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School of Dentistry Undergraduate Programmes www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Cardiff University
School of Dentistry
WORLD
LEADING
ACADEMIC
research excellence
HIGH SKILLS
EMPLOYABILITY
Transferable
II www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Friendly Supportive environment
Modern teaching laboratories
We have one of the strongest
BDS employability records
among our competitor dental
schools in the UK.
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Discover the Cardiff Experience
A leading university . . .
◗◗ You’ll be part of a Russell Group ◗◗ You’ll benefit from outstanding teaching
university – one of the UK’s world-class in a research-led environment – Cardiff
universities. is ranked in the UK’s top 5 universities
for research quality.
◗◗ You can choose from more than 350
degree programmes. The Cardiff ◗◗ Staff include a Nobel Laureate and
University degree is known and numerous Fellows of the Royal Society
respected worldwide with a substantial and other prestigious institutions.
number accredited by the professions
and other external bodies.
in an outstanding city . . .
◗◗ You’ll live in a friendly, compact and safe ◗◗ Your money will go further at Cardiff
city with all your study, living and leisure with capital city attractions at provincial
needs within walking distance. prices – Cardiff is amongst the most
affordable/cost effective student
destinations in the UK.1
with able and motivated students . . .
◗◗ You’ll be at a first choice university ◗◗ You’ll be at an international university
where demand for places is strong. with students from more than 100
countries who have excellent career
◗◗ You’ll be studying in an environment with prospects.
able and motivated students who have
high grades at A-level or equivalent.
who have excellent career prospects.
◗◗ You can be confident of your future ◗◗ You’ll be in demand – Cardiff is among
prospects – 95% of our students were the top 25 universities targeted
employed or had entered further study by employers seeking high calibre
within six months of completing their graduates.3
studies.2
Notes
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Leavers Survey 2016/17 www.cardiff.ac.uk
3. High Fliers Research
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Contact us
For students from the UK and EU:
Tel: 029 2087 4455
Email: enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk
For students from the rest of the world:
Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4432
Email: international@cardiff.ac.uk
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Welcome Contents
Your time as an undergraduate student Cardiff: A capital city 4
should be as enjoyable as it is rewarding. Cardiff: A leading university 6
Therefore, it is essential that you make The Heath Park Campus 8
a choice of university that is right for you. Living in Cardiff 10
Studying at the
School of Dentistry 12
Undergraduate Programmes
Dental Therapy and Hygiene 14
Dentistry 16
What do our students say? 18
Entry Requirements 19
This brochure will provide you with more details
of our programmes. We hope that they will give
you more than just a flavour of what we have
to offer you. However, we are always ready to
answer any questions you may have, by post,
telephone or email, or when you come to
Cardiff for a visit. You will find the appropriate
contacts at the end of this brochure.
The School of Dentistry at Cardiff has a
longstanding reputation for excellence in Important Legal Information
teaching, research and clinical care, with a The contents of this brochure relate to
history of undergraduate education dating the Entry 2020 admissions cycle and are
correct at the time of going to press in
back over 50 years. This reputation has June 2019. However, there is a lengthy period
been enhanced by significant investment of time between printing this brochure and
in the School’s teaching facilities, including applications being made to, and processed
a recent £2.2M refurbishment of the by us, so please check our website
School’s clinical skills laboratories. [www.cardiff.ac.uk] before making an
application in case there are any changes
The course is clinically led, with the human to the course you are interested in or to
and oral biology providing an underpinning other facilities and services described here.
Where there is a difference between the
knowledge on which you build your
contents of this brochure and our website,
diagnostic and clinical skills. Clinical the contents of the website take precedence
teaching takes place within a friendly, and represent the basis on which we intend
supportive and professional environment to deliver our services to you.
within the University Dental Hospital. Any offer of a place to study at Cardiff
University is subject to terms and conditions,
Throughout the course in Cardiff you will which can be found on our website
be taught by leaders in their respective [www.cardiff.ac.uk/offerterms] and which
fields, ensuring that you achieve your you are advised to read before making an
academic and clinical goals. application. The terms and conditions set out,
for example, when we might make changes to
Thank you for your interest in the School your chosen course or to student regulations.
