Dental schools inLondon
London has two dental schools: King's College London (KCL) and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Queen Mary). Both are research-intensive Russell Group institutions with major NHS dental hospital affiliations - KCL teaches at Guy's and St Thomas' and Barts teaches at the Royal London Dental Hospital. The two schools have different selection algorithms: KCL prioritises GCSE attainment alongside UCAT, while Barts runs a distinctive contextual offer scheme that gives reduced UCAT thresholds to widening-participation applicants.
Studying dentistry in London
London-based dental schools share the same cost-of-living realities as London medical schools: tuition at £9,250/year (UK home), accommodation typically £180-£300/week, and a higher London maintenance loan to partially offset. Clinical placements at central London NHS dental hospitals are world-class but commute times to outer-zone community placements can be significant. Both KCL and Barts feed predominantly into the London / South East Dental Foundation Training (DFT) scheme, which is competitive but well-resourced.
Dental schools in London
2 dental schools in London for 2027 Entry — click any school for the full how-to-get-in guide including UCAT cut-offs, NGMP TrueScore prediction, and London-specific entry advice.
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