Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Glasgow School of Dentistry · Glasgow, United Kingdom
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- University of Glasgow
- Faculty / school
- University of Glasgow School of Dentistry
- Campus
- Glasgow
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- 5 years Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Grade requirements · RequiredA-level standard entry AAA with chemistry and biology at grade A.Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- Entrance examination · RequiredUCAT required.Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- Interview · RequiredSelected applicants are invited to interview in late January / early February.Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredDeferred entry cannot be considered for dentistry; UCAS applications limited to four dental schools.Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International and non-EU applicants
- Language requirement · Required · International applicantsIELTS Academic 7.0 with no sub-test under 7.0.Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- UCAT — RequiredSource: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
- IELTS Academic — Required (International applicants) · minimum 7.0 overall, no sub-test under 7.0Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
- UCAS deadline for medicine, vet medicine and dentistry · 2027 entryOctober 15, 2026Source: gla.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Tuition and fees
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, supervision and placement responsibility: not verified.
Glasgow Dental Hospital & School — Teaching hospital
Glasgow
Placements arranged by the school
Source: gla.ac.uk · 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
- https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/dentistry/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026