Paediatric Dentistry DDSc
University of Liverpool
Key Course Facts
Course Description
This programme fulfils the need for dental practitioners to have access to a higher dental degree which provides specialist clinical training in Paediatric Dentistry.
The Professional Doctorate is a research qualification that contains Professional Skills Training. Students who successfully complete the DDSc programme in Paediatric Dentistry will be awarded the DDSc (Paediatric Dentistry) from the University of Liverpool and will be eligible to sit the Tri-collegiate Diploma of Membership in Paediatric Dentistry (MPaedDent) specialty membership examination from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Both the UK Specialist Curriculum in Paediatric Dentistry and the tri-collegiate Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh blueprints in Paediatric Dentistry are embedded into the programme.
Funded specialist trainee appointments are competitively available to appropriately qualified candidates on this programme with application through the national recruitment process.
Why School of Dentistry? Paediatric Dentistry
A recent £6m investment programme's dramatically upgraded our teaching and research facilities, and created additional postgraduate places.
Here are some of the key features:-
- New sedation and oral surgery suites
- State-of-the-art training facilities
- New tutorial rooms
- Enhanced patient facilities
- New research laboratories, closely integrated with clinical areas and featuring extensive, state-of-the-art equipment
- A new Oral Health Suite with dedicated research facility within a clinical area of the hospital
- Refurbished lecture theatres, multi-skills suites, teaching rooms and Student Common Room.
- High quality school laboratories
Specialist dentistry
We accommodate many specialist dentistry interests through our partnership with the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Together we've created state-of-the-art facilities for specialist dentistry research and education, including the management of clinical trials to a high level of clinical governance.
Wide range of programmes
Programmes in the School of Dentistry extend from short courses, aimed at updating the general dental practitioner, to full-time studentships leading to higher degrees, with a large variety of research based or professional training programmes in between. We also have a steadily expending menu of verifiable CPD courses for all members of the dental team.
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All Degrees
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
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About University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a government funded university found in the city of Liverpool, England. It is one of the universities that founded the Russell Group, the N8 Group which is a partnership of the eight most research-intensive universities in Northern England. The majority of the university’s activities take place in a single urban campus just a five minute’s walk from Liverpool City Centre.
List of 627 Bachelor and Master Courses from University of Liverpool - Course Catalogue
Student composition of University of Liverpool
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Liverpool by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 21705
- postgraduates:
- 4615
- Total:
- 26320
Where is this programme taught
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Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Paediatric Dentistry DDSc | University of Liverpool | - | - | - | - | - | - | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
Orthodontics DDSc | University of Liverpool | - | - | - | - | - | - | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
Periodontology DClinDent | Queen Mary University of London | - | - | - | - | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Clinical Dentistry PhD | The University of Manchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | Manchester | On campus Full-time | |
Dentistry PhD | The University of Edinburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
Prosthodontics DClinDent | The University of Sheffield | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
Dentistry (with clinical component) 4 Year (Part-Time) PhD | University of Dundee | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dundee | On campus Part-time | |
Dentistry (non-clinical) PhD | University of Dundee | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dundee | On campus Full-time | |
Periodontics DClinDent | The University of Sheffield | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
Orthodontics DClinDent | The University of Edinburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time |