Prosthodontics MClinDent

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Prosthodontics 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

Key benefits

• The largest specialist prosthodontics course in the UK.
• Teaching from internationally-renowned prosthodontists.
• A fully-integrated course with teaching in implants, fixed and removable prosthodontics.
• Preparation for the MRD RCS assessment Edinburgh/London, or equivalent mono-speciality membership examinations.
• Strong links with other restorative specialties.

Course essentials

Our course covers the scientific background to implants, fixed and removable prosthodontics and clinical techniques. You will study anatomy, physiology, histology and pathology of the dental and oral tissues, occlusion, epidemiology and prevention of dental caries and tooth wear, properties of dental materials, and radiology, infection control and audit in relation to prosthodontics. The course provides comprehensive exposure to planning care with experienced consultant led teaching for fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics. With clinical attendance every day and exposure to patients at least 60% of the week, your experience will typically include up to 40 crowns, 20+ conventional dentures and 20 implant supported restorations. UK/EU practising dentists usually attend three days per week over four years. Practising dentists from overseas who have to relocate to take the course will generally attend five days per week over three years. The course content is identical across both versions. Teaching styles include close mentoring, chairside guidance and small group work that emphasises the importance of the evidence base for prosthodontics in the literature and creates new research opportunities. A research project is also undertaken. By the end of the course, you will achieve clinical proficiency in prosthodontics to a UK specialist level and have the opportunity to sit for the membership examination.

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

All applicants: a dental qualification plus at least two years post-qualification experience. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable. Non UK applicants will be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency.

Since this programme requires clinical activity that falls within the scope of practice of a dentist, Home/UK applicants should ensure that they either have full active registration as a dentist with the General Dental Council or are able to obtain temporary registration. It is not possible to hold two forms of registration concurrently (for example, full registration as a Dental Care Professional and temporary registration as a Dentist).

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

International applicants are required to have a Dental degree from a recognised institution. The recognised status of an institution will be assessed after submission of an application.

English language requirements

English language band: D

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Nationals of majority English speaking countries (as defined by the UKVI) who have permanently resided in this country are not usually required to complete an additional English language test. This is also the case for applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (of at least three years duration), a postgraduate taught degree (of at least one year), or a PhD in a majority English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI) within five years of the course start date.

For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

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). There is some flexibility to transfer after acceptance and before enrolment.

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. Completed applications however will not be considered by the Faculty until after the application deadline listed below. Applications will then be shortlisted for interview; if selected for interview, applicants should provide a portfolio of clinical dentistry to demonstrate your clinical skills.

Due to the competitive nature of this programme, applicants will be required to meet the English language requirement in order to be shortlisted for interview. Applicants can provide evidence of meeting the English language requirement after submitting the application but will need to do so by the application deadline.

As places are limited on this programme, we will be monitoring the amount of offers being made. Applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements may therefore be placed on hold while we consider the number of places remaining. You will be informed if your application is being held.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Personal Statement: Yes
  • 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). Show how the degree will fit into your career plan and demonstrate a focused interest in the programme. Provide details of your postgraduate education and clinical experience since your basic dental qualification.
• Previous Academic Study: Yes
  • A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.
• References: Yes
  • One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
• Other: Yes
  • Please also submit a separate CV.

Teaching & structure

Teaching methods - what to expect

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

Teaching

The usual training period will be a minimum of 4,500 hours over the degree.

The course content is apportioned approximately as:

• 60% clinical
• 25% academic
• 15% research

This time allocation is flexible and will depend upon the capacity of the trainees to complete the curriculum to a competent level.

Standard university term times do not apply to this course. You will receive a leave allowance for each academic year with full details provided on enrolment.

Assessment

Your three taught academic modules will be assessed by written examination. Your five clinical modules will be assessed on clinical work, with oral and clinical examinations. Your research module will be assessed by a dissertation 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. This will assess your hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody status, HIV and TB status following the completion of a health questionnaire and a further health check before or at enrolment.

If offered a place on the course, overseas students are advised to be tested locally and send the results of these checks with the questionnaire, prior to a separate full test in the UK at the College's Occupational Health Department before term begins. All offers of a place on a programme are made subject to a satisfactory criminal conviction disclosure. If you are from overseas or have never lived in the UK before, you should contact the relevant authorities in your home country to arrange for the equivalent check to be conducted and/or a certificate of good conduct to be issued.

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.

Structure

Required modules

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 360 credits. You are required to take (over 3 or 4 years):

• Part 1: Science of Prosthodontics (30 credits)
• Part 2: Applied Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (60 credits)
• Part 3A: Complex Applied Clinical Cases 1 – Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry (30 credits)
• Part 3B: Complex Applied Clinical Cases 2 – Prosthodontics (30 credits)
• Part 4A: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Restorative Dentistry (45 credits)
• Part 4B: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Prosthodontics (45 credits)
• Part 5: Clinical Oral Examination (60 credits)
• Part 6: Research (60 credits)

Optional modules

There are no optional modules on this course.

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.

Careers

Employability

By the end of the course, you will achieve clinical proficiency in prosthodontics to a UK specialist level and have the opportunity to sit for the membership examination.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

UK:

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

International:

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

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Deposit

If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.

