Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (international route) (BDS)

University of Lancashire School of Dentistry · Preston, United Kingdom

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Advanced standing. This program admits applicants who already hold a dental qualification and leads to the receiving school's own dental degree. Credit given for prior study, remaining duration, licensing-examination requirements and any required travel differ by school and are shown only when published. Completing it does not by itself establish a right to practise anywhere.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (international route) Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Awarding institution: University of Lancashire
Faculty / school: University of Lancashire School of Dentistry
Campus: Preston
Country: United Kingdom
Award type: Not verified
Entry route: Advanced standing Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration: 18 months Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: March 2027 Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements: Students study and are assessed in the curriculum of years 4 and 5. Source: lancashire.ac.uk · 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.

International and non-EU applicants

Existing dental-degree requirement · Required · International applicantsOverseas BDS or equivalent (dental degree from outside the UK and EEA) containing modules allowing recognition of prior learning for years 1, 2 and 3.Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Other requirement · Required · International applicantsAt least 600 hours within the past 5 years of postgraduate clinical dentistry experience treating patients personally.Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Practical or bench assessment · Required · International applicantsEntry assessment in the UK: a written MCQ exam followed by an OSCE and interview.Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Language requirement · Required · International applicantsIELTS 7.0 or above in each of the four components.Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

Entry assessment (MCQ, OSCE and interview) — Required (International applicants)Written MCQ exam followed by an OSCE and interviewSource: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
IELTS — Required (International applicants) · minimum 7.0 in each componentSource: lancashire.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
First and second yearInternational	£44,500	per academic year	2026/27Source: lancashire.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.

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.

General Dental Council Full accreditation
Scope: BDS international route (18-month programme for overseas qualified dentists)
Course page states the international programme has full accreditation from the GDC and is a route to GDC dentist registration
Source: lancashire.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

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.lancashire.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/dental-surgery-bds-international · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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