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Dentistry (BDS first-year entry) BDS
Our Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course will prepare you for a dentistry career through a combination of clinical study and basic and advanced dental sciences.
Once you have mastered basic competencies
read moreMost helpful review for Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at The University of Manchester
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1st May 24
How do I apply and how easy is it to get in?
What you will need to do
Apply by 16 Oct
Attend an interview
Pass an entry test
What you won’t need to do
Audition for a Place
Submit a portfolio
Points of entry for Dentistry (BDS first-year entry) BDS
Year 1
Entry requirements for Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at The University of Manchester
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
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Required subjects for Dentistry (BDS first-year entry) BDS at The University of Manchester
Our standard A-level offer is AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology. You must also meet the GCSE requirements.
A combination of three sciences is equally acceptable at A-level. However, our offer will not include combinations of very similar subjects, for example, Biology and Human Biology or Maths and Further Maths together.
Where the science A-level syllabus is available with a practical element this also must be offered and passed.
Typical Contextual Offer: Typical Contextual A-level offer: AAB (including non-science subjects).
UCAS points for current students on Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at The University of Manchester
English language requirements
7.0
Additional details
A minimum average score of 7.0 and with no less than 6.5 in any one component taken at the same sitting.
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How good is this course?
Most relevant Student Reviews for Dentistry (BDS first-year entry) BDS at The University of Manchester
member10107801
1st May 24
Dentistry (BDS first-year entry), BDS FullTime
Really good course that’s interactive and artistic read more
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member1086054
12th May 23
Dentistry (BDS first-year entry), BDS FullTime
Tutors looked down on balancing uni with a job. Good lectures and content. Would like more hands on experience read more
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27th October 23
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14th September 23
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6th July 23
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Very difficult, would like more support read more
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28th June 23
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Hard work and not the best teaching but doing it for the job prospects read more
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member486303
16th May 23
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Lots of opportunities to talk to patients and practice skills once in clinical years. Teaching could be more towards testing rather than prompting you to self-learn which students already do anyways. A bit too relaxed on students who are lazy and don't contribute to the class. read more
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Julian w
28th September 22
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member10107801
1st May 24
Dentistry (BDS first-year entry), BDS FullTime
Really good course that’s interactive and artistic read more
Value for Money
Teaching Quality
Personal Tutor
Course Content
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member1086054
12th May 23
Dentistry (BDS first-year entry), BDS FullTime
Tutors looked down on balancing uni with a job. Good lectures and content. Would like more hands on experience read more
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