Overview

Dental Hygienists/Therapists are highly skilled professionals who work as part of the dental team providing care to help patients have good dental health.

They play an essential role in preventing oral diseases such as gum disease, tooth decay and mouth cancers. Their skills include providing preventative, periodontal and restorative therapies in adults' and children's teeth through clinical treatment and education.

The Dental School's clinical skills laboratories have superb facilities and state of the art teaching technologies.

Good communication skills are essential to be able to deal with patients and parents or carers. Students are expected to adhere to the strict code of conduct outlined by the General Dental Council and a high standard of maturity, confidentiality and professionalism is expected to be maintained throughout the course.

Your career

Graduates of the Oral Health Science programme from Glasgow Caledonian University will be eligible to apply for registration with the General Dental Council. There are many career opportunities in general dental practice in the NHS, private practice or Community Dental Service, which could also involve home care and hospital services. Graduates may also be involved in research and oral health promotion.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Practice
Plaque Related Diseases
Dental Biomaterials
Pain and Anxiety Control
Paediatric Dentistry
Dental Radiography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-24 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

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Closing Date (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) 14 November

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

59

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OTE

121

IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Dentistry Health Sciences View 470 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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78

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59

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121

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6

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General requirements

Scottish Higher: BBBB from Higher to include Biology or Human Biology plus Nat 5 English C
Minimum entry requirements: BCCC from Higher to include Biology or Human Biology plus Nat 5 English C

A level: BBC including Biology plus GCSE C/4 in English
ILC Higher: H2 H2 H3 H3 including Biology plus O2 in English
IB Diploma: 28 points including Higher Level Biology
BTEC: DMM Ext Dip in Science including Biology plus GCSE C/4 in English
SWAP: Access to Medical Studies or Biological and Chemical Science - BBB including 65% in Biology
College HNC: Dental Nursing plus Scottish Higher BBB including Biology/Human Biology
College HND: Dental Nursing plus Scottish Higher BB including Biology/Human Biology
SVQ/NVQ/NEBDN: Dental Nursing plus Scottish Higher BBB including Biology/Human Biology or A Level BB including Biology

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

15200 GBP / year

≈ 15200 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

1820 GBP / year

≈ 1820 GBP / year

Additional Details

RUK: £9,250 per year

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

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

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