- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 36 months
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Dentistry
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
Overview
This Programme fulfils the need for dental practitioners to have access to a higher dental degree which provides specialist clinical training in Orthodontics. The Professional Doctorate is a research qualification that contains Professional Skills Training. In addition, the Doctorate prepares candidates for the examinations of surgical Royal College leading to the award of Membership in Orthodontics or further orthodontic qualifications. You should have already passed the FDS/MFDS examination or an equivalent. This Programme is designed for those who are already a Graduate of Dental Surgery and wish to specialise. This is a 3-year full time Doctorate programme comprising 540 credits. The programme has 120 credits at Level 7 and 60 credits at Level 8 in year one and 360 credits at level 8 in years two and three, totalling 540 credits, therefore making the DDSc a higher degree than a Masters degree. The programme consists of 5 core modules common for all pathways and 5 specialty modules.
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:2 |
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English language requirements
| IELTS | 7.0 overall, no part below 6.5 |
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IELTS 7.0 overall, with no component below 6.5
Fees
International students: Full-time place, per year - £45,250
UK students: Full-time place, per year - £22,150
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £22,150
International: Full-time place, per year - £45,250
Start dates
28 September 2026
Application deadline
Rolling admissions - apply early
Campus
- Liverpool, United Kingdom