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University of Lancashire

Preston , England ,United Kingdom

Dental Therapy, BSc (Hons)

Dental therapists play an increasingly important role in the delivery of primary care dentistry. The structure of this course is exciting and innovative in that it is fully integrated with the BDS Dentistry course. Dental therapy students and BDS students will learn their clinical and professional skills together and will take the same modules for 60% of the course.

The majority of the first year of the course will be carried out in the School of Dentistry, Allen Building, Preston campus and in Years 2 and 3 the students will gain clinical experience with the BDS students at one of the four Dental Education Centres (DECs).

Campus Information

Preston

There are a variety of different ways you can access our Preston city campus, whether by rail, road or air. Preston is well served by the M6 motorway both north and south and excellent cross country rail links. There are also two major international airports in Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon.

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate – Year 0 - 72 Tariff Points

50% overall score
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 55% must be achieved in this subject

65% in Year 12 English*
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6.0 or equivalent

Undergraduate - Year 1 Entry 112 Tariff Points

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards

60% from other boards, not listed above.

Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

3 A-Levels with minimum grades ABB – 1 of which must be in Biology (Including a Pass in Biology practical endorsement).  We will consider all subject areas for the remaining 2 A levels, except general studies or critical thinking.

BTEC extended diploma in applied science achieved at D*D*D or above will be accepted as an alternative to A-levels.

NVQ level 3 Oral Health Care (Dental Nursing) or National Certificate in Dental Nursing will be accepted in lieu of 1 B grade A-Level, however, Biology will still be required at grade B or above.

BTEC subsidiary diploma achieved at D will be accepted in lieu of 1 B grade A-Level, however, Biology will still be required at grade B or above.

A 60 credit (45 graded) science-based access course may be considered alongside a dental nursing qualification.  15 Credits would be required at Distinction plus 19 credits at Merit or above – all the Biology modules would be required at Merit or above.

A Foundation entry course in a relevant science-based subject achieved at 65% or above overall with 70% or above in all Biology modules will be considered for entry alongside the GCSE criteria.

5 GCSE’s at grade C/4 or above - must include Mathematics, Science and English Language.

A dental nursing certificate, any other dental nursing qualification (without the required GCSE’s and A-levels/BTEC/Access to HE/foundation course) will not be considered.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of sustained academic achievement within the past five years.

All students whose first language is not English, must have IELTS – grade 7.0 or above in all four categories (unless a U.K. Degree level qualification is held).

International applications will be considered with the equivalent qualifications (subject to fees).