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Dentistry @ Birmingham Professor Damien Walmsley (Dentistry Admissions Team)

Dentistry @ Birmingham Professor Damien Walmsley (Dentistry Admissions Team). In a nutshell …. UCAS code: A200 Duration: 5 years Places available: 75 Start date: September. Education and Training.

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Dentistry @ Birmingham Professor Damien Walmsley (Dentistry Admissions Team)

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

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

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

  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

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