of Dentistry at Cardiff University. I hope It is therefore important you read them, and
this brochure provides you with all the understand them.
information you need to join us at Cardiff, If you are not able to access information
but please do not hesitate to contact online please contact us:
the School directly if you require any Email: enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk
further details. I wish you every success Tel: 029 2087 4455
in your future studies and look forward to Professor Alastair J Sloan Your degree: Students admitted to Cardiff
welcoming you to the School in the future. Head of School University study for a Cardiff University degree.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 3
Cardiff: A capital city
The Principality (Millennium) Stadium nestles in the heart of the city, and is home to numerous sporting events and concerts throughout the year
4 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Cardiff: A capital city
Cardiff is a thriving and attractive Cardiff is the location for award-winning
city, which is widely recognised as television productions, including Doctor
an outstanding place in which to Who, Sherlock, Torchwood and Casualty.
live and study. It combines all the The city is one of the UK’s best shopping
advantages of a compact, friendly destinations, with St David’s Dewi
and inexpensive location, with the Sant retail centre standing alongside
cultural and recreational facilities pedestrianised shopping streets, indoor
of a modern capital city. and outdoor markets, and a fascinating
Cardiff offers everything from the network of glass-canopied Victorian and
excitement of the city to the peace and Edwardian arcades.
tranquillity of the nearby coast and Cardiff also has more urban green space
countryside. With its distinctive character, than any other UK city, and offers easy
good quality of life, and growing national access to the countryside, coast and
and international reputation, it hosts mountains.
many high-profile cultural and sporting
events, including international rugby, Lively, elegant, confident, cosmopolitan
soccer, cricket and motor sport. and ambitious are all words readily used to
describe modern-day Cardiff. Together, the
When it comes to entertainment, Cardiff The surrounding countryside and coast offer
city and the University provide students
superb opportunities for outdoor pursuits
is well-equipped to satisfy student needs. with the ‘Cardiff Experience’, a lifestyle our
There is a multitude of cafés, pubs students remember long after graduation.
and nightclubs. The city is home to the
world-renowned Welsh National Opera,
it boasts prestigious concert venues Don’t just take our word for it . . .
such as the Wales Millennium Centre, “Cardiff is one of Europe’s youngest
St David’s Hall and the Motorpoint Arena, capital cities – small enough to be
as well as the iconic Principality Stadium, friendly and big enough to offer the
the National Museum Wales, several best of living in a major city.”
theatres and the historic Cardiff Castle. The Complete University Guide 2017
Come and see for yourself . . .
Cardiff benefits from excellent road and rail links with Britain’s other major towns
and cities. London, for example, is two hours by train, and the M4 links both the
West and South of England, as well as West Wales. Travel to the Midlands and to
the North is equally convenient. The journey by road from Birmingham, for example,
takes only two hours. The main coach and railway stations are both centrally Cardiff is one of the UK’s best
placed, and Cardiff also benefits from an international airport. shopping destinations
“Cardiff is a thriving and attractive capital city,
widely recognised as an outstanding place to live.”
Complete University Guide 2019
The Wales Millennium Centre is a world-class venue for the arts
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 5
Cardiff: A leading university 6 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Cardiff: A leading university
Cardiff University has an international Optometry and Pharmacy) are based at What the Guides say . . .
reputation for excellence in teaching the Heath Park Campus, approximately
“Cardiff University is a hugely
and research, built on a history of one mile away, which is also home to the
popular UK university…[it] has
service and achievement since 1883, University Hospital of Wales. a reputation for world-class
and recognised by our membership Although dating from 1883, Cardiff is research and provides an excellent
of the Russell Group of leading focused on the 21st century, and has experience for its student body.”
research-led universities. modern state-of-the-art buildings and Telegraph University Guide 2018
With attractive and compact campuses, facilities. The University has invested
excellent student accommodation, and a substantially in its estate in recent “Cardiff University is highly rated
hugely popular Students’ Union, all within years and continues to do so today. on a local and global scale.”
easy walking distance of each other in Most academic schools have benefited The Telegraph 2018
a thriving city, it is not surprising that from major refurbishment, including
Cardiff is a first choice university for many. new and well-equipped laboratories,
lecture theatres, libraries and computing
We admit approximately 5,000
facilities. International opportunities
undergraduate entrants each year, the
are available via our Global Opportunity
majority of whom are school and college
leavers, and have high grades at A-level Centre. These include study, work
or equivalent. While competition for and volunteering placements in 27
entry is strong, Cardiff is an inclusive EU countries as well as international
university with a good record on widening exchange opportunities. All students
participation and fair access, and we also have the opportunity to study a
welcome applications, irrespective of language, in addition to their degree,
background, from everyone with the through the University’s Languages For
potential to succeed at Cardiff University. All programme.
