BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

The BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy trains you to work as a Dental Hygienist and Therapist, offering a variety of dental services directly to patients. Our expert team combines clinical skills training with the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional attributes at all levels of the programme. All teaching and learning activities are patient and student-centred and specifically designed to ensure you are fully prepared for a career as Dental Care Professionals (DCP).

Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (a mix of compulsory and optional) include Preparing for Practice: Regulation and Ethics, Oral Anatomy and Physiology, Oral Disease and Prevention, Dental Radiography and Radiology, Preparing for Clinical Practice, Dental Biomaterials Science, Periodontology and Periodontal Practice, Oral Medicine, Human Disease and Pharmacology, Patient and Professional Management, Clinical Practice 1, Research Methodology, Operative Dental Therapy, Dental Public Health, among others.

Career pathways

Graduate career opportunities are available in both NHS and private dental practice, hospital and community settings, public health, the prison service and in research and education. Additionally, dental science has a rich history of academic development.

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Application information

Entry requirements

120 UCAS points. Level 2 qualifications: You must possess at least five GCSE qualifications at grade C or above or at grades 4-9. These must include Mathematics, English Language and Science. We will consider resits in GCSE. We do not accept any other form of level 2 qualification. Level 3 qualifications: We accept a range of level 3 qualifications. For example, we require at least three A-levels with a minimum of grades BBB, including Biology at grade B or above. We do not accept A-levels in General Studies, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Studies or Global Perspectives. Alternatively, if you are studying the International Baccalaureate qualification, we require a minimum score of 32 points overall, and a minimum score of 5, 5, 5 in three Higher Level subjects, including Biology and preferably Chemistry. If you are studying different Level 3 qualifications (or an international equivalent), please contact us at [email protected] for details of our requirements or to discuss your eligibility.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Home/EU tuition fee, first year of study; total course fee £29,370 Source

International applicants: GBP 17,500 a year (2026/27). International tuition fee, first year of study; total course fee £52,500 Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://greatermanchester.ac.uk/course/bsc-hons-dental-hygiene-and-therapy-full-time-3-years-university-of-greater-manchester#howtoapply

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