1. Dentistry @ Birmingham Professor Damien Walmsley (Dentistry Admissions Team)

2.  UCAS code: A200  Duration: 5 years  Places available: 75  Start date: September In a nutshell …

3. Education and Training lectures, seminars, small group work, individual tuition enquiry-based learning eCourse VLE Welcome to student heaven Ecourse - Winner of Times Higher Award for "Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year

4. Education and Training Five terms pre-clinical: Biological Sciences, Integrated Health Sciences, Practical Dental Skills, etc.

5. Education and Training Introductory clinical term

6. Education and Training Three years clinical: training to enable graduates to competently and safely treat patients independently

7. Career Opportunities  General Dental Practice  Community Dentistry  Hospital Dentistry  Armed Forces Dentistry  Industrial Dentistry  University Dentistry

8. Restricted numbers! Figures for 2013 BDS intake:  Applications: 687  Interviews: 292  Offers made: 145  Offers accepted: 86  Places filled: 75 Note: Significant financial penalties if student intake quota is exceeded

9. Requirements  GCSE: – A* (Chem., Biol.); A (Eng. Lang., Maths)  AS-level: – B (or higher) with A-level  A-level: – AAA (Chem., Biol., another subject + ) + must not be General Studies  Work experience: – min. 10 full working days ++ – ++ must be GDP partly-/fully- NHS  Work in Society: – min. few hours most weeks for 3 months

10. will not be considered Candidates who re-sit GCSE or A2 exams Re-sits

11. Applications  All applications must be through UCAS  Do NOT mix Medicine and Dentistry applications  Use the remaining option for alternative course choice This will not disadvantage you in any way

12. Multiple Mini Interviews  New form of interview process from 2014 intake onwards  All interviews undertaken over 1 week planned for mid-February  8 to10 stations testing relevant skills, knowledge and ability  Best performers will be made conditional offers

13. Non-academic Requirements for Dentistry  Health Declaration  Immunisation Status  Hepatitis B – enough time for course of inoculations?  Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check Must be completed by specified time or place on course will be forfeit!

14. New Dental Hospital & School

15. Further Information Kris Coomar The School of Dentistry University of Birmingham. dentadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk 0121 466 5472