The details on this page are for the 2022-23 year of entry (programme starting in January 2023; application deadline 25 October 2022).
Our Aesthetic Dentistry MSc is an innovative course that will give you the skills and knowledge to provide high quality functional dental restorations with optimal aesthetic value. The course focuses on training you to provide dental care where there is a clinical need to restore oral health and function, and also covers cosmetic and facial techniques. Designed for working dentists, you will employ the skills learned throughout the course in your own practice. The course is delivered in a blended format with online and face-to-face components, so you can study anywhere in the world with minimum disruption to your professional and personal life while benefitting from world-class teaching.
“The greatest advantage of this course is that I can apply lessons learnt to clinical practice whilst the programme is ongoing. Meeting and being educated by the world's leading aesthetic dentists is an honour. I feel privileged to be on such an amazing course.”
This course is ideally suited to dentists who already have an established dental practice and want to study an evidence-based approach to aesthetic treatment. Our course director, Dr Subir Banerji, has helped many dental graduates, both nationally and internationally, to achieve their postgraduate goals, broadening their horizons and delivery of dental care. You will explore all aspects of smile design, from non-invasive to full coverage techniques involving a range of aesthetic materials. You will study all restorative aspects applicable to aesthetic dentistry with an emphasis on functional stability, predictability and longevity of the aesthetic outcome. The curriculum also includes comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, prevention, occlusion, minimal intervention techniques and ethical marketing. *Intensive face-to-face training blocks* Delivered primarily online, the course also provides 21 days of intensive teaching and practical training in London (7 consecutive days per year). Our expert tutors will give you guidance on complex dental procedures at our specialist postgraduate teaching centre, LonDEC, situated at our Waterloo Campus, which offers state-of-the-art dental training facilities. These blocks are an invaluable way to consolidate learning and progress to the final year. Prospective students may wish to explore 'Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry', authored by course directors Dr Subir Banerji and Dr Shamir Mehta, available at many online retailers and libraries. The book presents a comprehensive collection of videos demonstrating clinical techniques in aesthetic and restorative dentistry, and is accompanied by an illustrated handbook summarising the key points of each procedure.
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
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You will be taught mostly online through King’s E-learning and Teaching Service (KEATS) which provides information, interactive questions, assignments, use of bibliographic databases and reading material. You will have access to the extensive King's Library Facilities. Our students participate in online tutorials and discussion groups, interacting with expert tutors and their fellow students. Face-to-face lectures and hands-on training take place in blocks in all three years. Students are required to undertake and build a reflective log of clinical work in their own general practice.
The face-to-face component normally takes place over seven consecutive days in Year 1, seven consecutive days in Year 2 and seven consecutive days in Year 3 at King’s College London, Waterloo Campus.
The following table will give you an idea of what a typical year might look like as you progress through your studies. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
| Online lectures, seminars and tutor feedback (hours) |
Self-study, practice and assignments (hours) |
Face-to-face training and lectures (hours) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 15 to 20 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
| Year 2 | 15 to 20 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
| Year 3 | 10 to 15 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
Notes to applicants
The provision of any clinical opinions, treatment planning, treatment plans and/or any advice in relation to care of individual patients will not be provided by the teachers and staff of the course. Patient treatment and care is the sole responsibility of the treating clinician. Advice regarding the suitability of a clinical case for submission for the clinical module can be given at the tutor’s discretion.
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include:
· written assignments
· clinical case reports (case submissions including presentations and case write-ups)
· dissertation (normally 10,000 words)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
We expect that you will continue in general practice, offering a higher standard of clinical care with increased confidence and ability. You might also use the course to enter independent practice.
Full time: Part time tuition fees apply - see below
Part time: £14,070 p.a. (2022/23)*
Full time: Part time tuition fees apply - see below
Part time: £14,070 p.a. (2022/23)*
*These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
When you receive an offer for this course you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £1,000 to secure your place. The deposit will be credited towards your total fee payment.
If you are a current King’s student in receipt of the King's Living Bursary you are not required to pay a deposit to secure your place on the programme. Please note, this will not change the total fees payable for your chosen programme.
Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
Students will also be expected to bear any costs relating to providing clinical treatment for the clinical cases required for the course. Access to reasonable and compliant equipment and materials will be expected.
This course is ideally suited to dentists who already have an established dental practice and want to study an evidence-based approach to aesthetic treatment. Our course director, Dr Subir Banerji, has helped many dental graduates, both nationally and internationally, to achieve their postgraduate goals, broadening their horizons and delivery of dental care. You will explore all aspects of smile design, from non-invasive to full coverage techniques involving a range of aesthetic materials. You will study all restorative aspects applicable to aesthetic dentistry with an emphasis on functional stability, predictability and longevity of the aesthetic outcome. The curriculum also includes comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, prevention, occlusion, minimal intervention techniques and ethical marketing. *Intensive face-to-face training blocks* Delivered primarily online, the course also provides 21 days of intensive teaching and practical training in London (7 consecutive days per year). Our expert tutors will give you guidance on complex dental procedures at our specialist postgraduate teaching centre, LonDEC, situated at our Waterloo Campus, which offers state-of-the-art dental training facilities. These blocks are an invaluable way to consolidate learning and progress to the final year. Prospective students may wish to explore 'Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry', authored by course directors Dr Subir Banerji and Dr Shamir Mehta, available at many online retailers and libraries. The book presents a comprehensive collection of videos demonstrating clinical techniques in aesthetic and restorative dentistry, and is accompanied by an illustrated handbook summarising the key points of each procedure.
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
King's is regulated by the Office for Students
You will be taught mostly online through King’s E-learning and Teaching Service (KEATS) which provides information, interactive questions, assignments, use of bibliographic databases and reading material. You will have access to the extensive King's Library Facilities. Our students participate in online tutorials and discussion groups, interacting with expert tutors and their fellow students. Face-to-face lectures and hands-on training take place in blocks in all three years. Students are required to undertake and build a reflective log of clinical work in their own general practice.
The face-to-face component normally takes place over seven consecutive days in Year 1, seven consecutive days in Year 2 and seven consecutive days in Year 3 at King’s College London, Waterloo Campus.
The following table will give you an idea of what a typical year might look like as you progress through your studies. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
| Online lectures, seminars and tutor feedback (hours) |
Self-study, practice and assignments (hours) |
Face-to-face training and lectures (hours) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 15 to 20 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
| Year 2 | 15 to 20 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
| Year 3 | 10 to 15 | 400 to 500 | 42 |
Notes to applicants
The provision of any clinical opinions, treatment planning, treatment plans and/or any advice in relation to care of individual patients will not be provided by the teachers and staff of the course. Patient treatment and care is the sole responsibility of the treating clinician. Advice regarding the suitability of a clinical case for submission for the clinical module can be given at the tutor’s discretion.
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include:
· written assignments
· clinical case reports (case submissions including presentations and case write-ups)
· dissertation (normally 10,000 words)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
We expect that you will continue in general practice, offering a higher standard of clinical care with increased confidence and ability. You might also use the course to enter independent practice.
Full time: Part time tuition fees apply - see below
Part time: £14,070 p.a. (2022/23)*
Full time: Part time tuition fees apply - see below
Part time: £14,070 p.a. (2022/23)*
*These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
When you receive an offer for this course you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £1,000 to secure your place. The deposit will be credited towards your total fee payment.
If you are a current King’s student in receipt of the King's Living Bursary you are not required to pay a deposit to secure your place on the programme. Please note, this will not change the total fees payable for your chosen programme.
Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
Students will also be expected to bear any costs relating to providing clinical treatment for the clinical cases required for the course. Access to reasonable and compliant equipment and materials will be expected.
Our first application deadline is on 25 October 2022 (23:59, UK time). After this date, the programme will remain open only if places are still available and will be closed as soon as it is full. Where the programme remains open beyond this date, no further applications will be accepted after 22 November 2022 (23:59, UK time).
We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible, particularly if your application may result in a conditional offer. Any conditions must be met by the deadline set in the offer letter.
Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline in October and we are unable to process more offers as places are filled before the final application deadline above.
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