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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

Cardiff University School of Dentistry · Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
Cardiff University
Faculty / school
Cardiff University School of Dentistry
Campus
Cardiff
Country
United Kingdom
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years, full time Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
September 2027 Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements
Not verified

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Grade requirements · RequiredA level AAA including biology and chemistry; IB 36 overall or 666 in three HL subjects including grade 6 in HL biology and chemistry.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Entrance examination · RequiredApplicants must have sat the UCAT prior to submitting the application.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · RequiredNo offer is made without an interview; multiple mini interview (MMI) format.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Health / immunisation requirement · RequiredOccupational health check including screening for blood-borne viruses before starting.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

  • Language requirement · Required · International applicantsIELTS Academic at least 7.0 overall with 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in all other subskills.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • UCAT — RequiredSource: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • IELTS Academic — Required (International applicants) · minimum 7.0 overall, 7.0 speaking, 6.5 other subskillsSource: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Each of years 1-5Home status£9,790per academic year2027 entrySource: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Year 1Overseas status£31,700per academic year2027 entrySource: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Years 2-5Overseas status£48,950per academic year2027 entrySource: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

Living costs, travel, insurance, instruments and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.
  • Simulation facilitiesClinical skills are first learned in a simulation suite on phantom-head mannequins.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • SupervisionEarly clinical exposure in the university dental hospital under close supervision of clinicians.Source: cardiff.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDDS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/course/dental-surgery-bds · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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