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Step-by-step: entry requirements, UCAT prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
Open the guide →Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions, FAQs and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Integrated, 4 years (graduate entry, direct into 2nd bds), placements across Lancashire and Cumbria.
See the course →Preston-based graduate-entry dental programme. Biomedical 2:1 minimum, GCSE English & maths grade B, CCC at A-level including 2 from biology/physics/chemistry/maths.
Both UK and international applicants accepted - only one offer made each year to an international applicant. 2025: 353 applicants, 120 interviews, 38 offers (32%). Personal statements no longer used.
PBL curriculum. Four-year accelerated graduate-entry BDS. Preston-based with clinical placements across Lancashire NHS sites.
UCLan (Graduate Dentistry) is strong in these research areas:
Not standard.
Format: MMI for both UK and international applicants
MMI for both UK and international applicants. About 32-38 offers from 120 interviews (around 30%). Personal statements no longer used in selection; performance is driven by UCAT and interview.
~30-50 places per year (small graduate-entry cohort).
Founded in 1828. Based in Preston.
Programmes offered:
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at UCLan (Graduate Dentistry) 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.
UCLan (Graduate Dentistry)'s TrueScore is 1810. Build a week-by-week UCAT plan that works back from your test date — free for the first two weeks.
Not specified - selection is UCAT + academic + interview
Personal statements no longer used. Slight variation in stats across sources (32 vs 38 offers).
Because personal statements no longer factor in, all your effort should go into UCAT and interview preparation. International applicants face an unusually narrow funnel - strong UCAT and excellent MMI performance are essential rather than nice-to-have.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for UCLan (Graduate Dentistry)’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
Your friend asks you to forge his signature for compulsory seminars; how do you handle it?
Likely follow-up · Why would forging a signature be particularly serious for a dental student?
How good are your organisational skills?
Likely follow-up · Can you give a specific example of how you organised a complex task?
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Learn moreUniversity of Central Lancashire Graduate 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.
We've helped students turn their UCAT, personal statement and interview prep into offers from UCLan (Graduate Dentistry) and other UK dentistry schools.
