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Dentistry BDS
UCAS code: A205
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
A*AA
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Five years
Application status:
Closed
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
16 October 2023
The Dentistry BDS course combines the very latest thinking in dental education with early clinical experience. You will be taught by internationally-renowned staff 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 - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)
- 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
Employability
A variety of career pathways are open to new dental graduates. The career path for many graduates is general practice, with others aiming to be consultants in the hospital dental service, senior clinical academics in a teaching hospital, or specialist practitioners. In most cases, newly qualified graduates will enter practice by way of Dental Foundation Training. Foundation Dentists (FDs) work in a Training Practice under supervision and have a day release course of lectures and demonstrations building on the undergraduate degree and giving instruction in all aspects of practice management. After this year, successful FDs can begin work as an associate in a practice.
Employability
A variety of career pathways are open to new dental graduates. The career path for many graduates is general practice, with others aiming to be consultants in the hospital dental service, senior clinical academics in a teaching hospital, or specialist practitioners. In most cases, newly qualified graduates will enter practice by way of Dental Foundation Training. Foundation Dentists (FDs) work in a Training Practice under supervision and have a day release course of lectures and demonstrations building on the undergraduate degree and giving instruction in all aspects of practice management. After this year, successful FDs can begin work as an associate in a practice.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
A*AA
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Five years
Application status:
Closed
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
16 October 2023
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