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UK Dentistry · 2027 Entry
Plymouth Dental School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Plymouth, UKEstablished 2007Interviews (2027 entry) February 2027 – April 2027Decisions (2027 entry) Spring
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Step-by-step: entry requirements, UCAT prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
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What the Plymouth dentistry course is like
Integrated, 5 years, placements across Devon and Cornwall.
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About Plymouth
Plymouth makes interview-score-based offers, ignoring both personal statement and work experience in shortlisting decisions.
What makes Plymouth different
Interview-score-based offer making. Personal statements and work experience are NOT considered for interview selection - UCAT and academic minimums alone determine who reaches interview.
Plymouth course & teaching
PBL curriculum. Five-year BDS with PBL. Plymouth Peninsula Dental School - clinical placements across South-West community sites.
Plymouth research strengths
Plymouth is strong in these research areas:
- Community dentistry
- Restorative dentistry
- Oral biology
- Public health dentistry
Intercalation at Plymouth
Optional.
How the Plymouth interview runs
Format: Five-station MMI (online), ~55 minutes
Online MMI format. 5 stations of ~11 minutes each by 4 different interviewers. Each station has a 'red flag' section - Yes/No reflecting suitability for the programme. One MMI station dedicated to a manual-dexterity task. Acting as a medicine applicant if applying as 5th choice (5/5 offers possible).
Plymouth intake
~75 home places per year for BDS Dentistry (smaller cohort, regional focus).
Plymouth at a glance
Founded in 2007. Based in Plymouth.
Programmes offered:
- Dentistry (BDS)
TrueScore
Predicted UCAT for Plymouth
TrueScore
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at Plymouth 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.
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Plymouth's TrueScore is 1990. 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 Plymouth
A-Level requirements
A*AA – AAB at A-level (offer depends on cohort strength) including grade A in Biology and grade A in a second science from Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Psychology
Contextual A-Level offer
AAB at A-level for widening-access applicants — A in Biology and A in a second science from Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Psychology
Required A-Level subjects
Biology required at grade A, plus a second science from Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Psychology at grade A
A-Level resit policy
Resits accepted: with predicted grades, minimum ABB on first sitting (ABC for widening access). If applying with achieved A-level resit grades, first-sitting requirements waived.
GCSE requirements
Seven GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, must include English Language, Mathematics, and either 4-4 Dual Science or two from Biology / Chemistry / Physics
Scottish Highers
Scottish Highers NOT accepted — Plymouth Dental School requires Advanced Highers only
Scottish Advanced Highers
AAA at Advanced Higher including grade A in Biology and grade A in one further science from Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Psychology
International Baccalaureate
36–38 points overall, with HL 6 in Biology and HL 6 in one further science from Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Psychology
Graduate-entry degree requirement
Applicants must have achieved or be predicted to achieve a 1st (70%) or higher in a University of Plymouth School of Biomedical Science programme
UCAT Selection at Plymouth
SJT band
No use of SJT in selection
The SJT is not used under the selection policy. The UCAT must be sat in the year of application and is used by the Admissions Advisory Panel alongside academic qualifications to select for interview; the panel reserves the right to consider any aspect of the UCAT.
SJT Band
No use of SJT in selection
Specialities offered
Dentistry (BDS)
Work experience
Personal statement and work experience NOT considered for interview selection. Medical applicants accepted as 5th choice.
Interview
How Plymouth interviews applicants
Format
Five-station MMI (online), ~55 minutes
Interview window (2027 entry)
February 2027 – April 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)
Spring
Post-interview chances
Home: 132/499 = 26% (2025). Overseas: 8/28 = 29%. Home Foundation Year: 17/104 = 16%.
Tutor insight
The Plymouth interview is online and follows an MMI format. 5 stations by 4 interviewers, ~11 minutes each. Designed to assess personal attributes for healthcare professionals - communication, decision making, understanding the impact of illness, reflection, motivation, integrity, resilience, adaptability, teamwork. Each station has a 'red flag' Yes/No section. One station is a manual-dexterity task. Research dentistry-specific current affairs. In-person dental work experience is not required.
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Where Plymouth's figures come from
Checked field-by-field against Peninsula Dental School (Plymouth)'s official course page on 11 September 2026.
FAQ
Plymouth — frequently asked questions
Home applicants: Not published on the current scale. The average thresholds Plymouth published for the 2023-2025 cycles were measured on the retired /3600 four-subtest test and cannot be converted to /2700 - removing a subtest does not scale a score.. The SJT is not used under the selection policy. The UCAT must be sat in the year of application and is used by the Admissions Advisory Panel alongside academic qualifications to select for interview; the panel reserves the right to consider any aspect of the UCAT.
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