About Dentistry Bds in Queen's University Belfast

The Dental School at Queen's has been responsible for delivering dental education in Northern Ireland since 1920. In the National Student Survey, where our final year students have an opportunity to give anonymous feedback on the completion of their 5-year course, the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree at Queen’s University is consistently highly rated.

Dentistry Degree Highlights

Dentistry at Queen’s is Ranked 5th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2018)

Professional Accreditations

• The Queen’s University Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree programme is recognised and approved by the United Kingdom’s General Dental Council (GDC) as a registrable qualification.

Career Development

• Students will have the opportunity to undertake clinical placements from year 1 of the course. During their course students will gain valuable experience in a range of clinical settings to help develop their skills and career opportunities.
• Students who successfully complete the BDS programme can apply for full registration with the GDC which allows the registrant to practise as a dentist in the UK if the student fulfils the UK government’s residency requirements.

World Class Facilities

• We take great pride in our commitment to enhancing the student learning experience and our modern clinical facilities are a key part of this. Our students are working and learning in clinics which have been redeveloped to a high specification and a new state-of-the-art Clinical Techniques Laboratory (CTL) is now used by students throughout the programme.

Internationally Renowned Experts

• Dentistry at Queen’s is Ranked 1st in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2017)

​​​​​​Academic qualification equivalents

• The Standard Indian XII (10+2) examinations from CBSE, CISCE or State Boards of Higher Secondary Education are acceptable for admission to our Bachelor degree programmes.

An average mark of 70 - 85% or higher (best of 5 academic subjects) in the Standard Indian XII Higher Secondary School certificates awarded by the central boards (CBSE, CISCE) or a state board, or equivalent, with 75% or higher where subject requirements are stipulated (comparable with Grade B at A Level).

English language requirements (one of the below):

•  IELTS: 6.5 minimum of 5.5 in all four elements of the test
• TOEFL iBT : 90 with minimum marks as follows:  Listening - 17,Reading - 18,Speaking - 20,Writing - 17
• PTE: 62 overall with minimum of 51 in each component

Queen's University Belfast Highlights

Queen’s University Belfast Cost of Attendance