The University’s Cathays Park Campus The University takes its environmental,
is located in and around the impressive safety and security responsibilities very
Portland stone buildings, parks and wide seriously. It has comprehensive policies
tree-lined avenues that form Cardiff’s in place which are making great savings
attractive civic centre. The majority of in energy consumption and, to support
academic schools are located here – the safety and security of all members
just a few minutes’ walk from the city of the University community and their
centre. The three academic schools property, there is 24-hour security cover
offering healthcare courses (excluding throughout the campus.
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The Heath Park Campus
Study in a multi-professional
healthcare environment
Facilities include a state-of-the-art radiography suite
8 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistryThe academic schools based at our
The Heath Park Campus
Heath Park Campus share a 53-acre
site with the University Hospital of
Wales, a 900-bed hospital which is one
of the largest in the UK. Progressive
healthcare education and patient care
are successfully integrated with world-
famous research facilities in this major
teaching and research centre.
Our academic staff, many of whom are
acknowledged international experts in
their particular field, provide valuable
clinical services to the people of
Wales and further afield. We have
close relationships with general and
specialist hospitals and other healthcare
institutions across Wales, allowing you
to obtain excellent clinical experience in Courses in virtually all of the healthcare professions are offered at the University
different environments, both urban and
rural, in hospitals and in the community.
Naturally, our closest links are with Location and Facilities Teaching is split between two sites:
the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, which The Heath Park Campus provides an Tŷ Dewi Sant at the Heath Park Campus
incorporates the University Hospital of excellent range of teaching facilities and Eastgate House near the city centre.
Wales, and which also has responsibility from its location alongside 100 acres of The striking Cochrane Building provides
for community health services. parkland and playing fields. an outstanding range of facilities,
This arrangement is important, as not all Within the main hospital building are including the three storey Health Library,
clinical experience is hospital-based. four medical lecture theatres, and the computing suites, study rooms and
We place great emphasis on teaching in great majority of medical academic clinical skills/simulation laboratories.
the community and primary care settings, departments. The Dental School and There is a range of support services
with some of our students being attached Hospital, opposite the main building, onsite which include confidential
to general practices and community clinics. house the dental academic departments, counselling, welfare advice and disability
130 operating surgeries, two lecture support. Students have access to the
Undergraduate programmes are available hospital’s occupational health service
theatres and one of the few separate
at the Heath Park Campus in virtually and also the interdenominational
dental libraries in the country.
all of the professions underpinning
chaplaincy service.
the National Health Service, including The School of Healthcare Sciences
Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene, features outstanding clinical facilities, Relaxation is provided on campus at the
Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, including a kinesiology lab, X-ray suite, Sports and Social Club’s swimming pool,
Occupational Therapy, Operating physiotherapy room, mould room, 3D therapy suite, fitness suite, squash and
Department Practice, Physiotherapy, radiotherapy suite and even a mock badminton courts and large sports halls.
Radiography and Radiotherapy. operating theatre and hospital ward, In addition, the IV Lounge incorporates
Optometry and Pharmacy are available featuring cutting-edge healthcare a deli bar and provides an ideal place to
at the Cathays Park Campus. simulation mannequins. meet between lectures.
The £18m Cochrane Building provides an outstanding range of facilities including a new library, clinical skills and simulation laboratories and
seminar space
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 9Living in Cardiff 10 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Living in Cardiff
As a fast developing capital city, Cardiff is a great place to be a student. It’s large
enough to offer you an exciting variety of activities and entertainment, but small
enough for you to feel comfortable in.
Accommodation There are 15 different residences, which has included a new venue called
providing more than 5,500 study Y Plas, which at night becomes a nightclub.
