牙科是具有挑战性和有益的职业。在人口老龄化的背景下，了解整体健康与口腔健康之间相互作用的重要性至关重要。需要出色的沟通技巧，以使牙医能够将患者作为个人来对待，并且对口腔疾病的生物学基础和预防性护理方法的深刻理解是牙科实践的基本基础。
Through our multi-million-pound Dental School and modern learning environment, our BDS Dental Surgery programme is designed to facilitate the development of core real-world clinical skills and patient care experiences, leading you to a highly successful career in the world of dentistry. At the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, you will have a wide variety of opportunities to learn the essential and more advanced skills needed to excel in the field of Dentistry. Dentistry is an evolving career and you will learn from experts in their fields in a state of the art facility purpose designed to provide high quality patient care as well as a fantastic learning environment for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.<br><br>Dentistry requires excellent communication skills in order to treat patients effectively as individuals. We expect all our students to possess and work on these skills as well as having a high level of professionalism throughout the course. A sound understanding of the biological basis of oral disease and preventive approaches to care are essential foundations of dental practice, all of which you will be taught during your Dental Surgery degree at Birmingham.