CTU

Entry CriteriaUK and Ireland, medicine, GEM and dentistry

Dentistry

Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.

University	Country	Course (UCAS code)	Course type	GCSE	A level	Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers	IB	Degree requirement (graduate routes)	UCAT	UCAT threshold	UCAT lowest accepted	UCAT average accepted	SJT - how the band is used	English language	Interview format	Figures cover	Places	Applications	Interviewed	Offers	Interviews per place	Offers per interview	How applications are scored (summary)	Scoring detail tab	Resits accepted?	Resits (detail)	Data status	Previous years - application year and UCAT figure	Source (FOI response and/or published page)	Position on the national scale (converted)

SCOTLAND	Scotland
Aberdeen	Scotland	BDS (A201), 4 years - GRADUATE ENTRY ONLY, school leavers cannot apply	Graduate entry	Not assessed. This is a graduate entry course, so school qualifications are not used	Not assessed. School leavers cannot apply. Entry is on a First or Upper Second Class honours degree in a medical or health related science	Not applicable - this is a graduate-entry-only route. A 2:1 or above in a bioscience or allied health profession degree is required instead of school-leaving qualifications	Not assessed. Graduate entry only	Upper second class honours or above in bio sciences or an allied health profession degree	Required	A minimum cut-off is NOT used. A score is allocated from overall UCAT performance against Aberdeen's own applicant pool, weighted academic 60 per cent and UCAT 40 per cent. The SJT is not scored but may be used in offer making to separate similar candidates Current-scale equivalents for 2025: about 1710 for Scottish applicants and about 1830 for the rest of the UK, converted from 2320 and 2470 of 3600.	Lowest score invited to interview, seven years published, 2019 to 2025. For 2025: about 1710 on the current scale for Scottish applicants and about 1830 for the rest of the UK, converted from 2320 and 2470 of 3600. CAUTION: Aberdeen's table is headed only 'Year' and states no scale, so the year labels should be treated with care. A201 is graduate entry only.	Unknown. Aberdeen publishes the lowest invited but no mean and no distribution.	Not scored, but may be used in offer making to separate similar candidates.	Aberdeen's higher tier applies to its clinical programmes: IELTS Academic/UKVI 7.0 overall with Speaking 7.0, Writing 6.0, Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5	MMI	Places only: Scottish Funding Council dentistry intake target for academic year 2025-26, home, rest of UK and Republic of Ireland plus international together. Aberdeen: 22 home and 1 international.	23	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statement used both in the application and at interview. UK applicants only	Aberdeen - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	Seven years of lowest scores invited to interview published, 2019 to 2025. The table is headed only 'Year' and states no scale, so treat the year labels with care. A201 is graduate entry only	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/english/undergraduate-degrees---english-requirements/	No earlier-year figures published
Dundee	Scotland	BDS Dentistry (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	English and Maths at grade 6	AAA including Biology and Chemistry, all in one sitting with no retakes	Standard: AAAAB at Higher including Biology (Human Biology preferred) and Chemistry, National 5 English and Maths at grade B, plus three Advanced Highers/Highers in S6 normally at BBB, taken in one sitting with no resits. Widening access: AAABB at Higher with at least one of Biology/Chemistry at grade A and an Advanced Higher in Biology or Chemistry at grade B; applicants spreading Highers over two years must complete the university's Access Summer School	37 points including 6,6,6 at HL with no retakes, including Biology and Chemistry	Unknown	Required	No minimum cut-off score. The SJT is not used in the initial selection for interview Current-scale equivalents for 2023/24 entry: the lowest interviewed, 1940 of 3600, converts to below the 1st national decile, and the average of 2567 converts to about 1890.	Lowest score among applicants INTERVIEWED, of 3600. 2019/20 entry 2040, 2020/21 2030, 2021/22 1970, 2022/23 2120. Every one of those fell below the 1st decile of its own cycle, which makes Dundee's intake unusually wide. The series stops at 2022/23 entry and predates the scale change.	Average among applicants INTERVIEWED, of 3600. 2019/20 entry 2525, 2020/21 2529, 2021/22 2536, 2022/23 2608. That is the 51st to the 62nd percentile of the cycle, so roughly 1885 to 1960 on the current scale. Dundee is not a school where only very high scorers are seen.	Not used in the initial selection for interview.	GCSE English grade 6	In-person MMI; online for international applicants	All applicants, 2022/23 entry. Places: Scottish Funding Council dentistry intake target for academic year 2025-26, 51 home and 11 international.	62	687	220	147	3.55	0.67	Personal statement not used for interview selection but may be used at interview. Contextual offer AAABB at Higher with Biology and Chemistry at A	Dundee - Dentistry	No	AAA in one sitting with no retakes	Five years published to 2023/24 entry, all of 3600 and all describing applicants INTERVIEWED. 