Dentistry at University of Birmingham
Dentistry (BDS, A200) at University of Birmingham asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 14% had fewer than the 144 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a degree 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery
- Code
- A200 · A2 pre-clinical dentistry
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
The General Dental Council quality assures and approves qualifications for registration, for the following registrant groups: Dentists; dental hygienists; dental therapists; dental nurses; clinical dental technicians; dental technicians; and orthodontic therapists. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 99%
0%
left higher education
UK 1%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%96%
Learning opportunities96%94%
Assessment and feedback83%87%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management85%83%
Learning resources84%93%
Student voice92%83%
60 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£44k3 years£47k5 years£52k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 150 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working20% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 99%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 100%
- Other Health Professionals100%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
pre-clinical dentistry medicine and dentistry
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Dentistry at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Dentistry BDS | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Dental Therapy and Hygiene BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Dental Hygiene BDH | 112 - 147 points | — |
| Newcastle University | Dentistry BDS | AAA | — |
| University of Birmingham | Dentistry this course | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Dentistry BDS | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Leeds | Dental Surgery BChD | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Dental Surgery BDS | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Manchester | Dentistry (BDS first-year entry) BDS | AAA | — |
| University of Sheffield | Dental Surgery BDS | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Huddersfield | Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | — |
See all 52 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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