School of Medicine and Dentistry

Taught sessions are held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, in purpose-built facilities incorporating a phantom-head training area as well as dedicated lecture and seminar rooms. As one of only a few universities nationally to boast its own on-campus dental clinic, we are fully equipped to give all dental students direct access to practical experience in high-end dental work, within the institution.The School offers the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree which in the UK is a 5 year programme. There is a standard entry pathway and a graduate entry pathway. Currently all 32 places are available as a graduate entry pathway, specifically designed for students who already have a degree in a relevant biomedical subject. Applicants to the graduate entry pathway must demonstrate that their prior formal qualifications have covered the relevant biomedical subjects, which will allow direct entry to Year 2 of the course (2nd BDS). On the graduate entry pathway students spend the first year (2nd BDS) on the Preston Campus and are subsequently based in one of the four North West Dental Education Centres (DECs), which are equipped with brand new state-of-the-art facilities, for their clinical experience.

The aim of the School of Medicine and Dentistry is to provide high-quality research evidence to inform and guide clinical practice and health policy and make a difference to the experience of patients and the public. There are three main streams of research: oral and dental translational research, applied public health and epidemiology and clinical education and training.

Research

The aim of the School of Medicine and Dentistry is to provide high-quality research evidence to inform and guide clinical practice and health policy and make a difference to the experience of patients and the public. There are three main streams of research: oral and dental translational research, applied public health and epidemiology and clinical education and training.