2023/24: 783 applications, 334 interviewed, average 2567, lowest 1940, highest 3200, 116 offers, 58 matriculations. The lowest converts to below the 1st national decile and the average to about 1890 on the current scale	Average, lowest and highest UCAT (of 3600). 2019/20: 2525 / 2040 / 3070. 2020/21: 2529 / 2030 / 3060. 2021/22: 2536 / 1970 / 3060. 2022/23: 2608 / 2120 / 3180	FOI via WhatDoTheyKnow: University of Dundee, applications, interviews, offers and UCAT range 2019/20-2022/23 \| Web: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/dentistry/entry-requirements ; https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	Current-scale equivalents, average then lowest then highest. 2019/20 average 2525, no decile table published for the 2018 cycle. 2019/20 lowest 2040, no decile table published for the 2018 cycle. 2020/21 average 2529 = about 1880 (6th decile), estimated table. 2020/21 lowest 2030 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. 2021/22 average 2536 = about 1880 (6th decile), estimated table. 2021/22 lowest 1970 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. 2022/23 average 2608 = about 1930 (7th decile), estimated table. 2022/23 lowest 2120 = below the 1st decile, estimated table. Year labels read as ENTRY year, so the test cycle is one year earlier. NOT YET CONFIRMED with the university - to be checked. Highest scores are above the 9th decile in every year, so no equivalent can be given for them.
Glasgow	Scotland	BDS (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Six GCSEs at grade 7 including Maths or Physics, and English Language or Literature	AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology at grade A	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	36 points with three HL subjects at 6,6,6 including HL Chemistry AND Biology	Unknown	Required	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	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.	Unknown. Glasgow publishes the lowest considered but no mean and no distribution for dentistry.	Not considered at all in decision making, which is unusual.	IELTS Academic 7.0 with no subtest below 7.0 (university-wide requirement for medicine and dentistry)	Online panel interview	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.	87	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	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	Glasgow - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	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	Unknown	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/	No earlier-year figures published

ENGLAND	England
Birmingham	England	BDS Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Maths 7, English Language or Literature 7, Biology 8, Chemistry 8	AAA including Biology and Chemistry plus one other	Contact admissions	32 points with grade 6 in HL Chemistry and Biology plus one other subject at 6	Unknown	Required	No fixed cut-off published. Lowest interviewed 2026 entry: from 2190 of 2700	Lowest interviewed, excluding contextual and widening participation applicants. 2026 entry, of 2700: 2190 interviewed and 2210 offered. 2025 entry, of 3600: 2870 at both stages, about 2180 on the current scale. 2024 entry, of 3600: 2780 at both stages, about 2100.	Mean, excluding contextual and widening participation applicants. 2026 entry, of 2700: 2303 interviewed and 2288 offered. 2025 entry, of 3600: 3013 and 2956. 2024 entry, of 3600: 2914 and 2925. The 2026 mean interviewed of 2303 sits above the ninth national decile, so this is one of the most UCAT-selective entries in the workbook.	Unknown. Birmingham publishes no SJT rule for dentistry.	IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in all bands (see Birmingham medicine entry for the full list)	MMI	2026 entry, UCAT scale 2700	65	880	320	118	4.92	0.37	Personal statement assessed for motivation. Contextual offers one grade below standard	Birmingham - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	2026 entry (of 2700): 880 applications, 320 interviewed, 118 offers, 65 places; UCAT interviewed 2190 to 2660, mean 2303; offered 2210 to 2470, mean 2288. 2025 entry (of 3600): 791 applications, 317 interviewed, 141 offers, 71 places; UCAT interviewed 2870 to 3420, mean 3013. 2024 entry (of 3600): 937 applications, 320 interviewed, 140 offers, 72 places	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes ; University of Birmingham FOI response 2026.08.2429, 15 September 2026, which refused all seven questions under section 21 and directed to the published MBChB and BDS admissions statistics and the selection for interview pages	Current-scale equivalents, 2025 entry, 2024 test cycle. lowest interviewed 2870 = about 2130 (9th decile). mean interviewed 3013 = about above the 9th decile. highest interviewed 3420 = about above the 9th decile. The 2026 entry figures are already on the 900 to 2700 scale: 2190 at the lowest interviewed sits just below the 9th decile, and the mean of 2303 is above it. Entry years stated explicitly, so the cycles are certain.
