{"id":213799,"date":"2022-05-26T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/hong-kong\/gsi_study_guides\/becoming-dentist-entry-requirements-and-training\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:25:27","slug":"becoming-dentist-entry-requirements-and-training","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/hong-kong\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/becoming-dentist-entry-requirements-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Dentist: Entry Requirements and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dentists are medical professionals who treat and cure the dental problems of patients. Dentistry courses in the UK<\/a> are popular throughout the world because of research based study models that universities have in place, alongside state of the art facilities and world class teaching.<\/p>\n

How long does it take to become a dentist?<\/h2>\n

If you are interested in becoming a dentist, it takes five years of undergraduate study<\/a> at a dental school<\/a>, followed by a minimum of 1 year supervised practice on real patients. Students will then need to register with the General Dental Council to be eligible to practise in the UK. Postgraduate dentistry programmes will allow you to focus on a specialist area which interests you.<\/p>\n

Learn more about qualifications to be a dentist below and if you would like to begin your UK dentistry application, arrange a free consultation<\/a> with SI-UK HongKong today.<\/p>\n

Best UK Universities for Dentistry<\/h2>\n

According to the QS World University Ranking 2022, the\u00a0best universities for studying dentistry in the UK<\/a> are:<\/p>\n

King\u2019s College London<\/h3>\n

The department of dentistry at King\u2019s College London<\/a> is the largest in the UK, graduating 150 dental students each year, and its flagship Dentistry BDS programme provides state-of-the-art clinical, simulation and technical facilities.<\/p>\n