The Plymouth Dentistry courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Plymouth dentistry course at a glance
The most geographically mobile dental course in the UK: patient contact in term 2 of year 1, Exeter clinics twice a week in year 3, and the whole of year 4 based in Truro. Plan for relocation, not commuting.
How Plymouth teaches dentistry
Practical learning environments with patients from year one, using a Simulated Dental Learning Environment (SDLE) alongside clinical placements. Students work in small, integrated study groups and use forum theatre and role play to build critical appraisal skills.
What that means day to day
When you first treat patients
Patient contact begins in term 2 of year 1, after initial training in the Simulated Dental Learning Environment.
Year by year at Plymouth
Where you will actually be at Plymouth
Placement geography is the part of a dentistry course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Plymouth publishes.
Delivered with Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC and the Dental Outreach Team. Year 4 is based in Truro.
- Portland Square (Plymouth main campus)
- Devonport Dental Education Facility
- Derriford (Plymouth)
- Exeter Dental Education Facility
- Truro Dental Education Facility
Intercalation at Plymouth
Selected students may intercalate between year 3 and year 4, taking a one-year MSc in the Plymouth research laboratories.
Worth knowing about Plymouth
- Won a Times Higher Education Award in 2023 for contribution to the community.
Applying to Plymouth?
How to get into Plymouth
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
Open the guide →Plymouth UCAT cut-offs and offers
UCAT cut-offs, A-level offers, interview format and decision dates.
See the requirements →Compare Plymouth with other schools
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Open the comparison →Prepare for the Plymouth interview
Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Where this Plymouth course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from Peninsula Dental School (Plymouth)'s own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: Peninsula Dental School (Plymouth) — 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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