Bristol	England	BDS Dentistry (A206), 5 years	Standard entry	Maths 7 (advanced numeracy), English 4 (standard literacy)	AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths	Contact admissions	36 points with 18 at HL, including 6,6 at HL in Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Maths	Unknown	Required	No cut-off score, stated in terms by Bristol for both A206 and A208. Once the minimum academic requirements are met, the application is scored with a 100 per cent weighting on the UCAT result. The Situational Judgement Test is excluded from that total	Unknown	Unknown	Excluded from the UCAT total, which carries a 100 per cent weighting at interview selection.	Covered by the GCSE English requirement	Online structured interview	No volumes published. Places: Office for Students dental maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. Bristol's limit is 71 in total, 67 home and 4 overseas, and covers A206 and A208 together.	67	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statements are not scored. The reference and the UCAT are used to separate similar profiles. Contextual offers up to two grades lower (ABB)	Bristol - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	No numerical figures published at any stage. Bristol states the interview threshold changes each year with the strength of the cohort and cannot be used to predict an invitation	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published
Bristol	England	Gateway to Dentistry BDS (A208), 6 years	Gateway year	English 4 and Maths 4	BBC including B in Biology or Chemistry. Applicants predicted or holding AAB or above are NOT eligible	Contact admissions	29 points with 14 at HL, including 5 at HL in Biology or Chemistry	Unknown	Required	No cut-off score, stated in terms by Bristol. Interview selection carries a 100 per cent weighting on the UCAT, with the Situational Judgement Test excluded from the total	Unknown	Unknown	Excluded from the UCAT total, which carries a 100 per cent weighting at interview selection.	Covered by the GCSE English requirement	MMI	No volumes published. Places: Bristol's Office for Students dental limit of 67 anticipated home students covers A206 and the Gateway course A208 together. The split between the two is not published.	67	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Deliberately capped - applicants predicted AAB or above are ineligible. UK applicants with specific widening participation markers only. Personal statement no longer a weighted component	Bristol A208 - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published
Central Lancashire (UCLan)	England	BDS (A202), 4 years - GRADUATE ENTRY ONLY, school leavers cannot apply	Graduate entry	GCSE Maths and English Language at grade B or 5, required in addition to the degree	Three A levels at grade C or above with at least two from Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Maths, required IN ADDITION to the degree. School leavers cannot apply: the University states it offers graduate entry places only, with no standard entry places	Contact admissions	Not specified	2:1 in a biomedical discipline	Required	NOT APPLICABLE. UCLan states that it does not consider external admissions tests such as the UCAT or GAMSAT at any part of the admissions process, and uses its own internal multiple-choice entrance assessment instead. 29 places on the graduate entry pathway	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. No SJT rule is published.	Unknown	MMI	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes.	28	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	An academic reference is required instead of a personal statement, and work experience is no longer used. Open to UK and overseas applicants	Central Lancashire - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	No earlier-year figures published
King's College London	England	BDS Dentistry (A205), 5 years	Standard entry	Grade 6 in both English Language and Maths	A*AA including A in Biology or Chemistry, plus grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology	Contact admissions	38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects	Unknown	Required	No threshold in any year, since it depends on the range of scores received. King's publishes full statistics instead, of 3600, for A205. 2024 entry, applicants: lowest 1640, mean 2604, highest 3370. Interviewed: lowest 2580, mean 2882. Offer holders: lowest 2580, mean 2897. About 1910 lowest interviewed and 2140 mean on the current scale	Lowest score at each stage, of 3600, 2024 entry for A205. Applicants 1640, interviewed 2580, offer holders 2580. About 1910 on the current scale for the lowest interviewed. King's publishes five years, 2020 to 2024 entry, at applicant, interview and offer stage.	Mean score at each stage, of 3600, 2024 entry for A205. Applicants 2604, interviewed 2882, offer holders 2897. About 2140 on the current scale for the mean interviewed. Measure yourself against the interviewed mean, not the applicant mean.	No cut-off published. King's publishes modal and lowest SJT bands for 2020 to 2024 entry.	