Guy’s Campus
Tucked next to London Bridge and the historic Borough Market, Guy's Campus is a close-knit home for health and science students. With cutting-edge labs and buzzing central location, it offers an inspiring and unique place to study.
Overview
The Dentistry BDS course combines the very latest thinking in dental education with early clinical experience. You will be taught by experienced staff with a strong international background and exposed to a rich breadth of skills and knowledge in a diverse clinical environment.
Key benefits
- Evidence-based and research-led degree course with a high level of clinical experience in all areas
- Global recognition of teaching excellence (Dentistry at King’s is ranked 1st in the UK and 5th in the world - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026)
- State-of-the-art clinical, simulation (both low fidelity phantom head simulation and high fidelity augmented reality haptic simulation) and technical facilities
- Largest dental school in the UK graduating around 150 dentists a year
- Partnership with the world-famous Guy’s, St Thomas' and King’s College Hospitals
- Taught alongside Dental Therapy & Hygiene students
- Opportunity to intercalate a BSc degree
Course essentials
The integrated nature of our course means that basic science teaching will relate to clinical practice and clinical teaching will be underpinned by scientific understanding. Our course emphasises whole patient care, which requires consideration of the patients’ total dental and medical needs, rather than just the provision of individual items of treatment.
Key Information
UCAS code:
A205
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
A*AA
Duration:
Five years
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
Administrative bodies
Course accreditation
Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the UK General Dental Council (GDC)
Regulating body
Base campuses
This course is taught at any of the KCL campus locations including the following locations:
St Thomas’ Campus
Sitting on the Thames with views of Parliament, St Thomas' Campus is an inspiring base for healthcare and clinical training. You'll gain hands-on experience in a world-leading hospital, right in the heart of the capital.
Denmark Hill Campus
Home to leading faculties in psychiatry, medicine and dentistry, the Denmark Hill Campus combines world‑class health research and strong NHS hospital links with a friendly neighbourhood feel, green spaces, cafés and excellent transport connections.
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).