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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

University College Cork Dental School and Hospital · Cork, Ireland

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Basic record. The school, its location, status and this qualification are verified on official sources. Admissions, language, tuition and program structure have not all been researched yet — missing items are marked “Not verified”.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
University College Cork
Faculty / school
University College Cork Dental School and Hospital
Campus
Cork
Country
Ireland
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
Not verified

Program structure

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

  1. Campus-based basic medical sciences · First 1.5 years

    Mainly basic medical sciences on the university campus.

    Location: University campus

    Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Dental school and hospital · Final 3.5 years

    Clinical teaching in the dental school and hospital.

    Location: Dental school and hospital; Cork University Hospital

    Source: ucc.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.
Admission requirements not verified yet.

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

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Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition not verified.

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

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Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.
  • SupervisionStudents gain extensive experience in diagnosis and treatment of patients under the supervision of staff, with a favourable staff-to-student ratio.Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026

  • Cork University Dental School and Hospital and Cork University Hospital — Teaching hospital

    Cork

    Placements arranged by the school

    Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

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.ucc.ie/en/dentalschool/study/undergrad/bds/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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