Dental Surgery at University of Plymouth
Dental Surgery (BDS, A206) at University of Plymouth: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on plymouth.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check plymouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a degree 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery
- Code
- A206 · A2 pre-clinical dentistry
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Found to be sufficient by the General Dental Council (GDC) for the purpose of eligibility for registration with that body. 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%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%96%
Learning opportunities99%94%
Assessment and feedback97%87%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management96%83%
Learning resources98%93%
Student voice95%83%
70 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£42k3 years£48k5 years£52k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working10% working and studying15% 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%
100%
use what they learned
UK 100%
- Other Health Professionals95%
- Medical Practitioners5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
Subjects
clinical dentistry medicine and dentistry
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Dentistry at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Dental Hygiene BDH | 112 - 147 points | — |
| University of Birmingham | Dentistry BDS | 144 points | 160–175 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Oral Health Science BSc | BCC | — |
| Bangor University | Dental Hygiene DipHE | 80 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Dentistry BDS | — | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Dental Surgery (Graduates Only) BDS | — | — |
| University of Dundee | Dentistry BDS | — | 240+ |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Dental Surgery BDS | — | 144–159 |
| University of Essex | Dental Hygiene FdSc | — | — |
| University of Plymouth | Dental Surgery this course | — | 160–175 |
See all 52 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More medicine and dentistry at University of Plymouth
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- Dental Therapy and Hygiene BSc (Hons)
- Dental Therapy and Hygiene with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Medical Sciences BSc (Hons)
- Medicine BMBS
- Medicine with Foundation Year BMBS