The Bristol Dentistry courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Bristol dentistry course at a glance
A new £36 million school in Bristol city centre, opened in 2023. You practise on peers in year 1 and start treating adult patients in the second term of year 2.
How Bristol teaches dentistry
"Technology-enhanced learning and best educational practice", on a progressive curriculum that revisits topics at increasing levels of complexity. Clinical teaching happens in primary care and community settings alongside hygienists and therapists.
What that means day to day
When you first treat patients
Students begin treating adult patients in the second term of year 2, after practising skills in the laboratory.
Year by year at Bristol
Where you will actually be at Bristol
Placement geography is the part of a dentistry course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Bristol publishes.
A partnership with the existing Dental Hospital provides specialist secondary care clinics.
- Bristol Dental School
Intercalation at Bristol
Available for one year, to pursue specific interests and research.
Worth knowing about Bristol
- The Bristol Dental School building opened in 2023, a £36 million facility in Bristol city centre.
Applying to Bristol?
How to get into Bristol
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
Open the guide →Bristol UCAT cut-offs and offers
UCAT cut-offs, A-level offers, interview format and decision dates.
See the requirements →Compare Bristol with other schools
Put the teaching style, anatomy teaching and placements next to another school.
Open the comparison →Prepare for the Bristol interview
Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Where this Bristol course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Bristol Dental School's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Bristol Dental School — official course information.
Courses are restructured between cycles. Anything here that decides your application — an anatomy offer, a placement city, a compulsory intercalated year — should be confirmed against the official page for your entry year.
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