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We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.
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Dentistry at University of Bristol
University of Bristol is ranked 4th of 19 universities for dentistry on our measures. 92% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £44k after 15 months, rising to £52.5k after five years.
Typical offer AAAEngland4 courses
How it compares with other dentistry courses
The marker shows the typical (median) dentistry course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB17%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB24%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA21%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more37%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 4 dentistry courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from BBC (Gateway to Dentistry) to AAA (Dentistry).
- Least competitive entry: Gateway to Dentistry. Half of the students who started had more than 130 UCAS points, against 158 on the most competitive course here.
- Foundation year: Bachelor of Dental Hygiene, Bachelor of Dental Therapy and Dentistry offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 6 years.
- Degrees awarded: BDS, BSc.
- Accredited by General Dental Council: Dentistry and Gateway to Dentistry.
Bachelor of Dental Hygiene
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 151*
- Graduate jobs
- 98%*
- Salary
- £44k*
Bachelor of Dental Therapy
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 98%*
- Entry points
- 151*
- Graduate jobs
- 98%*
- Salary
- £44k*
Dentistry
BDS · 5 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 158
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £44k*
Accredited: General Dental Council
Gateway to Dentistry
BDS · 6 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 130
- Graduate jobs
- 98%*
- Salary
- £44k*
Accredited: General Dental Council
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- Queen's University BelfastRanked 2
- University of BirminghamRanked 3
- University of PlymouthRanked 5
- Newcastle UniversityRanked 6
Nearby
- Cardiff University26 miles away, ranked 17
- University of Birmingham69 miles away, ranked 3
- University of Portsmouth81 miles away, ranked 13
- University of Plymouth100 miles away, ranked 5
Living in Bristol
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Bristol’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of Bristol accommodation