Cardiff offers guaranteed University
bedrooms and students can apply for Hosting live music, club nights, stand-up
accommodation of good quality and
the residences which best suit their comedy, fashion shows and awards
value, and a range of residences to
preferences, interests and budgets. ceremonies, there’s lots to keep you
suit individual preferences and budgets.
Some 70% have en-suite shower and entertained from your first day to your last.
All undergraduates who accept their toilet facilities and all halls of residence
offer of a place from Cardiff, on a firm have computer network connection Other facilities include a food court,
basis, are guaranteed a single occupancy points and access to Wi-Fi. a bank, a print shop, a hair salon and
place in University residences during a bookshop. The Lounge offers IT and
Fees depend on the facilities included Skyping facilities, meeting rooms and a
their first year of study. and whether catered, part-catered “chill-out” area, as well as snooker tables
Please see our website for full details or self-catered, but prices compare and multi-faith prayer room. The Union
of our accommodation guarantee and very favourably with those of other UK also has its own letting agency and an
associated deadlines: universities. Besides managing University Advice and Representation Centre. In
www.cardiff.ac.uk/residences property, the Residences Office maintains addition, it is home to CU TV and Xpress
close links with the private sector and Radio (the students’ own TV and radio
The University is continually investing provides assistance to students seeking
in its student residences, and the views stations) and more than 200 cultural,
to rent or share houses or flats.
of students are taken into account at political, religious, social, sporting
the design stage. Unusually for a civic Student Life societies and clubs.
university, most of our residences are The Students’ Union Jobshop
within easy walking distance of lecture
Cardiff Students’ Union is one of the Jobshop is the Union’s own student
theatres, libraries, laboratories, the
biggest, best and most active in Britain. employment service and provides casual,
Students’ Union and city centre.
A multi-million pound investment has been clerical and catering jobs around the
made in Union facilities in recent years, University to hundreds of students.
What the Guides say . . .
“Cardiff has one of the biggest,
best and most active students'
unions in the UK, with high quality
facilities including Y Plas, a 2,150
capacity nightclub; and the Great
Hall, a major concert venue.”
Complete University Guide 2019
Cardiff is amongst the most
affordable/cost effective student
destinations in the UK.
Research by NatWest 2017
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 11Studying at the
School of Dentistry
At Cardiff we offer an excellent student experience
and our BDS students have one of the best
employability records amongst UK dental schools.
12 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistryThe School is located in the University
Studying at the School of Dentistry
Dental Hospital on Cardiff University’s
Heath Park Campus, a 53-acre site
shared with the University Hospital
of Wales.
This is where the majority of clinical
teaching takes place on our three
undergraduate programmes. With
around 100 undergraduate students
per year, we are still a relatively small
dental school. We believe that this helps
facilitate a friendly and supportive sense
of community that helps ensure that our
students succeed. In the 2018 NSS,
94% of our dental students agreed that
staff were good at explaining things.
As the only Dental Hospital in Wales you
will have the opportunity to serve and
manage patients of diverse ages and
backgrounds with a wide range of dental
diseases, including some of the more
unusual oral cancers. A dedicated Dental Library can be found recent performance in the Research
within the Dental School that houses an Excellence Framework, ranking first in
Clinical skills are developed in the
extensive collection of books and journals the UK in its Unit of Assessment.
School’s recently refurbished £2.2M
to aid your learning. You will also have
clinical skills laboratory, a facility that Our students have one of the best
access to an undergraduate IT suite and
closely simulates the real clinical employability records amongst the UK
to a new £1.5M redevelopment of lecture
experience, allowing you to prepare Dental Schools. In 2016/17, 100%
theatres and student social spaces on
and practise for patient care throughout of our BDS student secured a UK
the Heath Park Campus.
the programme. The opportunity exists position 6 months post qualification.
here for you to train alongside Dental You will be taught by a dedicated team Key destinations include Primary
Therapists, Dental Hygienists and of dental, therapy and hygiene staff with Dental Practice, Hospital Dental
Dentists learning the same skills. further interactions under the supervision Practice, Academic or Research Posts.
