Overview

You'll learn how to design and carry out dental public health research, and understand how raw data and statistics can be used to draw meaningful conclusions and help you make decisions on how to approach complex issues.

You will work closely with Public Health students from the School of Medicine, taking a holistic approach to healthcare that will benefit you throughout your career. During this time, you will be taught at Ninewells Hospital and Dundee Dental School.

The university has their own Masters Hub in the School of Dentistry, where you can collaborate and study with your peers as well as independently.

There is also an option to study extra modules in Medical Education. With successful completion of these modules you can exit the course with a Masters in Dental Public Health with Medical Education.

Careers

Dental public health is a global issue, so gaining an MDPH from an internationally-recognised UK university is a great way to be prepared for wherever in the world your career will take you.

This Dental Public Health programme from the University of Dundee will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed for research and management careers in a wide variety of dental and health-related disciplines.

Our alumni have undertaken roles with the United National Populations Fund, in health service planning, government offices, national and international health agencies, and in academia.

This course also provides a solid foundation for those considering speciality training in the UK or further postgraduate study, including a PhD.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic writing and communicating science in dentistry
Dental Public Health
Health Promotion
Oral Epidemiology
Clinical Statistics
Epidemiology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Public Health Dentistry View 624 other Masters in Public Health in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your degree should be in dentistry, dental therapy/hygiene, the social sciences, and medical science. Applications will also be considered from others who, although not graduates, are exceptionally well qualified in terms of seniority and experience.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

12600 GBP / year

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Additional Details

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £ 12,600 per year of study

Living costs

Dundee

United Kingdom

787 - 1494 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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