Course summary
The programme is designed for clinicians who wish to engage in research without necessarily pursuing an academic career; the research aspect is embedded into clinical practice, enabling one to complete specialist clinical and academic training alongside significant research activity within the time frame of a doctoral training programme; full time candidates are able to sit for the relevant Royal College membership examinations in the third year of the programme.
Entry requirements
A recognised undergraduate degree in dentistry (BChD or BDS equivalent). Postgraduate experience equivalent to at least two years full-time clinical practice for all new graduates, and at least 1 year immediately prior to the commencement of the course for graduates of 3 years or more. Graduates seeking a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST), in order to be eligible to register on the General Dental Council’s (GDC) Specialist Lists, must be accepted onto the Programme as a Specialist Registrar (StR) with an NTN (National Training Number). Providing all necessary requirements are met, such individuals are then eligible to undertake training for the relevant Royal College memberships. English requirements for candidates for whom English is not their first language: IELTS: 7.0 overall with not less than 6.5 in every skill TOEFL: 600 (paper based) and 250 (computer based) 100 TOEFL iBT with minimum scores of 22 in listening, 22 in reading, 24 in speaking and 23 in writing
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Fees are listed on our website: https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/
Provider information
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT