Entry Requirements – BDS Dental Surgery
In ‘Applying to Dentistry’
- Applying to Dentistry
- Entry Requirements for BDS Dental Surgery
- Preparing to Apply
- How to Apply
- Selection for Interview
- Dentistry Interviews
- Successful Applicants
The entry requirements listed on this page are applicable to 2026 entry.
All applicants must:
- Apply through UCAS
- Offer acceptable academic qualifications
- Show evidence of work experience in a Dental Practice setting (ideally 3 days+ in a NHS or mixed NHS/private practice)
- Show evidence of voluntary work in society
- Sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in year of application
- Attend an interview if invited
A complete application must be submitted to UCAS by the 15th October deadline. We will not consider supplementary information received by the university after this deadline.
As per UCAS guidance, for an applicant holding an offer who meets our academic requirements following the release of A Level results as a result of a re-mark, we will offer a place if one is available. If not, we will amend the offer to deferred entry.