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Dental Surgery

  • BDS
  • 5 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
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2026-2027
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Course summary

This innovative programme has been specifically designed to facilitate the development of real-world clinical, team working, and leadership skills, along with essential personal growth. The BDS programme embraces the University’s hallmarks of active learning, confidence, authentic assessment, and research-connected teaching, as well as having many notable and unique design elements.

The programme shares a three year Collaborative Learning Core (CLC) with dental therapy students, where learning and collaborating in teams builds mutual respect and understanding of the varied roles of the dental team. The remaining two years of the programme will prepare you to undertake the scope of practice of a Dentist.

Components within the programme are closely integrated and provide clear steps for you to develop, integrate and demonstrate your skills before building to the next level of clinical capability. Clinical experience commences in the first year of the programme and is underpinned by aligned medical and anatomical knowledge; communication skills; professionalism; ethics and clinical safety.

During the programme, you will also have opportunities to experience and develop your skills in a primary care setting and engage with the local community. Quality improvement projects are also included in the programme to ensure an in-depth understanding of clinical governance.

Learning and assessment are supported by state-of-the-art technology to provide a personalised mechanism for monitoring your progress and allowing you to take control of your own learning.
Through embedding continuous personal development within the curriculum, you will understand the importance of self-reflection, goal setting and on-going professional development, an ethos aimed at ensuring that you will be prepared for the demands of both the profession and life after University.

Please note that all applicants are required to sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in the year of application.

Prior to applying for a place on the Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS course, applicants should read the admissions information on the following web page:
http://www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/study/undergraduate/a200bachelorofdentalsurgery2026entry/

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BDS • Full-time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 28/09/2026

Apply by
15 October

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A200
Institution code:
L41
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

University of Liverpool has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
15 October

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
A200
Institution code:
L41
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAA

AAA in 3 A levels (including Chemistry and Biology) taken at one sitting after two years of study. A level Chemistry and Biology are required. The third subject may be from the Arts or Sciences. General Studies, Critical Thinking and Vocational/Applied A levels are not accepted. Requirements in respect of GCSEs must also be met (for further information please read the admissions information on the following web page: www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/study/undergraduate/a200bachelorofdentalsurgery2026entry/ . For applicants from England: For Science A levels that include the separately graded practical endorsement, a Pass is required.. Applicants must complete the UCAT by the appropriate closing date for year of entry.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma - D: 45 credits

Further information will be requested from the applicant at the time of application to ensure the Access Course being taken meets the required academic criteria. Not all Access Courses meet the required entry criteria. We consider Access Courses to be suitable for adult learners who should normally have been out of education for at least 5 years. We do not consider Access Courses to be appropriate for students who have failed to achieve the necessary A level grades in the last 5 years. At least 5 GCSE subjects at grade B/grade 6 including Maths, English Language and a Science; if Dual Science has not been taken Biology GCSE is required. Vocational/Applied GCSEs such as BTECs, Cambridge Nationals etc. are not accepted. Functional skills qualifications will not be considered in place of GCSEs. The GCSE requirements should be in place at the time of application. We are unable to consider pending grades at GCSE level. Applicants offering Access to Higher Education Diplomas should present from courses with a minimum of 12 units in Biology and 12 units in Chemistry content at Level 3. Candidates are expected to achieve a distinction in 45 credits at level 3. We would expect the equivalent of a score of 80% to be achieved overall. The Access Course should be completed in one year. Students are required to begin our BDS course within 2 years of completing their Access programme. Only the first full Access qualification awarded will be considered. We do not accept online or distance learning Access courses.

Scottish Higher - AAAAA

AAAAA at Higher level and AA at Advanced Higher level including Chemistry and Biology. National 5 qualifications are also taken into account and all applicants would be required to have a minimum of 5 subjects at grade A and 3 at grade B including Maths, English Language and Science; if separate Science qualifications have been completed Biology at a minimum of a grade B is required.

Scottish Advanced Higher - AA

AAAAA at Higher level and AA at Advanced Higher level including Chemistry and Biology. National 5 qualifications are also taken into account and all applicants would be required to have a minimum of 5 subjects at grade A and 3 at grade B including Maths, English Language and Science; if separate Science qualifications have been completed Biology at a minimum of a grade B is required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 36 points

36 Points with 6 in Higher level Chemistry and Biology

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024) - A

Will be accepted in place of one A level, in addition to Biology and Chemistry A levels.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H1, H2, H2, H2, H2

H1, H1, H2, H2, H2, H2 including H1 in Chemistry and Biology. Junior Cycle results are also taken into account and all applicants would be required to have a minimum of 8 subjects at Higher Merit including Maths, English Language and Science; if separate Science qualifications have been completed Biology at a minimum of Higher Merit is required.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Applicants who have not taken GCSEs are required to have completed equivalent qualifications and to have achieved the equivalent to the below in terms of subjects and grades. A minimum of 8 GCSEs to include at least 5 subjects at grade A/grade 7 and 3 at grade B/grade 6. Applicants are required to have achieved a minimum of grade B/grade 6 in English Language, Maths and Science; if Dual Science has not been taken Biology GCSE is required. Vocational/Applied GCSEs such as BTECs, Cambridge Nationals etc. are not accepted. We do not accept GCSE Maths Numeracy. Applicants should distinguish between full and short courses on their application form. Two short courses will be counted in lieu of one full course. The GCSE requirements should be in place at the time of application. We are unable to consider pending grades at GCSE level.

T Level - Not accepted

Please note that all applicants are required to sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in the year of application.

Prior to applying for a place on the Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS course, applicants should read the admissions information on the following web page:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/study/undergraduate/a200bachelorofdentalsurgery2026entry/

Duty Of Care Requirements
The University has an obligation to undertake health screening of all prospective dental students. Any offer of a place is conditional on completion of a health questionnaire and a satisfactory assessment of fitness to train from the University's Occupational Health Service. This includes some obligatory immunisations and blood tests, in line with recommendations from the Department of Health. All students also need to undergo an enhanced DBS check before admittance to the programme.

Mature Students
Studying for a degree later in life can be highly rewarding and our mature students are among some of our most successful. At Liverpool, we are committed to extending opportunities to all adults with the desire and ability to succeed at university.

View our Mature Students and Access courses pages for more information.

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

The University of Liverpool is committed to supporting talented applicants from all backgrounds to succeed. One of the ways we support students and fair access to higher education is through making reduced offers as part of our contextual admissions strategy, the Liverpool Scholars programme, Realising Opportunities national collaboration of universities and Sutton Trust Pathways. Additional consideration may be given to applicants with disrupted education or extenuating circumstances.

Learn more on the University of Liverpool website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

If this is your first degree and you are a Home student applying for entry in 2026, you do not have to pay your fees upfront. Instead, you can take out a tuition fee loan which is paid straight to the University. This is available to most students, no matter what their household income.

Please note, for Home undergraduate students, 2026/27 fees have yet to be confirmed. Tuition fees are subject to increase each year, subject to the government’s regulated fee limits. For information, for UK students applying for 2025 entry the Tuition Fee was £9,535.

You will find full information about tuition fees in the “Fees and funding” section of all course pages on our website. Or see the “Paying for your studies” section of our website for more information.

Some of our programmes charge less than the full £9,535 fee:

• Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element), run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College.
• Programmes with a year in industry or a year abroad

Some programmes which include compulsory fieldwork or additional elements such as the Pilots Licence in Aerospace Engineering may incur additional costs. Where this is the case, those costs will be outlined at on-campus events such as the University Open Days or Applicant Discovery Days.

For further information please see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/

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