Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

BDS Dentistry (first-year entry)

Our BDS course offers a first step towards becoming a dentist.
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: A206 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Accredited course

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,250. Tuition fees for international students, including EU, will be £36,500 for year 1 of study. Clinical tuition fees (years 2-5) are charged at the future rate which is applicable when you enter Year 2. Clinical fees for students entering Year 2 in 2025 will be £58,000. These fees are subject to change with inflation each year.

For general information, please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Additional expenses

When on the clinics you will need to wear a tunic - which cost approximately £25 each - as well as black trousers or skirt and black leather duty shoes that are close fitting around the toes and heels.

There will be travel costs when attending community clinics in the Greater Manchester area from Year 4. There is no discounted parking on campus for students if you have a car.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).