This will also give you an opportunity and support from consultants and
to understand how your role fits into primary care supervisors. The School
the dental team environment you has a staff of more than 100. Many are
will work in when you qualify and internationally renowned in their areas
commence practice. of expertise, as reflected in the School’s
The School provides the following undergraduate programmes:
Programme UCAS Code Length of Course
Dental Hygiene (Diploma) B750 Dip/DH 2 years
Dental Therapy and Hygiene (BSc) B752 BSc 3 years
Dentistry (BDS) A200 BDS/Dent 5 years
Dentistry (BDS) A204 BDS/Dent 6 years
Mountain Ash Teaching Unit
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 13Dental Therapy and Hygiene programmes 14 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Dental Therapy and Hygiene
We offer two closely allied programmes: a Diploma in Dental Hygiene (2-year
programme) and a BSc in Dental Therapy and Hygiene (3-year programme),
both of which are modular, running in parallel for their first two years.
Both courses have been validated by with its aim of preparing you for your first recognise the importance and necessity of
the General Dental Council as recently patient contact in term three. your lifelong and professional development.
as 2015. Our aim is to educate you in Your opportunity to engage and motivate
Year 2 (Common to both)
becoming practicing Dental Hygienists patients and provide contemporary clinical
Course subjects include dental radiology, treatments make Dental Therapy and
and Dental Therapists/Hygienists
oral medicine and dental public health, Hygiene a stimulating career.
eligible for unsupervised clinical
taught before the focus turns to
practice (under the prescription of a
periodontology (gum disease) and its Your Career
Dentist) integrated within dental teams.
clinical treatment. During this year you Dental Hygienists and Therapists work
Our students must possess a high level will also be managing your own patients closely with other members of the dental
of manual dexterity and demonstrate under supervision. team. A Dental Hygienist can carry out
attention to detail. Excellent verbal and treatments such as scaling and polishing,
Year 3 (Therapy only)
written communication skills and the oral health promotion and preventive
ability to work as a team are critical. Emphasis continues with both paediatric fissure sealants for both adults and
You must also have a genuine interest and adult clinical practice as well as a
children. In addition to the duties
in the empathetic care and treatment year-end research project.
described for Dental Therapists are
of patients. Years 2 and 3 offer opportunities for able to carry out a variety of restorative
you to attend clinical placements at treatments (fillings) on patients. They
Programme Structure may also extract deciduous (baby)
local ‘outreach’ dental clinics, providing
The modular courses make integrated treatment to the public in situations teeth, undertake pulpotomies (nerve
use of lecture-style teaching, interactive closely allied to the general practice treatments) and place preformed crowns
seminars, clinical simulation and arena. In some of these areas you will on badly decayed children’s teeth.
clinical practice. work alongside dental students in a
On qualification, clinicians register with
Year 1 (Common to both) teamwork approach to patient care.
the General Dental Council and are able
Your time is spent in teaching of Throughout the programmes the teaching to work in various areas of the dental
biomedical sciences, human disease and implementation of professionalism sector: general practice; community
subjects and oral disease and its is critical, you will be taught aspects of dental clinics; teaching hospitals and
prevention. An introductory module to law and ethics in dentistry as well as the dental schools as well as opportunities
clinical practice takes place in term two practicalities of dental treatments, and to in the armed forces.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 15Dentistry (BDS) 16 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry (BDS)
(BDS)
BDS programmes Programme Structure Dentistry, community dental clinics, district
general hospitals and dedicated outreach
The five year BDS programme is for Year 1 teaching facilities in and around Cardiff.
applicants that have undertaken During Year 1, you will spend much of A deeper understanding of the treatment
Chemistry and Biology at A-level. your time pursuing your studies in the planning process, the management
Biomedical Sciences Building at the Cardiff options, including preventive orientated
The six year BDS programme is for
School of Biosciences. Here you will learn patient care, are developed giving our
applicants who have no science subjects
about the human body in health and students a very broad based education
or a maximum of one science subject at
disease as well as disease of the teeth and to prepare them for their exciting careers.
