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Dental Therapy

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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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 BSc Dental Therapy 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 surgery students, where learning and collaborating in teams builds mutual respect and understanding of the varied roles of the dental team.

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.

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

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 28 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

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:
B750
Institution code:
L41
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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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
14 January

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:
B750
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

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB

3 A levels at grades ABB or above one of which must be Biology. General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted as one of the 3 A levels. Pending A level qualifications will be considered. We do not consider AS level grades when making decisions.
We will consider A level grades taken over 3 years (this includes one resit attempt per subject).
For Science A levels that include the separately graded practical endorsement, a Pass is required.

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

Access to HE Diploma
D: 45 credits

We consider Access Courses to be suitable for adult learners who should normally have been out of education for at least 5 years.
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.
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 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 C/5 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.
The Access Course should be completed in one year.
Students are required to begin our Dental Therapy course within 2 years of completing their Access programme.
Only the first full Access qualification that the applicant is awarded will be considered.
We do not accept online or distance learning Access courses.

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB

Including Biology.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
33 points

33 points in total with subjects at higher level 6, 5, 5 and to include Biology.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Not accepted

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

Will be considered

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.

We use GCSE grades when shortlisting for interview so it is important to provide full details of these examinations and failure to do so will lead to rejection of the application.
All applicants must have 6 GCSEs at grade C/5 or above which must include English Language, Maths and a Science; if Dual Science has not been taken Biology GCSE is required.
Applicants should distinguish between full and short courses on their application form. Two short courses will be counted in lieu of one full course.
Functional skills will not be considered as an alternative to GCSE Maths or English Language. Vocational/Applied GCSEs such as BTECs, Cambridge Nationals etc. will not be considered.
We do not accept GCSE Maths Numeracy.
BTEC Science will not be considered as an alternative to a GCSE in Science.
The GCSE requirements should be in place at the time of application. We are unable to consider pending grades at GCSE.

T Level
Not accepted

Please click the following link to find more about qualification requirements for this course: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/study/undergraduate/bscindentaltherapy2025entryb750/

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

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

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

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

uition fees for Home undergraduates
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.

For UK students applying for 2026 entry the Tuition Fees are £9,790.

Check tuition fees for our undergraduate degrees. Select a course and go to the fees and funding section on the course page: Https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/paying-for-your-studies/

Some of our programmes charge less than the full £9,790 fee:
• Foundation programmes: the fee for the foundation year of specified programmes at Carmel College
• Programmes with a Foundation element: Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element) is 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 Post Application Visit Days

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

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