BDS Dentistry
About this course
BDS in Dentistry, focusing on oral healthcare and clinical practice over a five-year period. Core topics include Clinical Skills, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Statistics, Communication & Writing, and Human Behaviour. Students gain clinical experience treating patients within the dental school and through external outreach placements.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA at A-level including Biology/Human Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics minimum grade C/4 is required if not offered at AS-level or A-level. IB: 36 points overall including 6 6 6 at Higher Level including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 or an equivalent acceptable to the University.
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What students say
Based on about 43 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 64 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 78%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 1%
Most common jobs
- Medical Practitioners: 82%
- Other Health Professionals: 16%
- Find their work meaningful: 97%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 95%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 94%
Who gets in
Based on about 60 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- A degree: 14%
Modules
- Clinical and Professional Skills 1
- Anatomy for Dentistry
- Biomedical Sciences for Dentistry
- Dental Public Health and Behavioural Science
- Pharmacology for Dentistry
- Disease Mechanisms for Dentistry
- Physiology for Dentistry
- Clinical and Professional Skills 2
- Systemic Disease and Dentistry
- Conservation
- Prosthetics
- Periodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology
- Paediatric Dentistry & Special Care Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology
- Evidence Based Dentistry
- Final BDS Part 1: Prosthetics
- Final BDS Part 1: Periodontics
- Paediatric Dentistry & Special Care Dentistry
- Final BDS Part 1: Conservation
- Final BDS Part 2: Orthodontics
- Final BDS Part 2: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
- Final BDS Part 3: Practice of Dentistry
- Final BDS Part 2: Paediatric Dentistry and Special Care Dentistry
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BDS Dentistry at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £45,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £38,000 and £55,000. The £45,000 median after fifteen months is £1,000 less than the UK median for Dentistry.
What do graduates of BDS Dentistry at Queen's University Belfast do next?
99% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BDS Dentistry at Queen's University Belfast?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BDS Dentistry at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 186 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BDS Dentistry at Queen's University Belfast?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.