Progressing into DENTISTRY Mrs Debbie Couch – Senior Coordinator (Admissions & Student Support)

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Progressing into DENTISTRY Mrs Debbie Couch – Senior Coordinator (Admissions & Student Support)

What this workshop covers… UK Dental Schools UCAS Application Process Admissions Tests HEI Selection Process Statistics What can you do to help?

UK Dentals Schools 14 Institutions offering undergraduate Dentistry _schools_list.htmhttp:// _schools_list.htm 2 Course options 5/6 Yr Undergraduate entry (school leavers) 4 Yr Graduate/Accelerated entry (4 Sch’s)

UCAS Application process Early Application Window – 1 st September to 15 th October Predicted Grades – applications can only be screened using the information provided at the point of application References/Personal statement/Dates not available for interview

Admissions Tests 13 HEI’s require an admissions test UKCAT – UK Clinical Aptitude Test(12) Timed on-line non science test UK wide test centres from July until early October £65 - £80 registration fee BMAT - BioMedical Admissions Test (1) 2 hour hand written test with 3 sections: Section 1 - multiple choice testing aptitude and skills Section 2 - multiple choice testing scientific knowledge Section 3 - writing task choice of 4 essay questions Sat early November £44 - £75.50 registration fee takers/bmat/about-bmat/ takers/bmat/about-bmat/

HEI Selection Process No one single admissions process Combination of academic profile, personal statement & reference content, and admissions test score. Weighting will differ by institution Ranking with differ by institution Re-sit policy?

UK School Comparison HEI A2 Entry Resit Accepted Admissions Test Personal Statement/ Work Experience Interview BirminghamAAAa/b UKCATYesMMI BristolAAA N/AYesMMI CardiffAAA UKCATYesMMI DundeeAAB UKCATYesMMI GlasgowAAA UKCATYesMMI KingsAAAb UKCATYesMMI LeedsAAA BMATYesMMI LiverpoolAAA UKCATYesMMI ManchesterAAAb UKCATYesPanel NewcastleAAA UKCATYesMMI PlymouthAAAc YesUKCATNoPanel Queen Mary, LondonAAAb UKCATNoPanel Queen’s, BelfastAAAa UKCATYesMMI SheffieldAAA UKCATYesMMI

PU PSMD Admissions process Three stage selection process: 1. Academic selection = GCSE’s, A/AS level, IB 2. UKCAT – thresholds determined by number passing the academic selection against capacity to interview 3. Interview = November/December, offers made in late December. Offers based purely on interview performance, no reference back to UCAS form. All offers are conditional on health screening & DBS

PU PSMD UKCAT Targets Year of Application VRQRARDAOverall

Admissions Statistics applications per place Typically only 40% of applicants will be selected for interview 55% of this sample will receive offers -All institutions ‘over offer’ Competition is high but do not allow rejection to dissuade commitment

Signpost & help dispel myths UCAS.com HEI’s Encourage responsibly Please don’t overinflate predictions Fitness to Practice considerations Get Involved Widening Access to Dental School schemes E-mentoring through Work Experience/Student shadowing Taster/Open Days For further information please What can you do to help?

QUESTIONS?

Key Contacts Admissions & Student Support Team +44 (0)