Band B: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with 6.5 minimum in each skill	Format to be confirmed for 2026 entry	A205, 2024 entry. 1,325 applications, 334 interviews, 171 offers. Places: Office for Students dental maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. King's limit is 148 in total, 141 home and 7 overseas, and covers A205, A202 and A204 together.	141	1325	334	171	2.37	0.51	Contextual information is considered but no contextual offers are made - every applicant must meet the standard requirements. Personal statement used in assessment	King's - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	Five years published for A205, 2020 to 2024 entry, at applicant, interview and offer stage, with SJT modal and lowest bands. 2024 entry: 1,325 applications, 334 interviews, 171 offers, 112 acceptances, 109 enrolments. Nothing published for A206 or A202	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements	No earlier-year figures published
King's College London	England	BDS Graduate/Professional Entry (A202), 4 years - GRADUATE ENTRY ONLY, school leavers cannot apply	Graduate entry	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable - not scored on this route	Not applicable	Minimum 2:1 undergraduate bachelor degree in a Biosciences subject	Required	Required, but no figure published. King's publishes full admissions statistics for A205 and A102 but none for A202 or A206	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. No SJT rule is published for this route.	Band B: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with 6.5 minimum in each skill	Format to be confirmed	No volumes published. Places: King's Office for Students dental limit of 141 anticipated home students covers A205, A202 and A204 together. The split between the three is not published.	141	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statement assessed for commitment and a realistic appreciation of the programme's demands. Contextual consideration but no contextual offers. UK applicants only	King's A202 - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements	No earlier-year figures published
King's College London	England	BDS Entry Programme for Medical Graduates (A204), 3 years - GRADUATE ENTRY ONLY, school leavers cannot apply	Medical graduates only	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable - not scored on this route	Not applicable	Qualified doctors registered with the GMC who have completed Foundation Years 1 and 2	None required	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. No SJT rule is published for this route.	Band A: IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with 7.0 minimum in each skill	Panel interviews	No volumes published. Places: King's Office for Students dental limit of 141 anticipated home students covers A205, A202 and A204 together. The split between the three is not published.	141	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Ten places only, no admissions test, and not open to overseas fee payers. Qualified doctors only	King's A204 - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	Complete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes. A Freedom of Information request is live under 753.26, next date 8 October 2026.	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements	No earlier-year figures published
Leeds	England	BChD Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Minimum six GCSEs at grade 6 including Chemistry, Biology (or Dual Science), English and Maths	AAA including Biology and Chemistry. General Studies and Critical Thinking excluded	Contact admissions	35 points including 6 in HL Chemistry and Biology plus a further HL at 6	Unknown	Required. SJT band 3 or 4 excludes the applicant	No cut-off. Lowest shortlisted 2026 entry, of 2700: 1720 UK, 1590 widening participation, 1740 international. SJT band 3 or 4 excludes	Lowest shortlisted, 2026 entry, of 2700: 1720 UK, 1590 widening participation, 1740 international. The widening participation figure is 130 points below the standard one.	Unknown. Leeds refused the mean, the highest and the distribution under section 36(2)(c).	Bands 3 AND 4 both exclude the applicant. This is the strictest SJT rule in UK dentistry.	IELTS 7.5 overall with no less than 7.5 in Spoken English (university requirement for Leeds medicine and dentistry)	Online MMI	All applicants, 2024 entry (released under FOI)	70	2202	520	Unknown	7.43	Unknown	Strictest SJT rule in UK dentistry - bands 3 AND 4 both exclude, where most schools only exclude band 4. Only personal statements relevant to dentistry are accepted. One resit attempt allowed. Access to Leeds offers up to two grades lower	Leeds - Dentistry	Yes, with conditions - one resit attempt	One resit attempt allowed. Access to Leeds offers up to two grades lower	Lowest shortlisted scores published. Mean, highest and distribution still refused under section 36(2)(c)	No figures published. SJT bands 3 and 4 exclude the applicant	FOI via WhatDoTheyKnow: University of Leeds, application, interview and place counts released; UCAT scores refused under section 36(2)(c) \| Web: https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published
