International students may apply for this programme and tuition will be charged at the overseas fee rate for all students in this category.

Please note: The Programme does not come with a National Training Number and, therefore, will not permit automatic or any guarantee of entry to the Specialist list in the relevant dental monspecialty. Completion of the course does not automatically entitle entry to the GDC specialist list.

Academic requirements:

You must hold a primary dental qualification (BDS/DDS or equivalent).

IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each subskill no more than 2 years prior to the start of the programme, or
Evidence of a primary dental qualification that has been taught and examined in English achieved no more than 2 years prior to the start of the programme, or
Evidence of a pass in a language test for registration with a regulatory authority in a country where the first language is English 2 years prior to the start of the programme, Or
Evidence of 2 years experience of practising in a country where the first language is English.
If you provide evidence other than those listed above, they must meet the criteria we have set out by the GDC i.e. the evidence must be robust, recent and readily verifiable by the GDC.

Other essential requirements

You will also need to provide:

one academic reference
one clinical reference to evidence 2 years' post-qualification experience
an up-to-date CV
evidence that you are a registered dental practitioner.
Applicants should normally have passed the MJDF/MFDS/FDS qualifications of the Royal College of Surgeons and have a broad clinical experience. Previous audit and research experience is beneficial.
TOEFL (iBT) - At least 100 overall
International Baccalaureate Language A- HL 5 or SL 6