The Dundee Dentistry courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Dundee dentistry course at a glance
You are ready to meet patients by the end of the first semester and doing simple clinical procedures in semester two — among the earliest starts in the UK. Dundee also teaches on Thiel cadavers, which keep life-like tissue quality.
How Dundee teaches dentistry
Interactive and creative learning in a supportive environment, applying the sciences underpinning dentistry to clinical situations from the outset.
What that means day to day
When you first treat patients
Students are prepared to meet patients by the end of the first semester, and start simple clinical dental procedures in semester two.
Where you will actually be at Dundee
Placement geography is the part of a dentistry course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Dundee publishes.
The school has its own dental hospital.
Worth knowing about Dundee
- Students work with Thiel cadavers, which preserve life-like flexibility and tissue quality.
- An annual Discovery Week lets students explore a self-selected topic.
- Elective study options include international dental placements.
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How to get into Dundee
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
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Read the guide →Where this Dundee course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Dundee School of Dentistry's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Dundee School of Dentistry — 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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