Dentistry UCAS Applications
Your First Step To Studying Dentistry In the UK.
UCAS stands for “The University and Colleges Admissions Service”.
UCAS is a gateway and portal for your application to dental schools and forms the online intermediary between yourself and schools of your choice. Your UCAS application plays a crucial role for selection. Therefore, it is critical for you to understand the entry requirements for each dental school. Learn more about the university entry requirements via UCAS.*
Before you get started
We strongly advise all those interested in dentistry to fully research the career to ensure that this is a suitable choice for you. As part of this, we advise seeking dental work experience to learn more about this career option. Find out more about dentistry work experience here.
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The first steps to your UCAS application
Registration.
To start your application you will firstly need to register.
You will be asked to fill out personal details, create a password and answer a few security questions. The next stage can vary depending on whether you are applying from your school, college, a private centre or independently.
If you are registering through an educational institution, you will be provided with a buzzword from your teachers or the centre. This simply allows UCAS to identify you with the correct organisation. On the other hand, if you are applying independently you will be required to answer additional questions to complete your registration.
Please note that an independent applicant is not at a disadvantage when compared to other candidates.
Once registration is completed you will be provided with a log in details which you should keep safe and secure.
Information About You.
As part of your application you will be required to add further information regarding your background, such as any criminal convictions, or any disability needs that the university can help you with. Remember, it is important to be completely honest when completing your application as it is a chance for the university to get to know you better.
Be sure to take your time with the application and plan ahead, giving yourself ample time to get it right. You can save your progress in each part of the application so there is no need to rush.
The next stage is to provide details regarding your background including ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality and any widening participation opportunities that you have had. This helps the University set up additional support programmes for students once they begin attending. This information is not disclosed to the university unless they offer you a place.
Choosing A Dental School
Once all the details are filled out, it is time to choose your courses. You are given the option to select up to 5 Universities where you would possibly like to study your chosen subjects. UCAS advises that you select 4 choices for Dentistry and have one course as a backup. This is due to the competitive nature of the course, although choosing a 5th non-Dentistry option is not mandatory. Each University will not be able to see where else you have applied.
To learn more about each type of dental school click here.
The next stage involves the finer details, including examination results such as GCSE’s or any other examinations you have taken along with provisional grades for those. It is important that you get this information as accurate as possible so use your previous certificates as references if needed.
Your Next Step
The Dentistry Personal Statement.
The dentistry personal statement is one of the most important factors forming your entire application. Learn more