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

• If you receive an offer before January, payment is due within two months of receiving the offer.
• If you receive an offer between 1 January and 31 March, payment is due within one month of receiving the offer.
• If you receive an offer between 1 April and 15 July, payment is due within two weeks of receiving the offer.
• If you receive an offer between 16 July and 10 August, payment is due within one week of receiving the offer.
• If you receive an offer from 11 August onwards, payment is due within three days of receiving the offer.

If you are a current undergraduate King’s student in receipt of the King's Living Bursary this academic year, 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.

Additional Costs

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

• 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.

Application closing date guidance

We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible as we may need to request further information from you to assess your application. This is particularly important if your application is successful, and you are required to meet any conditions and/or you need a Student Visa to study at King’s.

Due to the competitive nature of this programme, applicants will be required to meet the English language requirement by the application deadline in order to be shortlisted for interview. Please see the Selection Process in the ‘Entry Requirements’ tab above.

As places are limited on this programme, we will be monitoring the amount of offers being made. Applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements may therefore be placed on hold while we consider the number of places remaining. You will be informed if your application is being held.

Related courses in this study area

• Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent
• Endodontology MClinDent
• Operative Dentistry PG Dip
• 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

Contact us

Please email the programme team with any further questions you may have, or alternatively, for general questions about King's, get in touch via our Contact Centre.

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• Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences

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Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

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Overall:

• This program aims to develop clinical proficiency in Prosthodontics to a UK specialist level by providing training in fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics.
This is facilitated through personal supervision, both academic and practical teaching in Prosthodontics, and research skills in this area.

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Objectives:

• Upon completion, graduates will achieve clinical proficiency in prosthodontics to a UK specialist level and gain the opportunity to sit for the membership examination.

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Description:

• 60% of the course consists of clinical experience in prosthodontics through various techniques: close mentoring, chair-side guidance, and small group works with an emphasis on evidence-based clinical applications.
• The program boasts of comprehensive exposure to planning care for fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics, utilizing expert consultant instruction.
• Students receive clinical experience every day and gain exposure to patients at least 60% of the week, typically resulting in treating patients with various needs through:
• Up to 40 crowns
• 20+ conventional dentures
• 20 implant-supported restorations
• Students delve into various scientific fields: Anatomy, Physiology, Histology and Pathology of dental and oral tissues, Occlusion, Epidemiology and Prevention of dental caries and tooth wear, Properties of dental materials and various aspects of Radiology, Infection Control, and Audit in Relation to Prosthodontics.

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Modules:

• Part 1: Science of Prosthodontics (30 credits) focuses on the scientific underpinnings of the field
• Part 2: Applied Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (60 credits) provides hands-on experience and training in both areas.
• Part 3A: Complex Applied Clinical Cases 1 – Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry (30 credits)
• Part 3B: Complex Applied Clinical Cases 2 – Prosthodontics (30 credits)
• Part 4A: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Restorative Dentistry (45 credits)
• Part 4B: Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Prosthodontics (45 credits)
• Part 5: Clinical Oral Examination (60 credits) focuses on clinical competency assessment.
• Part 6: Research (60 credits) emphasizes research skill development with the creation of a dissertation as the culminating achievement.

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Overall Structure:

• UK/EU practicing dentists typically attend three days per week over four years.
• Overseas dentists relocating for this course attend five days per week over three years.

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Assessment:

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Overall:

• Various assessment approaches are adopted to determine a student's progress and understanding throughout the program.

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Specific Approaches:

• Three taught academic modules are assessed through written examinations.
• Five clinical modules are assessed through both clinical work and oral and clinical examinations.
• The Research module is assessed via a dissertation and an oral examination.

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Teaching:

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Overall:

• The program utilizes innovative teaching and learning strategies to create an enriching educational experience for students.

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Specific approaches:

• Close mentoring provides individual guidance and support.
• Chair-side guidance ensures practical skills development under expert supervision.
• Small group work fosters collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge application.
• Emphasis on evidence-based practices aligns with current advancements and professional standards.
• Research project involvement cultivates the ability to conduct independent investigation and contribute to the field's advancement.

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Careers:

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Overall:

• This program equips graduates with the required knowledge and skills to excel in various professional paths within Prosthodontics.

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Specific opportunities:

• Clinical practice with a specialization in Prosthodontics
• Teaching and research positions related to Prosthodontics
• Leadership opportunities within dental care organizations, academic institutions, or research settings
• The curriculum content remains identical across both versions with different attendance patterns for different categories of student enrollments.
• Clinical exposure and skills development receive strong emphasis within the program with approximately 60% of the training focused on this aspect.

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UK: Full time: 3 year course: £25,284 per year (2024/25) 4 year course: £19,020 per year (2024/25) International: Full time: 3 year course: £61,188 per year (2024/25) 4 year course: £45,900 per year (2024/25) These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions. Deposit Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment. The Home deposit is £500. The International deposit is £2000. If you receive an offer between 16 July and 15 August, payment is due within one week of receiving the offer. Additional Costs 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 Internet access Graduation costs