A level. The preliminary year gives you an the supporting tissues. You will spend every
opportunity to build on your sciences to Friday in the School of Dentistry, where Placements
progress to the full BDS programme. you will be introduced to clinical dentistry. Cardiff has had a long tradition of clinical
During the preliminary year you will As you progress through the programme, teaching and experience outside the
study 120 credits alongside students you will learn more professionalism School. These experiences are valued
from other science disciplines. Your and skills in patient management, the by employers. As you become more
combination of modules will depend on importance of whole patient care, and their experienced in your fourth and fifth year,
your prior qualifications, but this usually long-term management – just as if you you will spend time away from the
includes modules on biological and were a qualified dental surgeon. Dental School in primary care settings
chemical sciences, mathematics and for a period of around five weeks.
Year 2 and 3
optional modules in subjects such as These placements give you the opportunity
psychology and languages. A 10 credit In Year 2 onwards you will be based in the to observe and treat an extended range of
module has been developed to allow School of Dentistry. Initially in Years 2 and patients in community dental practice and
early integration with clinical practice, 3 you will develop your clinical skills and district general hospitals throughout Wales
where you will shadow year 4 and 5 knowledge through a variety of lectures, and England. In addition, the School has
students at St David’s Hospital in Cardiff. seminars and simulated clinical activities. two dedicated outreach centres located
Under close supervision you will see your in the city centre and surrounding areas
Provided you satisfactorily complete the first patient in Year 2 and from then on where you will manage your own patients
Preliminary year, you will progress onto you will have patients allocated to you to in a primary care setting regularly over the
Year 1 of the five year BDS programme. manage and treat. To underpin this you last two years of your course.
will need to understand the basics of
Teaching disease, including those that affect the Your Career
Teaching on the BDS programme is dento-facial area, their management and Once you have qualified there are a
integrated, so you will learn the scientific prevention, along with the diagnostic tools number of different careers open to you.
and pathological processes underlying required for clinical practice. Fundamental Everybody needs to undergo a period
oral and dental disease at the same to clinical practice is the requirement to of foundation training whatever branch
time as you acquire the skills to manage work professionally and ethically and to of dentistry they initially take up.
patients appropriately. We use a variety be able to communicate effectively to Advice to help you make the appropriate
of methods to enrich your learning patients and staff. These essential skills choice is available from your tutor as well
experience. These include lectures, small- are explored in detail at many points as other members of staff.
group seminars and tutorials, individual during the programme through innovative
teaching on clinics and e-learning. Project and exciting interactive sessions. In 2018, 100% of our BDS students
work allows you to work in groups or secured a Dental Foundation Training
individually and you will be encouraged to Year 4 and 5 (DFT) placement, ensuring that we have
research topics and present work to your In Years 4 and 5 the emphasis is on one of the strongest BDS employability
peers. Other methods include problem developing clinical skills in a variety of records among our competitor dental
solving exercises and practical classes. environments including the School of schools in the UK.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 17What do our students say?
Magenta Merrony Shyam Karia Cara McNamara
Dentistry Dentistry BSc Dental Therapy & Hygiene
I feel privileged to have been able to In our 1st year Cardiff students learn The Dental Therapy and Hygiene
study at one of the top dental schools. anatomy by dissection. This is very programmes at Cardiff provide a nice
We are given earlier and more clinical hands on way to learn and gives you mix between academic study and
exposure than other universities and an immense appreciation of the early patient contact. Within your
the staff members work closely together human body from a really young age. first couple of weeks on the course
to ensure that we are supported Once you’ve done dissections, you you will be starting to develop your
throughout, so that we are safe and can never go back to learning from clinical skills in the new state-of-the-
confident dentists when we graduate. pro-sections and text books! art Clinical Simulation Suite. During
As a result, we love what we do. such clinical sessions and when you
It’s a great city with lots of little
go onto see patients, instant feedback
hidden gems. Welsh people are also
is provided giving you the chance to
very friendly and easy going, making
reflect and discuss with your supervisor
them ideal as first patients for any
and develop your skills based on the
new dentists!
feedback provided. The support from
the tutors and lecturers within the
Dental Therapy & Hygiene programme is
excellent and all staff are approachable.
The early introduction to the clinical
Shin Kua environment increases motivation
Dentistry in academic learning and can help
with your understanding of topics,
The best part of studying at the consolidating knowledge learnt
School of Dentistry in Cardiff is all Tim Forshaw during lectures.
the opportunities it has provided me
Dental Therapy & Hygiene As well as providing me with the
to gain some of the most memorable
teaching and clinical experience to
experiences whilst here.