Liverpool	England	BDS Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Minimum eight GCSEs including at least five at grade 7 and three at grade 6	AAA in three A levels taken at one sitting after two years of study. Biology and Chemistry essential	Contact admissions	36 points including at least 6 in HL Chemistry and Biology	Unknown	Required	No fixed threshold. The total UCAT and the SJT band are scored separately, added, then combined with the non-academic information questionnaire, with UCAT and SJT together carrying 40 per cent. Mean at interview 2025 entry, of 3600: 2671 home, 2589 contextual, 2624 international, which is about 1970, 1920 and 1930 on the current scale	Unknown. Liverpool publishes the mean at interview but no lowest score.	Mean at interview, 2025 entry, of 3600: 2671 home, 2589 contextual, 2624 international, which is about 1970, 1920 and 1930 on the current scale.	Scored. The total UCAT and the SJT band are scored separately and added, with the two together carrying 40 per cent of the application.	IELTS 7.0 overall with no component below 7.0 (university requirement for Liverpool medicine and dentistry)	MMI	Home including contextual, September 2025 entry (October 2024 UCAS deadline), UCAT scale 3600	72	2015	484	114	6.72	0.24	Academic attainment is a gate, not a rank: Liverpool confirmed it does not rank applicants on grades and uses no points system for A200. At stage two, total UCAT and SJT band are scored and added, then combined with the non-academic information questionnaire, weighted 40 per cent to 60 per cent. The top scorers are interviewed and the offer depends solely on the interview score. Confirmed under FOI/2627/020	Liverpool - Dentistry	No	AAA taken at one sitting after two years of study	UCAT figures not published	September 2025 entry (of 3600). Applications 1779 home, 236 contextual, 95 international. Interviews 417, 67, 13. Offers 96, 18, fewer than 10. Accepted 56, 10, fewer than 10. Mean UCAT at interview 2671 home, 2589 contextual, 2624 international; at offer 2679, 2619, 2647 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2671 is about 1970, 2589 is about 1920, 2624 is about 1940, 2679 is about 1980, 2619 is about 1940, 2647 is about 1960.	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb ; University of Liverpool FOI response FOI/2627/020, 14 September 2026	Current-scale equivalents, September 2025 entry, 2024 test cycle. mean at interview, home 2671 = about 1970 (7th decile). mean at interview, contextual 2589 = about 1920 (6th decile). mean at interview, international 2624 = about 1940 (7th decile). mean at offer, home 2679 = about 1980 (7th decile). mean at offer, contextual 2619 = about 1940 (7th decile). mean at offer, international 2647 = about 1960 (7th decile). Entry year stated explicitly by the University, so the cycle is certain.
Manchester	England	BDS Dentistry (A206), 5 years	Standard entry	At least seven GCSEs at grade 7 or above	AAA including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology	Contact admissions	36 points overall including core points, with at least 666 at HL	Unknown	Required	No published cut-off. Mean invited 2021 entry: about 2010 of 2700, converted. SJT bands 3 and 4 both exclude the applicant, which is the same unusually strict rule Manchester applies to medicine	Unknown. Manchester publishes no lowest score for dentistry.	Mean invited, 2021 entry: about 2010 on the current scale, converted. That is the only UCAT figure Manchester publishes for dentistry and it is now four cycles old.	Bands 3 AND 4 both exclude the applicant, the same unusually strict rule Manchester applies to medicine.	IELTS 7.0 with no component below 6.5; PTE Academic 65; CAE/CPE 185	MMI	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes.	67	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statement not directly assessed but reserved for review. Contextual offers AAB including Chemistry and Biology for applicants from disadvantaged areas	Manchester - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	2021 entry (of 3600): average invited to interview 2720, lowest standard 2450, lowest WP+ 2330. Manchester notes these should not be read as the score required, since UCAT is not the sole reason for an interview invitation. No data retained for 2019 or 2020 Approximate current-scale equivalents, out of 2700: 2720 is about 2010, 2450 is about 1820, 2330 is about 1720.	Web (published admissions statistics): https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/dentistry/apply/statistics/ \| Note: Manchester refused FOI 026-450 in full under section 43(2); an internal review was requested on 26 August 2026 ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	Current-scale equivalents, 2021 entry, 2020 test cycle. mean invited 2720 = about 2010 (8th decile), estimated table. lowest standard 2450 = about 1820 (5th decile), estimated table. lowest widening participation 2330 = about 1720 (3rd decile), estimated table. Entry year stated explicitly, so the cycle is certain. The 2020 decile table is estimated, so treat these as plus or minus about 10 points.
