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Aberdeen Dentistry 2025 Entry

Welcome to University of Aberdeen Dentistry 2025 Entry discussion thread!

Official website: abdn.ac.uk/dental

Useful TSR resources:
Official Dentistry 2025 Entry Applicants’ Thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7403920
The “Which dental school should I apply to?” Thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6696400
Dentistry Undergraduate Entry Requirements: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/courses/dentistry/dentistry-entry-requirements
Dentistry Graduate Entry Requirements: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/courses/dentistry/graduate-entry-requirements-for-dentistry
Pre-dentistry/ Gateway Entry Requirements: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/uni...dental-courses
Official Dentistry 2024 Entry Applicants’ Thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7345132

Useful links:
Official UCAT website: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/
Dental School's Council Entry Requirements for 2024 entry: https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2024.pdf
UCAS Dentistry Subject Guide: https://www.ucas.com/explore/subjects/dentistry
Dental School Comparison tool: https://www.medicmind.co.uk/dental-school-comparison-tool/
UCAT cut-offs in 2023 for 2024 entry: https://www.theukcatpeople.co.uk/medical-schools/ucat/how-universities-use-the-ucat

General TSR Rules:
Do not ask for or post group chat links.
Do not ask for or post interview questions.
Do not offer to buy or sell items, including the promotion of dentistry courses.

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Hi all, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. We're here to answer any questions you have about our university, city, or applying to study Dentistry with us here! If there's anything you'd like to know about them let us know, and if you want to discuss the process with other applicants then post away

For more information about what we offer for those studying Dentistry with us please have a look at the Institute of Dentistry page here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/

We offer several graduate entry and postgraduate Dentistry programmes at our Foresterhill Health Campus, alongside a range of other Medicine and Medical Science degrees. You can find out more about the campus and facilities here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/about/campus/foresterhill-390.php

Our Dentistry courses:
Bachelor of Dental Surgery https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/bds/index.php
DipHE in Dental Technology https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/technology/index.php
Special Care Dentistry MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/pgcert-special-care-dentistry-341.php
Advanced Restorative Dental Practice MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/advanced-restorative-dental-practice-msc-342.php
Research in Dentistry https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/research/index.php

- Matthew, Enquiry Team
If I take alevel biology chemistry and psychology for alevels. Will unis like birmingham uni prefer applicants which take alevel bio, chem and physics/ maths for their alevels over psychology? or even for medicine as I am not sure if i want to be a dentist or doctor yet.
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Original post by Dentistwys
If I take alevel biology chemistry and psychology for alevels. Will unis like birmingham uni prefer applicants which take alevel bio, chem and physics/ maths for their alevels over psychology? or even for medicine as I am not sure if i want to be a dentist or doctor yet.


They may ‘favour’ applicants best to check with uni directly
Original post by Gbains
They may ‘favour’ applicants best to check with uni directly


What makes you say this?
Reply 5
Original post by Dentistwys
What makes you say this?


They sometimes favour scottish applicants
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Original post by UoA Enquiry Team
Hi all, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. We're here to answer any questions you have about our university, city, or applying to study Dentistry with us here! If there's anything you'd like to know about them let us know, and if you want to discuss the process with other applicants then post away
For more information about what we offer for those studying Dentistry with us please have a look at the Institute of Dentistry page here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/
We offer several graduate entry and postgraduate Dentistry programmes at our Foresterhill Health Campus, alongside a range of other Medicine and Medical Science degrees. You can find out more about the campus and facilities here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/about/campus/foresterhill-390.php
Our Dentistry courses:
Bachelor of Dental Surgery https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/bds/index.php
DipHE in Dental Technology https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/technology/index.php
Special Care Dentistry MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/pgcert-special-care-dentistry-341.php
Advanced Restorative Dental Practice MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/advanced-restorative-dental-practice-msc-342.php
Research in Dentistry https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/research/index.php
- Matthew, Enquiry Team

Hey Matthew,

I’m interested in applying for Dentistry at Aberdeen for 2025 entry but would like to know what the competition ratios are for RUK candidates with regards to interviews and offers?

I heard that there are only 3 spaces allocated for RUK candidates. Are you able to confirm whether this is the case for 2025 entry?
Hi all, thanks for your patience while I was gathering some more information on this. Hopefully I'll be able to provide some context.

