This list of dental schools in the United Kingdom includes all eighteen Dental Schools or Schools of Medicine and Dentistry in the United Kingdom which are recognised by the General Dental Council and lead to a dental degree of a UK university. There are twelve such schools in England, four in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Northern Ireland. The list is ordered by country and name, and includes the founding date of the Dental School or its parent/associated Medical School. The Dental Schools Council represents the interests of all UK Dental Schools.
England NameUniversityEstablishedCommentsRef.Barts and The London, School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of London1995Formed by the merger of the London Hospital Medical College and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.School of DentistryBirmingham1828Merged with Mason Science College in 1900.Bristol Dental SchoolBristol1833School of Dentistry, University of Central LancashireUniversity of Central Lancashire1842Teaching of dentistry began in 2007. Curriculum as University of Liverpool leading to a University of Lancashire Degree. Also teaches Postgraduate Dentistry courses leading to diplomas, Masters and PhD in dentistry. Guy's, King's & St Thomas's Dental InstituteKing's College London1799Earliest dental education at Guy's Hospital predates foundation of King's College London. The United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals merged eventually with King's in 1998. Known as GKT School of Medicine & Dental Institute until 2005. Dental Institute became a separate faculty at King's in 2014.Leeds Dental InstituteLeeds1904All undergraduate students qualify with an "MChd/BChd Dental Surgery, Bsc Oral Science" at the end of the five-year programme. It is the only UK dental school to offer this integrated undergraduate master's degree. The school is also unique in beginning clinical experience with patients in the first year of the dental course. Liverpool Dental SchoolLiverpool1834Manchester Dental SchoolManchester1874Formed from the School of Anatomy at Manchester Royal Infirmary, which opened in 1814.Newcastle University Dental SchoolNewcastle1834Peninsula College of Medicine and DentistryExeterPlymouth2000Run jointly by the University of Exeter and Plymouth University.Sheffield School of Clinical DentistrySheffield1828Affiliated with the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.UCL Eastman Dental InstituteUniversity College London1948Merged with University College London in 1999. Shares site and facilities with Eastman Dental Hospital.
Schools only offering DCP and postgraduate education University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. Opened in 2005 and offers three programmes of study: Foundation Award in Science and Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy CertHE Dental Nursing University of Essex BSc Oral Health Sciences MSc Advanced Periodontal Practice (Dental Care Professional) MSc Periodontology (Dentists) University of Suffolk (under planning, not yet opened)
Scotland
NameUniversityEstablishedCommentsRef.University of Aberdeen School of DentistryAberdeen1497Scotland's newest dental schoolUniversity of Dundee Dental SchoolDundee1967From 1899 to 1967 dentistry taught in Dundee which was at that time part of the University of St AndrewsEdinburgh Dental InstituteEdinburgh1860BSc(Hons) in hygiene and therapy alongside a wide range of short, distance learning and extended postgraduate training courses across the dental specialties.Glasgow Dental SchoolGlasgow1451Dentistry first taught in 1637.
Wales NameUniversityEstablishedCommentsRef.Cardiff University Dental SchoolCardiff1931Previously known as the Welsh National School of Medicine and the University of Wales College of Medicine.
Northern Ireland NameUniversityEstablishedRef.Queen's University Belfast School of DentistryQueen's University Belfast1921
See also List of pharmacy schools in the United Kingdom List of medical schools in the United Kingdom Medical school in the United Kingdom Medical education in the United Kingdom
Notes and references
External links University of Portsmouth, School of Professionals Complementary to Dentistry British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Top Dental Schools in UK