BDS Dental Surgery vs BDS Dental Surgery with Integrated Foundation Year

Course Comparison

Course	BDS Dental Surgery	BDS Dental Surgery with Integrated Foundation Year
Award	Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BDS	Bachelor of Dental Surgery - BDS
Duration	5 years	6 years
Assessment breakdown	-	-
Course type	Full-time	Full-time
Placement	(with placements)	(with placements)
Location	Plymouth	Plymouth
Provider	Peninsula Dental School	Peninsula Dental School
Entry requirements	In order to meet the academic requirements for this programme, you must have one of the following combinations of qualifications: GCSE, A Levels and UCAT GAMSAT A Levels and stage 1 of either Biomedical Science or Human Biosciences with the University of Plymouth. Degree study at other institutions is not considered. A degree programme through the University of Plymouth School of Biomedical Sciences. Degree study at other institutions is not considered View our entry requirements None of the typical offers listed below are necessarily the threshold for interview selection. Other factors including the number of applications received and performance in the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) influence the threshold for interview selection. Students must be 18 years old or over at the start date of this programme.	We aim to build a picture of the circumstances that may have adversely affected an applicant’s education and academic potential. When assessing an application we will consider a range of educational, social, family, and individual characteristics and experiences. Applications for this course will therefore only be considered if the contextual entry requirements are met alongside the academic criteria. Applicants for this course must not meet the A level and GCSE grade requirements for the five-year Dental Surgery (A206) course. However, if you meet either the GCSE or A level requirements for A206 but not the other, then you would be considered for the foundation course. We are unable to accept international applicants for this programme going forward (2024 entry onwards). View our full entry requirements Students must be 18 years old or over at the start date of this programme.