Dental Surgery at University of Sheffield
Dental Surgery (BDS, A200) at University of Sheffield asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check sheffield.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 144–159 points. 13% had fewer than the 144 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a degree 4%, a baccalaureate 1%.
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
- 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 yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 99%
0%
left higher education
UK 1%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 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
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
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 BDS | 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 this course | 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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