UCLan's School of Dentistry in Preston offers a five-year BDS with a community and widening-participation focus, plus a graduate-entry route. Its selection is straightforward: applicants are ranked by UCAT score, and the highest scorers are invited to interview.
UCLan uses the UCAT to rank applications before interview: once you meet the eligibility and academic requirements, the highest-scoring applicants are invited to interview. There's no published cut-off — it depends on the pool each year. UCLan offers both a school-leaver BDS and a graduate-entry route (for holders of a 2:1 biomedical degree), and all applicants must sit the UCAT in the year of application and complete a Verification of Prior Learning form.
Because UCLan ranks on UCAT for interview, a competitive score is your route in — much as at the other pure-ranking schools. Confirm whether the standard or graduate-entry route fits you, get your Verification of Prior Learning form in on time, and aim for a solid score.
Check your percentile →A-levels including Biology and Chemistry (a graduate-entry route exists for 2:1 biomedical-degree holders); confirm the exact grades on UCLan's page.
Grade 6 (B) or above in Maths and English Language, alongside the science requirements.
UCLan values genuine insight into dentistry and patient care, explored at the MMI.
MMI. Multiple mini-interviews covering communication, knowledge of dentistry, ethics, professionalism and teamworking.
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UCLan ranks applicants by UCAT score before interview and invites the highest scorers, with no published cut-off — it depends on the pool each year. So a competitive score is what secures an interview.
Yes — alongside the school-leaver BDS, there's a graduate-entry route for holders of a 2:1 degree in a biomedical discipline.
A multiple mini-interview covering communication, knowledge of dentistry, ethics, professionalism and teamworking.
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