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Glasgow — Dentistry
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Glasgow - Dentistry
BDS (A200), 5 years
How this university scores applications, with the figures it publishes.
High level summary
Simple summary. Excruciating detail below.
| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Is there a score to clear? | Yes, but it is set after applications close, so nobody knows it in advance. Past years are below. |
| How to read the UCAT figures here | Only the lowest score is published. It belongs to one applicant, usually one who was strong somewhere else. Matching it is not the same as being competitive. |
| What else counts | GCSEs are a gate. Meeting the minimum is what counts; beating it earns nothing.
The SJT band does not affect shortlisting. |
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Importance | Described as an extremely important part of the BDS entry requirements |
| Effect of a low score | Applicants do not reach interview regardless of academic qualifications |
| Threshold | Not released during the application cycle, and varies year to year |
| SJT band | Not considered at all in decision making - unusual among dental schools |
| English language | IELTS Academic 7.0 with no subtest below 7.0 (university-wide requirement for medicine and dentistry) |
| Test | Requirement |
|---|
| IELTS Academic | 7.0 with no subtest below 7.0 |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | UCAT is described as an extremely important part of entry - applicants whose score is too low do not reach interview regardless of academic qualifications. Unusually, Glasgow does NOT consider the SJT band at all in decision making. Personal statement IS used for interview selection |
| UCAT threshold | No published threshold during the cycle. Glasgow publishes the LOWEST SCORE CONSIDERED for interview after the event, of 3600: 2025 entry 2660 home, 2770 rest of UK, 2740 international. 2024 entry 2600 / 2660 / 2590. 2023 entry 2500 / 2670 / 2730. Home 2025 converts to about 1970 on the current scale |
| UCAT lowest accepted | LOWEST SCORE CONSIDERED for interview, published after the cycle by fee status, of 3600. 2025 entry: 2660 home, 2770 rest of UK, 2740 international, so about 1970 on the current scale for home. 2024 entry: 2600, 2660, 2590. 2023 entry: 2500, 2670, 2730. Eight years are published. |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown. Glasgow publishes the lowest considered but no mean and no distribution for dentistry. |
| Interview format | Online panel interview |
| Data status | Eight years of lowest scores considered, published by fee status. Glasgow does NOT take the SJT into account at all for dentistry. Around 200 are selected for interview on UCAT rank |
Source
https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/dental/undergraduate/ucat/ ; https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_1274675_smxx.pdf (BDS UCAT cut-off scores including 2025 entry) ; BDS person specification, September 2027 entry
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Course (UCAS code) | BDS (A200), 5 years |
| GCSE | Six GCSEs at grade 7 including Maths or Physics, and English Language or Literature |
| A level | AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology at grade A |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Standard: AAAAB at Higher by the end of S5 plus BB at Advanced Higher in S6 (three S6 subjects, including Advanced Higher Biology and Chemistry), with Higher Biology and Chemistry at grade A and Higher Maths or Physics; National 5 English at grade B. Widening access (Reach programme): AAABB at Higher plus B at Advanced Higher, Higher Biology/Human Biology and Chemistry at A/B or B/A (an Advanced Higher at B is also required if either science is only a B), Higher Maths or Physics and National 5 English at grade B |
| IB | 36 points with three HL subjects at 6,6,6 including HL Chemistry AND Biology |
| Resits accepted? | Unknown |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Course type | Standard entry |
| Degree requirement (graduate routes) | Unknown |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | No points conversion has been published. What the University does say about the UCAT is in the row below. |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | UCAT is described as an extremely important part of entry - applicants whose score is too low do not reach interview regardless of academic qualifications. Unusually, Glasgow does NOT consider the SJT band at all in decision making. Personal statement IS used for interview selection No published threshold during the cycle. Glasgow publishes the LOWEST SCORE CONSIDERED for interview after the event, of 3600: 2025 entry 2660 home, 2770 rest of UK, 2740 international. 2024 entry 2600 / 2660 / 2590. 2023 entry 2500 / 2670 / 2730. Home 2025 converts to about 1970 on the current scale |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Degree requirement | Unknown |
| Figures cover | Places only: Scottish Funding Council dentistry intake target for academic year 2025-26, home, rest of UK and Republic of Ireland plus international together. Glasgow: 72 home and 15 international. |
| Places | 87 |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not considered at all in decision making, which is unusual. |