# List of dental schools in the United Kingdom

This list of dental schools in the United Kingdom includes all eighteen Dental Schools or Schools of Medicine and Dentistry in the United Kingdom which are recognised by the General Dental Council and lead to a dental degree of a UK university. There are twelve such schools in England, four in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Northern Ireland. The list is ordered by country and name, and includes the founding date of the Dental School or its parent/associated Medical School. The Dental Schools Council represents the interests of all UK Dental Schools.

## England

| Name | University | Established | Comments |
| Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry | Queen Mary University of London | 1995 | Formed by the merger of the London Hospital Medical College and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. |
| School of Dentistry | Birmingham | 1828 | Merged with Mason Science College in 1900. |
| Bristol Dental School | Bristol | 1833 | |
| School of Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire | University of Central Lancashire | 1842 | Teaching of dentistry began in 2007. Curriculum as University of Liverpool leading to a University of Lancashire Degree. Also teaches Postgraduate Dentistry courses leading to diplomas, Masters and PhD in dentistry. |
| Guy's, King's & St Thomas's Dental Institute | King's College London | 1799 | Earliest dental education at Guy's Hospital predates foundation of King's College London. The United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals merged eventually with King's in 1998. Known as GKT School of Medicine & Dental Institute until 2005. Dental Institute became a separate faculty at King's in 2014. |
| Leeds Dental Institute | Leeds | 1904 | All undergraduate students qualify with an "MChd/BChd Dental Surgery, Bsc Oral Science" at the end of the five-year programme. It is the only UK dental school to offer this integrated undergraduate master's degree. The school is also unique in beginning clinical experience with patients in the first year of the dental course. |
| Liverpool Dental School | Liverpool | 1834 | |
| Manchester Dental School | Manchester | 1874 | Formed from the School of Anatomy at Manchester Royal Infirmary, which opened in 1814. |
| Newcastle University Dental School | Newcastle | 1834 | |
| Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry | Exeter Plymouth | 2000 | Run jointly by the University of Exeter and Plymouth University. |
| Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry | Sheffield | 1828 | Affiliated with the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. |
| UCL Eastman Dental Institute | University College London | 1948 | Merged with University College London in 1999. Shares site and facilities with Eastman Dental Hospital. |

### Schools only offering DCP and postgraduate education

* University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. Opened in 2005 and offers three programmes of study:
** Foundation Award in Science and Dental Therapy
** BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
** CertHE Dental Nursing
* University of Essex
** BSc Oral Health Sciences
** MSc Advanced Periodontal Practice (Dental Care Professional)
** MSc Periodontology (Dentists)
* University of Suffolk (under planning, not yet opened)

## Scotland

| Name | University | Established | Comments |
| University of Aberdeen School of Dentistry | Aberdeen | 1497 | Scotland's newest dental school |
| University of Dundee Dental School | Dundee | 1967 | From 1899 to 1967 dentistry taught in Dundee which was at that time part of the University of St Andrews |
| Edinburgh Dental Institute | Edinburgh | 1860 | BSc(Hons) in hygiene and therapy alongside a wide range of short, distance learning and extended postgraduate training courses across the dental specialties. |
| Glasgow Dental School | Glasgow | 1451 | Dentistry first taught in 1637. |

## Wales

| Name | University | Established | Comments | Ref. |
| Cardiff University Dental School | Cardiff | 1931 | Previously known as the Welsh National School of Medicine and the University of Wales College of Medicine. | |

## Northern Ireland

| Name | University | Established | Ref. |
| Queen's University Belfast School of Dentistry | Queen's University Belfast | 1921 | |