Dentistry Entry Programme for Medical Graduates

Year 1

Currently, students study the following programme structure. King's reviews its programmes on a regular basis in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting learning opportunities and this information is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School/department for further advice.

Students admitted to this programme will be exempt from the first two years of the standard five-year programme A205 on the basis of their previous studies. Students will undertake a two to three-week preparatory course in September 2014 before joining year three of the five-year BDS programme.

You will be given the opportunity throughout your first year to review topics studied in Year 1 and Year 2 of the standard five-year programme.

During this year you will be treating your own adult patients, providing preventive advice and undertaking straightforward procedures in periodontology and conservative dentistry. You will also learn dental materials science and behavioural science.

You will consolidate your knowledge of all aspects of human disease and study the replacement of missing teeth. You will learn about fixed and removable prostheses, such as dental implants. There is also a technical component to these courses to ensure you understand how prostheses are constructed and how to deal with problems associated with their fit and function. You will devote significant time each week to the clinical care of patients including tuition in conservative dentistry and prosthodontics. You will also learn about and perform the extraction of teeth and minor oral surgery.

The following topics comprise the year 1 module:

• BDS Communication in Dentistry
• BDS Management and Leadership
• BDS Professionalism in Health Care
• BDS Social and Behavioural Sciences
• BDS Dental Public Health
• BDS Oral Surgery
• BDS Radiology
• BDS Dental Material Science
• BDS Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
• BDS Conservative and Minimum Intervention Dentistry
• BDS Periodontology
• BDS Prosthtodontics
• BDS Human Disease

Year 2

In Year 2, you will spend most of the week providing dental care for patients. You will learn about and perform more advanced procedures in restorative dentistry. During this year, you will gain a strong foundation in periodontology, child dental healthcare and orthodontics.

As you become more proficient at dentistry, you will treat patients under conscious sedation. Learning continues in the human disease strand of the curriculum and you are introduced to an ongoing course in oral disease that will incorporate pathology and medicine relevant to disease in and around the mouth. Under the supervision of specialist teachers, you will be able to treat patients with more complex dental problems.

The following topics comprise the year 2 module:

• BDS Communication in Dentistry
• BDS Professionalism in Health Care
• BDS Social and Behavioural Sciences
• BDS Dental Public Health
• BDS Oral Disease
• BDS Oral Surgery
• BDS Radiology
• BDS Conservative and Minimum Intervention Dentistry
• BDS Periodontology
• BDS Orthodontics
• BDS Paediatric Dentistry
• BDS Outreach (clinical placements)

Year 3

The final year consolidates all you have learned up to this point. You will continue to provide comprehensive dental care for adult and child patients. A specific feature of our programme, our structured placements enable you to work on a regular basis at purpose-built clinics away from the main campus amongst diverse patient populations. There, you will gain valuable experience working in a team to prepare yourself effectively for future practice.

The following topics comprise the year 3 module:

• BDS Communication in Dentistry
• BDS Professionalism in Health Care
• BDS Social and Behavioural Sciences
• BDS Dental Public Health
• BDS Oral Disease
• BDS Oral Surgery
• BDS Radiology
• BDS Special Care Dentistry
• BDS Conservative and Minimum Intervention Dentistry
• BDS Periodontology
• BDS Orthodontics
• BDS Paediatric Dentistry
• BDS Outreach (clinical placements)