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Bachelor in Dental Science (B.Dent.Sc)

University of Dublin, Trinity College School of Dental Science · Dublin, Ireland

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor in Dental Science Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
Trinity College Dublin
Faculty / school
University of Dublin, Trinity College School of Dental Science
Campus
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Year 1 · Year 1

    Personal and professional development, human biology, physical sciences, anatomy and dental anatomy.

    Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Years 2-5 · Years 2-5

    Supervised treatment of own patients from year 2; by year 5 a wide range of treatments.

    Location: Dublin Dental University Hospital

    Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

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

  • Application route · RequiredSchool leavers apply through the CAO; mature students (over 23) through the CAO; North American candidates through the Atlantic Bridge Program.Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

  • Application route · Required · International applicantsCandidates from the USA or Canada apply through the North American advisory agent, the Atlantic Bridge Program.Source: tcd.ie · 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.
Tuition not verified.

Instrument kit and laboratory fees

Listed separately: tuition amounts above are not assumed to include instruments or laboratory charges.

  • Instrument kit — €3,500 for the whole program · MandatorySource: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

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.
  • Published patient-care requirementStudents start treating their own patients under supervision in the second year.Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026
  • Instrument kitAll dental science students are required to purchase an instrument kit; payment due at the beginning of year 2 and students keep the instruments. (€3,500)Source: tcd.ie · 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.

  • Dental Council of Ireland See detail

    Scope: Bachelor of Dental Science degree: graduate entitled to register as a dentist on the register of the Dental Council of Ireland

    Statement by the school

    Source: tcd.ie · verified October 14, 2026

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.tcd.ie/dental/education/undergraduate/degrees/dental-science/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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