Newcastle	England	BDS Dental Surgery (A206), 5 years	Standard entry	Minimum of a pass in Maths and English	AAA including Biology and Chemistry	Contact admissions	37 points with Chemistry and Biology at grade 6 or above at HL	Unknown	Required	Reduced threshold for PARTNERS-eligible applicants A206 standard cut-off 2020 entry: about 1900 on the current scale.	Unknown	Unknown	Not used. Newcastle does not use the SJT for dentistry.	IELTS 7.0 including 7.0 in each of the four elements. IELTS One Skill Retake accepted	Online panel interview	Home applicants, 2024 entry. 71 places in total, 4 of them international	71	811	343	106	4.83	0.31	A reduced UCAT threshold applies to applicants eligible through the PARTNERS programme, which also gives a typical two-grade drop. Personal statement used	Newcastle - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT threshold not published in advance	UCAT cut-off, standard then contextual (all of 3600). 2020: 2560. 2021: 2740. 2022: 2690 / 2600. 2023: 2790 / 2690. 2024: 2680 / 2600. 2025: 2800 / 2770. Newcastle does not keep minimum, average or maximum UCAT data for shortlisted dental applicants, and does not use the SJT	FOI via WhatDoTheyKnow: Newcastle University, applications, interviews, offers and UCAT cut-offs 2020-2025 \| Web: https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	Current-scale equivalents, standard cut-off then contextual. 2020 entry, standard 2560 = about 1900 (7th decile), estimated table. 2021 entry, standard 2740 = about 2030 (9th decile), estimated table. 2022 entry, standard 2690 = about 1990 (8th decile), estimated table. 2022 entry, contextual 2600 = about 1920 (7th decile), estimated table. 2023 entry, standard 2790 = about 2060 (9th decile), estimated table. 2023 entry, contextual 2690 = about 1980 (8th decile), estimated table. 2024 entry, standard 2680 = about 1990 (8th decile). 2024 entry, contextual 2600 = about 1920 (7th decile). 2025 entry, standard 2800 = about 2080 (9th decile). 2025 entry, contextual 2770 = about 2050 (8th decile). Year labels read as ENTRY year, so the test cycle is one year earlier. NOT YET CONFIRMED with the university - to be checked.
Plymouth (Peninsula)	England	BDS Dental Surgery (A206), 5 years	Standard entry	Seven GCSE/Scottish National passes at grade 4 or higher including English Language, Maths and two sciences	A*AA to AAB including grade A in Biology and grade A in a second science from Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology	Contact admissions	36-38 points overall with HL6 in Biology and HL6 in one further science	Unknown	Required	A FIXED THRESHOLD, no ranking. A206, 2026 entry, of 2700: 2100 widening access home, 2120 standard home plus an A-star requirement, 2140 international plus an A-star. All three sit at the 9th national decile. A205 uses no admissions test at all	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. No SJT rule is published.	GCSE English Language grade 4	Online MMI	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes.	55	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statement is not considered at all and work experience is not required. Contextual offer AAB for widening access applicants meeting three indicators	Plymouth - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	UCAT figures not published	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	No earlier-year figures published
Plymouth (Peninsula)	England	BDS with Integrated Foundation Year (A205), 6 years	Foundation year	Five GCSE/Scottish National passes at grade 4 or higher including English Language, Maths and two sciences	BBB including grade B in Biology and grade B in a second science	Contact admissions	28-32 points with HL5 in Biology and HL5 in one further science	Unknown	None required	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. No SJT rule is published.	GCSE English Language grade 4	MMI	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes.	55	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No admissions test. Personal statements not reviewed and work experience not required. Applicants must meet three contextual indicators. UK students only	Plymouth A205 - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	Complete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes.	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	No earlier-year figures published
Queen Mary	England	BDS Dentistry (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	AAABBB (777666 for GCSEs taken from 2015) or above, in any order	A*AA achieved in one sitting over a study period of no longer than two years	Contact admissions	37 points overall with 666 in HL subjects	Unknown	Required	Published cut-off for interview by year of entry, of 3600: 2025 entry 2790 home and 2740 overseas; 2024 entry 2780 and 2810; 2023 entry 2760 and 2710. Home 2025 converts to about 2070 on the current scale. A total below the FOURTH decile is not considered further, and SJT band 4 is not considered further	Unknown	Unknown	Band 4 not considered further, alongside the fourth decile floor on the total.	Covered by the GCSE requirement	Online panel interviews	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes.	67	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Interviewers consider interests and community contributions. A level resits only considered where extenuating circumstances fall under the Equality Act 2010. Contextual offers one grade lower	Queen Mary - Dentistry	Only with mitigating circumstances	A*AA in one sitting over no more than two years. Resits only where extenuating circumstances fall under the Equality Act 2010	Three years of cut-offs published by fee status. 67 home and 4 overseas places on A200. Queen Mary states the thresholds cannot be predicted from previous years	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	No earlier-year figures published
