2023 UK Dentistry University Ranking

The 2023 UK Dentistry University Ranking, according to the Complete University Guide 2022, highlights the following institutions as top choices for dental education:

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•   Glasgow Dental School

•   Belfast Dental School

•   Newcastle Dental School

•   Queen Mary's Dental School

•   Bristol Dental School

•   Manchester Dental School

•   Sheffield Dental School

•   Dundee Dental School

•   Cardiff Dental School

•   Leeds Dental School

•   Liverpool Dental School

•   King's Dental School

•   Birmingham Dental School

•   Plymouth Dental School

•   UCLAN Dental School

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Admission Requirements

• Generally, most entrants will require three As at A level or equivalent qualifications. One subject, sometimes two, must be in a lab-based science (this means chemistry or biology) and many dental schools view physics and mathematics as complementary subjects.

  • Some universities will offer widening participation schemes and offer contextual offers to those . For more information on this, we recommend checking out this website!

• For graduate applicants, a 2:1 in a health sciences-related field with 3 A-Levels in any subject and at least BBB at A-level including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

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UCAT and Admission Processes

• The UCAT is widely used by UK Dental Schools to assess prospective students.

• Each dental school may have different approaches to UCAT scoring and its impact on admissions. For example:

  • Queens University Belfast uses a banding system.

  • Birmingham Dental School employs quartiles for score ranking.

  • Bristol Dental School considers GCSE, A-Level, Personal Statement, and UCAT scores.

  • Cardiff Dental School has no UCAT cut-off.

  • Glasgow Dental School has specific cut-off scores for previous years.

    • 2023 entry: 2290

    • 2022 entry: 2570

    • 2021 entry: 2600

  • Leeds Dental School uses the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) for assessment.

  • King's College London considers overall UCAT scores and the Situational Judgement Test (SJT).

  • Queen Mary's University of London balances UCAT and UCAS Tariff scores.

  • Manchester Dental School ranks applicants based on overall UCAT scores and considers contextual data.

  • Newcastle Dental School had a 2023 entry cut-off at 2790.

  • Plymouth Dental School has cut-off scores for previous years.

    • 2023 entry: 2650

    • 2022 entry: 2510

    • 2021 entry: 2290​​​

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