistry and another subject at B/6. General studies A-level is not accepted.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB DIploma to include 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level, with no retakes, to include chemistry and another science (biology recommended) at Higher Level, plus three subjects (including biology) at Standard Level with average of grade 6.
Scottish Higher
To be achieved at the first sitting of Highers, and to include chemistry and another science (biology recommended - preferably human biology). We also require National 5 English, mathematics, biology and chemistry plus one more subject, with grade A in biology. Offers will be conditional, based on three Advanced Highers/Highers taken in 6th year, normally at BBB grades.
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About this course
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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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.
Dentistry
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