Sheffield	England	BDS Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Six GCSEs at grade 7 including English, Maths and Science	AAA including Chemistry and Biology, plus a pass in the practical element of any science A levels taken	Contact admissions	36 points with 6 in HL Chemistry and Biology	Unknown	Required	Published cut-off for interview by year of entry, of 3600: 2690 for 2021 through to 2025 entry, unchanged for five years; 2570 for 2020, 2520 for 2019, 2540 for 2018. The 2025 figure converts to about 1990 on the current scale. For 2026 entry the rule changes to a total in the TOP 25 PERCENTILES, with SJT bands 1 or 2 only	Unknown	Unknown	For 2026 entry, bands 1 or 2 only, alongside a total in the top 25 percentiles.	GCSE English grade 7	Semi-structured panel interview with an interpersonal skills test	Places only: Office for Students maximum fundable limit, anticipated home students, 2025-26 entry cohort. This is the provider level limit across all of that provider's programmes in this subject, not a single course code. The OfS states it also applies for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for changes. 2025 entry. 1,249 applicants, 348 interviewed, 145 offers, 122 acceptances against 71 places	67	1249	348	145	5.19	0.42	Interview includes a separate interpersonal skills test alongside the panel. Personal statement used as a screening tool. Contextual offers one grade lower for Access+ and Access to Dentistry participants	Sheffield - Dentistry	Unknown	Unknown	Eight years of cut-offs published. 2025 entry: 1,249 applicants, 348 interviewed, 145 offers, 122 acceptances, 71 places. Sheffield states in terms that there is NO reduction in UCAT for Access applicants. Verbal Reasoning is used to separate applicants who are otherwise equal	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf ; Office for Students, medical and dental maximum fundable limits, 2025-26 entry cohort, read 14 September 2026. The OfS states these also apply for 2026-27 and beyond unless government asks for further changes	No earlier-year figures published
UEA (Norwich)	England	BDS Dentistry (A200), 5 years - NEW COURSE, FIRST ENTRY 2027	Standard entry - new course	Unknown. The course has not opened, so no entry requirements have been released.	Unknown. The course has not opened, so no entry requirements have been released.	Unknown	Unknown	Not applicable	Unknown. No admissions test has been announced.	Unknown. UEA confirmed under FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026 that it holds no recorded information at all for A200, because the course has not yet commenced and is due to start in 2027.	Unknown	Unknown		Unknown	Unknown	No applications have been made. Places only: 25 home and 11 international, stated by UEA under FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026. The Office for Students dental maximum fundable limit lists UEA at 25 from 2027-28, so the home figure matches.	25	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. Nothing has been published, and UEA holds no recorded information because the course does not start until 2027.		Unknown	Unknown	Course announced with place numbers only. Everything else is genuinely not held rather than withheld: UEA cited section 1(1)(a) and confirmed the course has not commenced. Worth re-asking once the 2027 cycle opens.	Not applicable - no cycle has run	FOI_26-182, response of 21 September 2026 ; Office for Students, dental maximum fundable limits	Not applicable

WALES	Wales
Cardiff	Wales	BDS Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	English Language 6, Biology 7, Chemistry 7	AAA including Biology and Chemistry	Contact admissions	36 overall or 666 in three HL subjects, including grade 6 in HL Biology and Chemistry	Unknown	Required	No fixed cut-off for any year or applicant group. Groups may differ and the level varies with the calibre of each cycle's applicants. 2026/27 entry, offers made (of 2700): average 2090, lowest 1670, highest 2530. FOI26-279 2023 entry mean offer holder: about 1910 on the current scale, converted from 2664 of 3600.	2026-27 entry, applicants who received an offer, of 2700: lowest 1670, highest 2530 (FOI26-279).	2026-27 entry, applicants who received an offer, of 2700: average 2090 (FOI26-279). For 2023 entry the mean offer holder was 2664 of 3600, about 1910 on the current scale. Five years of numeric UCAT, SJT and application data were released.	Not looked at. Cardiff confirmed this under FOI in August 2026. It was scored in bands up to 2024/25 entry.	GCSE English Language grade 6	MMI	All applicants, 2026/27 entry (FOI26-279)	74	2056	337	179	Unknown	Unknown	Personal statement must show commitment to dentistry, the required qualities and evidence of work experience. A level resits not accepted. Cardiff confirmed under FOI (August 2026) that it does NOT look at the SJT, and that there is no fixed UCAT cut-off for any year or applicant group. FOI data shows the SJT was scored in bands up to 2024/25 entry but has not been considered for dentistry since the 2025/26 cycle	Cardiff - Dentistry	No	A level resits not accepted	Complete - FOI response received August 2026, including five years of numeric UCAT, SJT and application data	Average UCAT of offer holders, released under FOI26-279 (scale 3600 to 2025/26, 2700 from 2026/27). 2022/23: 2602. 2023/24: 2664. 2024/25: 2726. 2025/26: 2776. 2026/27: 2090. SJT was scored in bands for entry to 2024/25 (average band as low as 1.30, meaning most applicants scored the strongest band) but Cardiff has not considered the SJT for dentistry since the 2025/26 cycle	FOI: Cardiff University FOI response FOI26-279, 18 August 2026 (direct to requester) (dental applications FAQs 2026, including SJT band history) \| Web: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2026/dental-surgery-bds ; https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-information/students-applicants/admissions-policies	Current-scale equivalents, mean offer holder. 2022/23 entry 2602 = about 1920 (7th decile), estimated table. 2023/24 entry 2664 = about 1960 (8th decile), estimated table. 2024/25 entry 2726 = about 2020 (8th decile). 2025/26 entry 2776 = about 2060 (8th decile). The 2026/27 figure of 2090 is already on the 900 to 2700 scale and needs no conversion; it sits just below the 8th decile. Cardiff's own note that the scale changed from 2026/27 confirms these labels are entry years.

