Program Overview

PG Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate) Clinical Oral Surgery

Overview

This programme aims to develop your knowledge and enhance your clinical skills. Following a series of study days and clinical teaching revising the foundation skills for oral surgery practice, students will undertake a clinical attachment within Bristol Dental School. This will include hands-on surgery covering a range of routine and complex oral surgery procedures under the supervision of a specialist team in the Oral Surgery department.

Students can graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Oral Surgery, Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management when combining this programme with the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management.

Key Information

• Programme duration: One year part-time
• Start date: September 2025
• Application deadline:
  • Overseas applicants: 25 July 2025
  • Home applicants: 8 August 2025
• Delivery method: On-Campus
• Location: Clifton
• Awards available: PG Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate)

Programme Structure

There are 3 units that make up the PG Certificate in Clinical Oral Surgery.

Entry Requirements

• You will typically need a Bachelor of Dental Surgery or an equivalent United Kingdom General Dental Council-registrable dental qualification.
• You will also need at least one year's work experience in dentistry post graduation and must be registered with the UK General Dental Council; a current GDC registration certificate must be uploaded with the application.
• You must submit all required documents to the specifications detailed in the programmes Admissions Statement to be considered for review.
• See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level B.

Fees and Funding

• Home: part-time (one year) - £12,500 per year
• Overseas: part-time (one year) - £17,300 per year
• Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

Funding and Scholarships

To assist with the delivery of more advanced NHS dental care outside an acute hospital setting, Health Education England has teamed up with the NHS Local Dental Network to provide financial support for practitioners providing NHS services within the South West.

This is available for dentists who wish to develop their clinical skills by studying on one of our postgraduate programmes. Applications are assessed on merit and according to predefined criteria by the relevant Managed Clinical Network.

Career Prospects

This programme is aimed at dental practitioners who want to develop their skills in providing clinical oral surgery for patients in their workplace.

World-Leading Research

• The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK (Times Higher Education).
• 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.