Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Doctorate in clinical dentistry (orthodontics) (DClinDent)
University College Cork Dental School and Hospital · Cork, Ireland
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctorate in clinical dentistry (orthodontics) Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
- Awarding institution
- University College Cork
- Faculty / school
- University College Cork Dental School and Hospital
- Campus
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Specialty
- Orthodontics
- Award type
- Academic degree
- Entry route
- Not verified
- Specialist recognition, as published
- The school states that on successful completion a trainee will be awarded a doctorate in clinical dentistry (orthodontics) by the National University of Ireland and will be eligible for registration as an orthodontist in the register of dental specialists maintained by the Dental Council of Ireland.
Program structure
- Duration
- 3 years full-time Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- October 2027 Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Existing dental-degree requirement · Required · EU/EEA applicantsPrimary honours dental degree (NFQ level 8) registrable with the Irish Dental Council, two years postgraduate experience, MFDS/MFD or equivalent.Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
International and non-EU applicants
- Existing dental-degree requirement · Required · Non-EU applicantsPrimary dental degree, two years postgraduate experience, MFDS/MFD or equivalent, and English language requirements.Source: ucc.ie · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
Tuition and fees
Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.
- Full programme fees including bench fees; trainees are unsalaried basis not stated · MandatorySource: ucc.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, supervision and placement responsibility: not verified.
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
- https://www.ucc.ie/en/dentalschool/study/postgraduate/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026