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Dentistry
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery
- 5 Years
- Full-Time
- 15 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Main Site
- Awarded by:
- Queen’s University Belfast
Course summary
The five-year dentistry degree programme at Queen’s University Belfast will help you build the professional behaviours, clinical operative skills, and confidence required to practice as a dental professional. During the programme you will develop a broad clinical experience on real patients, in a range of different clinical environments both within the dental school and in outreach placements.
The Dentistry degree programme at Queen's is Ranked 1st in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and 2025, 2nd in the Guardian University Guide 2025 and 7th in the Complete University Guide 2025 out of the Dental Schools in the UK.
Internationally Renowned Experts
The Dentistry degree programme at Queen's is Ranked 1st in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and 2025, 2nd in the Guardian University Guide 2025 and 7th in the Complete University Guide 2025 out of the Dental Schools in the UK.
Career Development
Students will have the opportunity to undertake clinical practice from year 1 of the course. During their course students will gain experience in a range of clinical settings to help develop their skills and career opportunities.
Professional Accreditations
The Queen’s University Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree programme is recognised and accredited by the United Kingdom’s General Dental Council (GDC) as a registrable qualification. Our curriculum will encourage and support you to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a dentist across the range of dental disciplines.
International applicants should ensure that they thoroughly research the licensing requirements for practising dentistry in their home country after graduation from Queen’s University Belfast. Canadian students should note that as Queen’s University is in the United Kingdom we do not, therefore, participate in the reciprocity agreement which applies only to the Republic of Ireland. Further information regarding becoming a licensed dentist in Canada can be found on the website for the National Dental Examining Board of Canada, at:
https://ndeb-bned.ca/en/requirements
Career Development
Students who successfully complete the BDS programme can apply for full registration with the GDC which allows the registrant to practise as a dentist in the UK if the student fulfils the UK government’s residency requirements.
World Class Facilities
We take great pride in our commitment to enhancing the student learning experience and our modern clinical facilities are a key part of this. Our students are working and learning in a range of clinics, some of which have been recently redeveloped to a high specification. The Clinical Techniques Laboratory (CTL) is used by students throughout the programme with additional sessions training with haptic dental simulators. A newly refurbished prosthetics Teaching Laboratory was opened in 2023 and we have recently introduced digital dentistry techniques to our programme.
Further Study Opportunities
During the course of their dental degree, some students opt to study for an extra year to achieve an additional intercalated MSc or BSc. Whilst some dental students work towards a BSc (taking a year out of the programme between years 2 and 3), others, after completion of year 3 of the course, enrol on a taught Master’s course. Those presently available within the School include the Master of Public Health (MPH), MPH in Global Health, MSc (Res) in Cancer Medicine, MSc in Experimental Medicine, MSc in Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, MSc in Clinical Anatomy. There are two additional MSc programmes available for intercalation in the School of Psychology: MSc Applied Developmental Psychology and MSc in Clinical Health Psychology. Further information is availability at: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/IntercalatedDegrees/
How to apply
Apply by
15 October 2026
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:
- Q75
- Campus name:
- Main Site
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A levelAAA
AAA including A-Level Chemistry and Biology
A maximum of one Applied subject at either A-level will be counted. A-level Critical Thinking and General Studies are not acceptable.
GCSE Enlish Language and Mathematics are required if not offered at AS or A-level.
UCAS TariffNot accepted
Access to HE DiplomaNot accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Not accepted
Additional entry requirements
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
- Interview
- University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
- See UCAT website for further information on the test and sample questions.
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.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Channel Islands | £9535* | |
| Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland | £4985* | |
| EU & International | £41500* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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
The tuition fees quoted above are the 2026/27 fees and will be updated when the new fees are known. In addition, all tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase in each year of the course. Fees quoted relate to a single year of study unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Further information on Fees and Funding can be found at: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/.
In addition, International and EU Other applicants may be required by the Northern Ireland Department of Health to pay a clinical placement levy from 2026-27. The levy will be payable in each year of study to cover access to clinical placements in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care system. The clinical placement levy is not included in the tuition fee quoted above and is payable in addition to the fee quoted in each of the 5 years of study. The clinical placement levy is reviewed regularly and is subject to change. each year. The proposed clinical levy payable in 2026/27 was £12,133.
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