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UK Dentistry · 2027 Entry
Dundee Dental School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Dundee, UKEstablished 1916Interviews (2027 entry) December 2026 – February 2027Decisions (2027 entry) March 2027 onwards
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How to get into Dundee dentistry
Step-by-step: entry requirements, UCAT prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
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What the Dundee dentistry course is like
Integrated, 5 years, placements across Dundee.
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About Dundee
Dundee weights academic and UCAT 60/40 for school leavers, with an MMI that drills deeply into personal-statement specifics.
What makes Dundee different
Non-graduate weighting: 60% academic / 40% UCAT. Graduate weighting: 40% academic / 60% UCAT. Both A-level predictions and GCSEs feed the academic score, so consistent strong grades matter.
Dundee course & teaching
Spiral curriculum. Five-year BDS with spiral curriculum. Clinical placements at Dundee Dental Hospital and Tayside community sites.
Dundee research strengths
Dundee is strong in these research areas:
- Periodontology
- Restorative dentistry
- Oral microbiology
- Maxillofacial research
Intercalation at Dundee
Optional intercalated BMSc - competitive.
How the Dundee interview runs
Format: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Multiple Mini Interview format. Personal statement is not assessed pre-interview but is used as a basis for discussion at certain stations. Tone is friendly and conversational rather than adversarial.
Dundee intake
~75 places per year (predominantly Scottish + RUK + small international).
Dundee at a glance
Founded in 1916. Based in Dundee.
Programmes offered:
- Dentistry (BDS)
TrueScore
Predicted UCAT for Dundee
TrueScore
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at Dundee for 2027 entry entry — based on its published cut-offs and recent admissions data. Treat it as a target to aim past, not a guarantee.
- Scottish1500
- Rest of UK1455
- International1600
Dundee's Scottish-tier TrueScore is 1500. Build a week-by-week UCAT plan that works back from your test date — free for the first two weeks.
Entry requirements
What you need to apply to Dundee
A-Level requirements
AAA at A-level including Chemistry and Biology — all three subjects in the same sitting. Ideally 1–2 A* predicted.
Required A-Level subjects
Chemistry and Biology both required
A-Level resit policy
Resits not accepted (one-sitting expectation)
GCSE requirements
Mathematics and English at grade 6/B or above (National 5 or GCSE) — used in shortlisting, higher grades essential
Scottish Highers
AAAAB at Higher in S5 including Chemistry and Biology
Scottish Advanced Highers
AB at Advanced Higher in S6 (in addition to S5 Highers above), recommended for competitive ranking
International Baccalaureate
37 points overall, 666 at Higher Level including Chemistry and Biology
Graduate-entry degree requirement
2:1 (Upper-second-class Honours) or above. Graduate weighting reversed: 40% academic + 60% UCAT.
UCAT Selection at Dundee
SJT band
No use of SJT in selection
The SJT is not used. Scottish, RUK and international applicants are considered against separately funded intakes, so the effective bar differs between them.
SJT Band
No use of SJT in selection
Specialities offered
Dentistry (BDS)
Interview
How Dundee interviews applicants
Format
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Interview window (2027 entry)
December 2026 – February 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)
March 2027 onwards
Post-interview chances
Scottish: 71/149 = 48%. RUK: 17/127 = 13%. Overseas: 28/58 = 48%.
Tutor insight
Be ready to expand on every claim in your personal statement in real depth - Dundee uses the PS as the framework for several stations. Concise, personable answers land better than rehearsed monologues.
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Interview questions matched to Dundee
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Where Dundee's figures come from
University of Dundee School of Dentistry's official course page could not be reached when we last tried to re-check these figures, so treat them as indicative for 2027 entry and confirm them with the school.
FAQ
Dundee — frequently asked questions
Home applicants: Dundee does not publish a UCAT threshold for dentistry on the current scale. Its historical admissions figures were measured on the retired /3600 four-subtest test and, as Dundee itself warns, are not directly comparable with scores from 2025 onwards.. The SJT is not used. Scottish, RUK and international applicants are considered against separately funded intakes, so the effective bar differs between them.
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