NORTHERN IRELAND	Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast	Northern Ireland	BDS Dental Surgery (A200), 5 years	Standard entry	Best nine subjects scored: A*/9 = 4 points, A/7-8 = 3 points, B/6 = 2 points	AAA including Biology/Human Biology and Chemistry	Contact admissions	36 points overall including 666 at HL including Biology and Chemistry	Unknown	Required	No raw score published. For 2026 entry the total UCAT is converted by decile into 0 to 9 additional points. UCAT is compulsory for all home fee applicants	Unknown	Unknown	Used only to separate borderline applicants.	Covered by the GCSE requirement	MMI	No volumes published. The University's Admission Policy Statement for Dentistry for 2026 Entry states 15 places for international students and does not give the home figure. Place numbers in Northern Ireland are set by the Department of Health and the Department for the Economy, not by the Office for Students.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Best nine GCSEs scored on a 4/3/2 points scale, as with QUB medicine. Personal statements not scored but motivation and commitment expected. Maximum two attempts at A levels; resits restricted to previous applicants who held a conditional firm offer	Queen's Belfast - Dentistry	Yes, with conditions	Maximum two attempts; normally restricted to previous applicants who held a conditional firm offer	Scoring scheme published, no score figures at any stage. From 2026 entry the overall score covers three sections only, verbal reasoning, decision making and quantitative reasoning. The SJT is used only to separate borderline applicants.	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND	Republic of Ireland
Trinity College Dublin	Republic of Ireland	B.Dent.Sc Dental Science, 5 years	Standard entry (Ireland)	Not applicable	Grade B plus grade C in two of Physics, Chemistry or Biology	Not applicable - Irish Leaving Certificate system applies instead	Three HL subjects at grade 5 and three SL at grade 4, to include English, Maths and another language	Unknown	Not used	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Not applicable. This school uses the HPAT-Ireland, not the UCAT.	Included within the IB requirement	Only for non-traditional entry routes	No volumes published. Places in the Republic of Ireland are set nationally through the Higher Education Authority and the CAO framework rather than by each university, and are not published per school.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No UCAT. Personal statements only required for non-traditional routes. Resits not accepted	Trinity Dublin - Dentistry	No	Resits not accepted	Complete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes.	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published
University College Cork	Republic of Ireland	BDS Dental Surgery (CK702 CAO), 5 years	Standard entry (Ireland)	Minimum English at grade 4	Irish Leaving Certificate: at least six subjects, minimum H4 in two and O6/H7 in four others	Not applicable - Irish Leaving Certificate system applies instead	Minimum 36 points excluding bonus points, including three HL subjects with Chemistry and one other science at 6 minimum	Unknown	Not used	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Not applicable. This school uses the HPAT-Ireland, not the UCAT.	GCSE English grade 4 minimum	15-minute interview for international students	No volumes published. Places in the Republic of Ireland are set nationally through the Higher Education Authority and the CAO framework rather than by each university, and are not published per school.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No UCAT. Personal statements considered for international and mature applicants regarding motivation and work experience. Resits not accepted	UC Cork - Dentistry	No	Resits not accepted	Complete on entry requirements and on the selection method as the university describes it. Not published: application volumes, interview volumes and offer volumes.	Unknown	https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2026.pdf	No earlier-year figures published

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