Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

University of Dundee School of Dentistry · Dundee, United Kingdom

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

Program structure

Duration: 5 years Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: September 2027 Source: dundee.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 · RequiredScottish Highers: chemistry and biology plus National 5 English and Mathematics at grade B; widening-access applicants must hold grade A in either Higher chemistry or biology.Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Entrance examination · RequiredAll applicants must sit the UCAT in their year of application unless certified exempt; no minimum cut-off score.Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Interview · RequiredInterview of approximately 60 minutes, held between December and January.Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

Language requirement · Required · International applicantsIELTS Academic overall 7.0 with 7.0 in each component.Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

UCAT — RequiredNo minimum cut-off scoreSource: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
IELTS Academic — Required (International applicants) · minimum 7.0 overall and each componentSource: dundee.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.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
Year 1 (includes GBP 10,000 ACT levy)Fee shown on the page for the applicant fee status; fee status is assessed on application	£42,150	per academic year	2027/28Source: dundee.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Year 2 onwards (minimum)Fee for year 2 onwards	£54,250	per academic year	2027/28Source: dundee.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.

Placement responsibilityStudents gain experience treating patients in the university dental hospital.Source: dundee.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.

https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry/entry-requirements · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry/fees-and-funding · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry/interview · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026

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