Dentistry Interview Questions

The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry uses a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) for its BDS admissions, and for 2026 entry it runs a focused four-station circuit as part of an on-site visit day that also includes a campus tour with current dental students. Birmingham interviews are typically held in February, and the day is

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Queen Mary University of London) uses a traditional panel interview for its BDS Dentistry admissions — not an MMI. Conducted online in recent cycles by a panel of two senior staff and a current student, it often includes a pre-interview article to read and discuss. Barts

The University of Aberdeen Institute of Dentistry runs the only graduate-entry BDS programme in Scotland — a four-year accelerated route for UK graduates. Aberdeen selects through a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) held in person at the Foresterhill Health Campus, and for dentistry the offer is based on interview performance alone. With BDS interviews scheduled early

King’s College London — the largest dental school in the UK, based at Guy’s Hospital — has moved to a remote online panel interview with two interviewers (a change from its previous in-person MMI). King’s uses a staged, holistic selection process in which GCSEs, UCAT and contextual information all feed the initial ranking, and the

Queen’s University Belfast is home to Northern Ireland’s only dental school, and it runs one of the most transparent selection systems in UK dentistry. Applicants clear a first stage combining their best-nine GCSE score with UCAT decile points (out of 45), and then a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) decides offers strictly in rank order. Home

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston offers one of the UK’s most distinctive routes into dentistry: a four-year graduate-entry BDS (A202) for biomedical graduates only, open to both UK and international applicants. UCLan selects through a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) that may include a manual-dexterity test — and because it uses a ‘hurdle’

The University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School — ranked among the UK’s best for dentistry — uses a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), delivered online in recent cycles. Plymouth is refreshingly transparent: it shortlists purely on academic qualifications and UCAT (your personal statement and work experience are not scored at that stage), then makes offers by

Newcastle University’s School of Dental Sciences is one of the most UCAT-led dental schools in the country — applicants are ranked primarily by UCAT score before grades and personal statement are even reviewed. Newcastle also expects a firm minimum of around two weeks’ dental work experience before you apply, and makes no offer without an

TThe University of Liverpool School of Dentistry runs one of the longer MMI circuits among UK dental schools — but its process is unusually distinctive before the interview even begins. Liverpool sends every academically eligible applicant a Non-Academic Information Questionnaire (NAQ) that carries 60% of the Stage 2 score, and the final offer is based

The University of Leeds School of Dentistry — home to the UK’s only joint MChD/BChD dual dental degree — selects BChD applicants through a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), delivered virtually in recent cycles and built around NHS dental service scenarios. Leeds has one decisive quirk: once you’re shortlisted, the offer is based on MMI performance

The University of Glasgow Dental School — one of the top-ranked in the UK — has confirmed an online Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) for 2026 entry, moving from its previous panel format. It’s a structured, competency-based circuit of seven timed stations, held online across three dates in February 2026. Glasgow weights the UCAT heavily for

The University of Dundee — consistently one of the UK’s top-ranked dental schools — selects BDS applicants through a seven-station Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). For dentistry, Dundee’s offer decision is based on interview performance alone, with applicants ranked against each other, so the MMI is genuinely decisive. From 2026 entry, UK applicants interview in person

Cardiff University’s School of Dentistry uses a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) — a values-based circuit of short, themed stations mapped to the qualities expected of dental professionals. Cardiff is also one of the earliest dental schools to interview, with BDS dates set for 12–23 January 2026, and offers the option to interview in Welsh, English

The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry, regularly ranked in the UK top 10, uses a semi-structured panel interview paired with a separate group interpersonal-skills task — not a rotating MMI circuit. With around 1,250 applications for just 71 places and interviews held in person only, Sheffield’s selection day is a genuine hurdle, and

The University of Bristol Dental School uses a distinctive, structured panel interview rather than a classic MMI circuit — and it is one of the few UK dental schools to set creative pre-interview tasks. Bristol weights the UCAT very heavily for shortlisting, so reaching the interview is itself an achievement; the interview then explores your

The University of Manchester runs one of the most respected dental programmes in the UK, and its Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS, A206) interview is a decisive stage: you cannot receive an offer without attending. Manchester uses a five-station Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) that deliberately avoids testing dental science, focusing instead on the non-academic qualities