Program Overview

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Periodontology MClinDent

Key information

Study mode: Full time Duration: Four years at three days per week (Home students) or three years at five days per week (Overseas students) Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): UK 360/ECTS 180 Application status: Closed Start date: September 2025

Course essentials

Designed to provide extensive contemporary knowledge and clinical proficiency in periodontology, students train to UK specialist level. The main themes which you will study are:

• the scientific basis of periodontal care
• the relationship of other dental disciplines to periodontal care
• diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with advanced periodontal disease involving multidisciplinary approaches and integrated treatment
• the clinical treatment of patients with advanced periodontal disease
• techniques for placement and restoration of dental implants in different clinical situations
• aesthetics and contemporary surgical methods.

Through hands-on experience, you will acquire advanced competency in the full range of specialist periodontics clinical skills and complementary aspects of restorative dentistry. Students will be exposed to research methods by seminars, extensive reviews of the classical and contemporary literature, critical appraisal of new scientific and clinical developments, and the completion of an in-depth literature review and a research project.

Key benefits

• Preparation for recognition of UK specialist training.
• Preparation for the MPerio assessments offered by RCS Edinburgh and RCS England, or equivalent mono-speciality membership examinations.
• Accreditation by European Federation of Periodontology (only for 3-year course attended 5 days per week).
• Strong links with other restorative specialties.

Base campus

• 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.

Regulating bodies

• King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry requirements

UK applicants

• Standard requirements: A recognised undergraduate dental qualification
• Programme-Specific Requirements: a dental qualification plus at least two years post-qualification experience. FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

International applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: International applicants are required to have a Dental degree from a recognised institution.
• English language requirements: English language band: D

Selection process

• Applications must be made online using King's Apply, the Admissions Portal. A non-refundable application fee of £85 applies.
• Applicants should apply for either the four-year, 3 days per week programme (Home applicants), or the three-year, 5 days per week programme (Overseas applicants).
• The Admissions Office will review applications as applications are received to check they are complete and will be in contact if further information is needed.

Personal statement and supporting information

• Personal Statement: A personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages).
• Previous Academic Study: A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained.
• Reference: One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
• Other: Please submit a separate CV in addition to the application form.

Teaching methods - what to expect

• The usual training period will be a minimum of 4,500 hours across the degree.
• The course content is apportioned approximately as:
  • 60% clinical
  • 25% academic
  • 15% research

Assessment

• Your three academic taught modules will be assessed by written exams.
• Your five clinical modules will be examined on case reports, with oral and clinical examinations, and clinical examinations on unseen patients.
• Your research module will be assessed by a project report and oral examination.

Extra information

• Entry to the programme is strictly dependent upon occupational health clearance that you are able to conduct exposure prone procedures (EPPs) before you start clinical work.
• All offers of a place on a programme are made subject to a satisfactory criminal conviction disclosure.

Structure

Required modules

• Periodontology Part 1: Scientific Basis of Periodontology (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 2: Critical Evaluation of Periodontology (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 3: Advanced Periodontology (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 4A: Clinical Cases 1 (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 4B: Clinical Cases 2 (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 5A: Advanced Clinical Cases 1 (45 credits)
• Periodontology Part 5B: Advanced Clinical Cases 2 (45 credits)
• Periodontology Part 6A: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Restorative Dentistry (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 6B: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Restorative Dentistry (30 credits)
• Periodontology Part 7: Research (60 credits)

Optional modules

• There are no optional modules.

Employability

• Designed to provide extensive contemporary knowledge and clinical proficiency in periodontology, qualified dentists train on this course to a level compatible with UK and EFP specialty in Periodontics.
• The course offers greater depth of knowledge and clinical skills than is required for general practice.

Tuition Fees

UK

• Full time: 3 year course: £27,100 per year (2025/26)
• Full time: 4 year course: £20,350 per year (2025/26)

International

• Full time: 3 year course: £65,500 per year (2025/26)
• Full time: 4 year course: £49,200 per year (2025/26)

Deposit

• The Home deposit is £1000.
• The International deposit is £3000.

Additional Costs

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Travel costs around London and between campuses
• Computer equipment (students report that they benefit from the use of mobile computing facilities such as laptop)
• Since this is a clinical programme the majority of students find that they benefit from use of clinical operating loupes with or without headlamp illumination in order to facilitate their clinical development
• Accommodation and subsistence for face-to-face training blocks
• Internet access
• Binding for logbooks/dissertations – binding is not necessary but is optional
• Examination fees (if not taken at venue in London)
• Graduation costs
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions

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.