So our Institute of Dentistry is very small, with only 20 places for the BDS programme per year. Dentistry, being a controlled subject like Medicine, means that the spaces on this course are regulated by the Scottish Funding Council and so the numbers available to RUK students are very limited. They vary from year to year depending what we're told by the SFC, but there will be between 3 and 5 spaces available for RUK applicants.
We favour Scottish applicants in the sense that there are more places available to give Scottish applicants and far more RUK applications relative to the places available.

I hope that information is useful for you all and clarifies the situation! If you do have any more questions let me know, and if you require any admissions data please email [email protected] and our team would be happy to advise, though please note that numbers have not been determined for the 2025 intake yet.

- Matthew, Enquiry Team
Original post by UoA Enquiry Team
Hi all, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. We're here to answer any questions you have about our university, city, or applying to study Dentistry with us here! If there's anything you'd like to know about them let us know, and if you want to discuss the process with other applicants then post away
For more information about what we offer for those studying Dentistry with us please have a look at the Institute of Dentistry page here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/
We offer several graduate entry and postgraduate Dentistry programmes at our Foresterhill Health Campus, alongside a range of other Medicine and Medical Science degrees. You can find out more about the campus and facilities here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/about/campus/foresterhill-390.php
Our Dentistry courses:
Bachelor of Dental Surgery https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/bds/index.php
DipHE in Dental Technology https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/technology/index.php
Special Care Dentistry MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/pgcert-special-care-dentistry-341.php
Advanced Restorative Dental Practice MSc https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/study/advanced-restorative-dental-practice-msc-342.php
Research in Dentistry https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dental/research/index.php
- Matthew, Enquiry Team

Hi, I’m applying for Aberdeen 2025 entry, has anyone had experience of applying before? Thanks ☺️
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Original post by JMR999
Hi, I’m applying for Aberdeen 2025 entry, has anyone had experience of applying before? Thanks ☺️

Hey also applying and yeha would be handy to
see if anyone has had any experience applying to Aberdeen
Hey, nice to hear from someone also applying 😊. I haven’t managed to speak to anyone who has applied before unfortunately, but from what I’ve read I’m sure the first set of interviews are scheduled for December time (going from dates posted on their website from last year). So, hopefully it won’t be too long in hearing from them after the closing date next week!
Reply 11
Original post by JMR999
Hey, nice to hear from someone also applying 😊. I haven’t managed to speak to anyone who has applied before unfortunately, but from what I’ve read I’m sure the first set of interviews are scheduled for December time (going from dates posted on their website from last year). So, hopefully it won’t be too long in hearing from them after the closing date next week!

Yeah likewise ☺️. I know some uni’s give out like a two week notice before interviews I wonder how much time Aberdeen give. Btw are you a Scottish applicant or RUK? I’m RUK
Original post by Appio001
Yeah likewise ☺️. I know some uni’s give out like a two week notice before interviews I wonder how much time Aberdeen give. Btw are you a Scottish applicant or RUK? I’m RUK

Yeah, I’d be keen to know that too! Especially for travelling etc. I am a Scottish applicant, I understand the places are limited to around 20 aswell 🙈
Reply 13
Original post by JMR999
Yeah, I’d be keen to know that too! Especially for travelling etc. I am a Scottish applicant, I understand the places are limited to around 20 aswell 🙈

Yes I’ve also seen it’s limited to 20 and only tend to have 3-5 RUK students taken on so I’m taking a risk in applying but would still rather Aberdeen over a standard entry BDS.
Reply 14
has anyone heard back from Aberdeen?
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Original post by zaffyx
has anyone heard back from Aberdeen?

Hey, I got an interview which is exciting. It’s on the 4th! What about you?
Original post by sean.gry
Hey, I got an interview which is exciting. It’s on the 4th! What about you?

Hey did you get it today? I applied last year and got my interview on 15th as well. Well done! 🙂
Reply 17
Original post by sean.gry
Hey, I got an interview which is exciting. It’s on the 4th! What about you?

congratulations! Mine is also on the 4th how are you preparing for the interview?
Reply 18
Congrats guys! I’ve got an interview on the 4th too, what time is your interview?
Reply 19
Hey guys, congrats for interviews - are you RUK or home?

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