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Gateway to Dentistry BDS

Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at

University of Bristol

STUDY MODE

Full-Time

LENGTH

6 years course

LOCATION

Main Site

PLACEMENT YEAR

Not Available

YEAR ABROAD

Not Available

FOUNDATION YEAR

Yes

Gateway to Dentistry BDS

During the Gateway year, students will learn alongside each other, benefiting from shared interprofessional insight and the unique community of Bristol's medical, dental and veterinary schools. Students

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Course webpage on University of Bristol

How do I apply and how easy is it to get in?

What you will need to do

Apply by 15 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 Gateway to Dentistry BDS

Year 1

Entry requirements for Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at University of Bristol

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.
B,B,C

Required subjects for Gateway to Dentistry BDS at University of Bristol

BBC including B in Biology or Chemistry. Applicants with predicted or achieved grades of AAB or above, or with A in Chemistry, are not eligible for this course.

UCAS points for current students on Medicine and Dentistry and Dentistry at University of Bristol

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