Program Overview

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Dentistry Entry Programme for Medical Graduates BDS

Key information

Course type: Single honours Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time Duration: Three years Application status: Closed Start date: August 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025

Course Description

Our Dentistry course for Medical Graduates is specifically designed to support a very limited number of qualified doctors wishing to pursue a career in either oral and maxillofacial surgery or oral medicine/pathology. Our 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 and 4th in the world - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
• 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 world-famous Guy’s and St Thomas' and King’s College Hospitals

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.

Base Campuses

• Guy’s Campus: The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
• Denmark Hill Campus: Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.
• St Thomas’ Campus: Located near Waterloo Campus and home of continuing medical and dental teaching, as well as a museum dedicated to Florence Nightingale.

Additional Locations

In addition, clinical placements are currently based at: Guy’s Hospital; University of Portsmouth Dental Academy; King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill and West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre; Queen Mary Hospital (Sidcup); Community Clinics as part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Course Accreditation

Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the UK General Dental Council (GDC)

Regulating Bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be qualified doctors (registered with the UK General Medical Council) who have completed Foundation Years 1 and 2, and wish to pursue a career in either oral and maxillofacial surgery or oral medicine/pathology.

• There are a small number of spaces available for this programme and candidates will be expected to demonstrate a firm commitment to a career in either oral and maxillofacial surgery or oral medicine/pathology.
• There are no ring-fenced places for graduates of King's and all applicants are treated equally.

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

Applicants are not required to sit the UCAT aptitude test prior to applying to this programme.

Overseas Fee Status

Students with Overseas fee status are ineligible to apply for this programme, irrespective of the criteria above.

Meeting Deadlines

In order to enrol onto our programmes, successful offer holders must be able to evidence that they can meet our requirements by the beginning of August in year of entry.

English Language Requirements

Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test.

Further Information

• Criminal conviction disclosure: All applicants must declare on their UCAS application if they have any spent or unspent convictions, cautions or reprimands.
• Deferrals: We are unable to consider deferred entry for this programme.
• Interviews: Interviews are an essential part of the assessment process, and our interviewers are assessing communication skills, exploring general social and ethical issues, normally health related, and assessing the interviewee’s general suitability for the programme and as a health professional.
• Occupational Health clearance: All offer holders will be required to complete the Occupational Health Clearance process.

Teaching Methods

We will use a delivery method that will ensure you have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face-to-face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that you also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

Assessment

• Course Work
• Written/Practical Examinations

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations and there are ongoing competence-based simulation or clinical assessments throughout the programme which must be passed prior to progress to the next level.

Structure

The programme is divided into modules. You will normally take modules totaling 540 credits over 3 years.

Required Modules

In year one, you will develop your restorative skills including fixed and removable prosthodontics. There is also a technical component to these courses to ensure you understand how prostheses are constructed and how to deal with problems associated with their fit and function.

• Biomedicine in Relation to Dentistry 3 (30 credits)
• Restoration and Maintenance of Adult Oral Health II (60 credits)
• Adult Oral Health & Simulation II.b (30 credits)
• Dentistry in Society III (30 credits)
• Simulated Clinical Practice III (30 credits)

Optional Modules

There are no optional modules for this year.

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 including in oral and maxillofacial surgery or oral medicine/pathology.

Tuition Fees

The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
• Graduation costs
• Accommodation and subsistence expenses

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.