dentistry @ birmingham professor damien walmsley (dentistry admissions team)
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Dentistry @ BirminghamProfessor Damien Walmsley (Dentistry Admissions Team)
UCAS code: A200Duration: 5 yearsPlaces available: 75Start date: September
In a nutshell…
Education and Training
lectures, seminars, small group work, individual tuition enquiry-based learning eCourse VLE
Welcome to student heaven
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Education and Training
Five terms pre-clinical:
Biological Sciences,
Integrated Health Sciences,
Practical Dental Skills, etc.
Education and Training
Introductory
clinical term
Education and Training
Three years clinical: training to
enable graduates to competently and safely treat patients independently
Career Opportunities
General Dental PracticeCommunity DentistryHospital DentistryArmed Forces Dentistry Industrial DentistryUniversity Dentistry
Restricted numbers!
Figures for 2013 BDS intake:
Applications: 687 Interviews: 292 Offers made: 145 Offers accepted: 86 Places filled: 75
Note: Significant financial penalties if student intake quota is exceeded
Requirements GCSE:
– A* (Chem., Biol.); A (Eng. Lang., Maths) AS-level:
– B (or higher) with A-level A-level:
– AAA (Chem., Biol., another subject +)+ must not be General Studies
Work experience: – min. 10 full working days ++
– ++ must be GDP partly-/fully- NHS Work in Society:
– min. few hours most weeks for 3 months
will not be considered
Candidates who re-sit GCSE or A2 exams
Re-sits
Applications
All applications must be through UCAS
Do NOT mix Medicine and Dentistry applications
Use the remaining option for alternative course choice
This will not disadvantage you in any way
Multiple Mini InterviewsNew form of interview process
from 2014 intake onwardsAll interviews undertaken over 1 week
planned for mid-February8 to10 stations testing relevant skills,
knowledge and abilityBest performers will be made
conditional offers
Non-academic Requirements for DentistryHealth DeclarationImmunisation Status
Hepatitis B – enough time for course of inoculations?
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check
Must be completed by specified time or place on course will be forfeit!
New Dental Hospital & School
Further Information
Kris Coomar
The School of Dentistry
University of Birmingham.
0121 466 5472