Coming to Cardiff University to study soon be qualifying with the therapy/
I’ve had the opportunity to be exposed Dental Therapy & Hygiene has been hygiene qualification, the course
to clinical experiences very early on an amazing experience. The city has also contributed to my personal
in the course, to be taught by skilled, itself is big and has loads to do but development. By the end of the
experienced clinicians and to learn so still manages to maintain a homely course, students are very well-rounded
much about the variation in patient feel. Being quite a small course has professionals ready to enter the world
demographics, needs and expectations meant that I’ve gotten to know staff of work and ready to start practising
in Wales through the clinical sessions and students really well, and being a within their therapy or hygiene role.
within the dental school itself as well close-knit group has made for a good
as all the outreach programmes. atmosphere in the both the classroom
and clinics.
The support from peers as well as “The facilities in the Dental School
staff has been amazing, and not to Starting clinics early in the course & University are excellent with newly
forget the warm Welsh hospitality and working independently under the re-furbished surgeries and modern
I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy. supervision of a clinical tutor really equipment that allows each session
enabled my confidence to grow quickly on clinic to be completed with
and something that I am continually ease, also catering for left handed
thankful for. I would really recommend
clinicians. The libraries are full to
Cardiff and the Dental Therapy &
the brim with every dental or dental-
Hygiene programme to anyone who
related book needed to support your
wants to pursue a career in healthcare.
studies or to further your education
on topics of interest.”
18 www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistryEntry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Typical Entry Requirements OR Selection Policy
◗ A nationally recognised dental The aim of Cardiff School of Dentistry
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) nursing qualification Level 3 is to educate individuals to safely
GCSE/IGCSE: Must include A grades (or equivalent) plus two A-level practice as a dentist, therapist or
in the single sciences or a minimum of grade Bs, one of which must be hygienist in a training environment
AA grades to be achieved in the Double in Biology or Human Biology. appropriate to their professional
Award plus a B grade in English Language aspirations. They should be able to
or Welsh first language, with a preference B750: All applicants must have
obtained a minimum of 5 GCSEs/ combine and use knowledge, skills
given to applicants with A grade. and judgement and have appropriate
IGCSEs (or their equivalent) including:
A-level: attitudes to deliver a high standard of
◗ English Language or Welsh First
5 year programme (A200): Grades AAA professional care.
including Chemistry and Biology. Language at grade B or above.
◗ Four other GCSE/IGCSE in any The School operates the same
6 year programme (A204): Grades AAA selection policy for entry for our three
including no more than one in Chemistry, subjects at grade C or above.
undergraduate programmes.
Biology or Physics. All applicants must also have
General Studies and Critical Thinking are one of the following: At Cardiff, we are seeking to admit
not accepted. students from all backgrounds who can
◗ Two A-levels at grade C or above
demonstrate the following qualities:
Five year course: Welsh Baccalaureate which must include either
Biology or Human Biology. ◗ Evidence of and potential for
Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
This is no longer a pass it is grades either high academic achievement
OR
A, B or C. ◗ A nationally recognised dental ◗ An understanding of the demands
Six year course: Welsh Baccalaureate nursing qualification Level 3 of dental training and practice
Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. (or equivalent), plus one A-level at ◗ A caring and committed
This is no longer a pass it is grades either grade C in Biology or Human Biology. attitude towards people
A, B or C. Please contact us for details of ◗ Excellent communication skills
IB: Diploma equivalent qualifications that ◗ A willingness to accept responsibility
5 year programme (A200): 36 points are not listed on this page. ◗ Evidence of a broad social,
with a minimum score of 6 at Higher cultural or sporting interests
Level in Chemistry and Biology. Admissions and Applications
6 year programme (A204): 36 points Along with your UCAS application the
Open Days selection policy involves making a
with a minimum score of 6 at Higher
Level in ONE of Chemistry or Biology. Open Days give you an opportunity to judgement about your ability to meet the
visit the School, located in the University qualities listed above. If you meet the
Other: We welcome applications from Dental Hospital and to have a tour of the interview threshold your suitability for
international students. clinical and teaching facilities that will the profession will be assessed via Multi
UCAT: Applicants for the BDS Programme support you throughout your training. Mini Interviews (MMIs). It is important
are required to take the UCAT aptitude You will also be able to meet with for you to know that there are no right
test before applying and the test must members of the School’s teaching staff or wrong answers for many scenarios
be taken in the same year of application: and chat to our current students who will you participate in. Underpinning these
(www.ucat.ac.uk). be able to provide a personal insight into principles is a commitment that the
the life of a Cardiff student across all selection criteria and its operation should
Therapy and Hygiene Programmes three undergraduate programmes. be open and that the process is equitable
B752: All applicants must have and applied fairly to all.
