Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), A901) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.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 sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, a degree 4%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- A901 · A9 other medicine and dentistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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 yearSubject at this uni
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 SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%96%
Learning opportunities94%94%
Assessment and feedback87%87%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management83%83%
Learning resources97%93%
Student voice74%83%
60 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£42k3 years£46.5k5 years£51.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 215 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying5% unemployed30% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 99%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
100%
use what they learned
UK 100%
- Other Health Professionals90%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 Sheffield | Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
See all 52 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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