obtained a minimum of five GCSEs/ Please note that tours of the School
IGCSEs (or their equivalent) including: are not possible on weekend open The final decision, based on a
days due to the closure of the combination of rankings from your
◗ English Language or Welsh First
Dental Hospital. Further information academic profile, and MMI performance
Language at grade B or above.
is available on our website at: will be made by the School’s Lead
◗ Four other GCSEs/IGCSEs in any www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate Admissions Tutor. By using the combined
subjects at grade C or above. rankings, we aim to ensure that no single
All applicants must also have aspect of your application, whether
one of the following: academic ability, personal qualities or
ability to communicate will predominate
◗ Either three A-levels at grade B or
in the selection process.
above which must include either
Biology or Human Biology.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 19Health Checks Tetanus Vaccination Notes for Welsh Language Applicants
All offers made by the School will be Applicants who decide to accept an We recognise that if you are a Welsh
conditional upon a satisfactory health offer from the School should check with speaker you may feel more comfortable
check. Health questionnaires are sent their GP that they have an up-to-date speaking to a Welsh speaking personal
to applicants when offers have been Tetanus vaccination (i.e. within the last tutor. Provided there are Welsh speaking
firmly accepted. ten years). If a vaccination is required you members of staff in your subject area,
will need to arrange for this to take place every effort will be made to allocate a
Requirements at least six weeks before the start of the Welsh speaker to you. If you wish, you can
All UG students are required to attend programme (i.e. by mid-August). also submit your assessed work and take
Student Occupational Health for enrolment your examinations through the medium
screening, including screening for blood Disclosure and Barring Service Check of Welsh, regardless of the language of
borne viruses and tuberculosis shortly Admission is subject to the Rehabilitation tuition of the course you are following.
after enrolment and those that are non- of Offenders Act (1974) Section 4 (2)
Some of the accommodation at Talybont
immune to Hepatitis B will be required to (exemption) Order 1975 and DHSS
and Senghennydd Court students
complete a full immunisation programme Circular HC (88) 9 guidelines regarding
residences has been allocated for Welsh
before becoming involved in clinical child protection and police checks.
speakers and learners who would like
procedures. This will be administered by It is also considered important to ensure
to be grouped together. If you would like
the Occupational Health Service. Cardiff that applicant’s attitudes and values
to take advantage of this please make a
University has responsibility for ensuring are such that he or she can reasonably
note of this on your accommodation form.
that the programme is completed. be admitted to the Dental Profession.
However, prospective students might All offers given to applicants will,
enquire beforehand with their local therefore, include a condition relating to
General Practitioner or Travel Centre a satisfactory criminal record check.
to begin the vaccination programme
This condition must be satisfied before an
before joining the university (a charge Further Information please contact:
offer is finally confirmed. Applicants will be
may be made for this). Mrs Victoria Ocock
required to complete the Disclosure and
Please note enrolment screening forms Barring Service application process (at the Undergraduate Programme and
part of your entry conditions and there is “Enhanced” level). Detailed information Admissions Officer
a possibility that the results of screening will be sent to applicants in the spring School of Dentistry
for BBV could prevent a student from of the year of entry. Information on the College of Biomedical & Life Sciences
undertaking the course. Disclosure process can be found on the Cardiff University
Disclosure & Barring Service Website: Heath Park Campus
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/dbs. Cardiff CF14 4XY
All information will be treated in Tel: (029) 2074 6917/2468
absolute confidence and applicants with Email:
convictions to declare will be assessed DentalUGAdmissions@cardiff.ac.uk
individually as to their suitability.
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Hospital of Wales.
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