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    DENTISTRYTheSchool of DentistryUniversityof LiverpoolDental HospitalPembrokePlaceLiverpool L3 5PST:+44(0)151 706 5298F:+44 (0)1517065652E: [email protected]

    MEMBEROF THERUSSELL GROUP

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    ContentsIntroduction toDentistry 01Researchincontext04Aninvestment inyour future06Programmedetails08Applications andadmissions 16

    TheDental Schoolis highlyprogressive and

    hasembraced innovationin educationand

    assessment whilstensuring thatworld

    class research leadersfeed directlyintoour

    curriculum. We recognise thatsuccessful

    trainingof thedental team relies onregular

    contacts betweenstaffand students. A range

    ofexpertcliniciansis available toprovide

    adviceand practical assistanceas required.

    At Liverpool we employ a blend of learning

    techniques to make the studentexperience

    enjoyable, constructiveand an intellectual

    challenge. Dentistry offersan exciting

    opportunity for satisfying and worthwhile

    careersthatcombine a varietyof skills and

    providea directbenefitto thehealth needs

    of the community.

    As a city, Liverpool has changed beyondall

    recognition in thepast5 years andnow hosts

    an international-standardConferencecentre in

    additionto itsmany cultural attractionsranging

    acrossthe artsand sport.We doubt that there

    isa friendliercityin the UKor a better placeto

    studydentistry.

    WHYCHOOSE DENTISTRYATLIVERPOOL?The Dental Team.TheDental Schoolhasa longtraditionof teaching andtrainingthe

    Dental Team.BothDegree andDiploma

    coursesare offeredin Dental Hygiene/

    Dental Therapyin additionto theBDS Degree

    courses. Thereis a close integrationof theBDS

    andDental Hygiene/ Dental Therapystudents

    throughout their clinicaltraining.In thisway, a

    fullappreciationof howmembers ofthe DentalTeam work together is gainedby all the clinical

    students, in preparation for their careers,

    post-qualification.

    Investment.The Schoolhas undergone amajor 6millioninvestmentby theDepartment

    ofHealth(DoH)and theHigher Education

    FundingCouncilfor England(HEFCE) in

    enhanced teaching facilitiesto accommodate

    anincrease in studentplaces. Theinvestment

    programme includedthe constructionof

    sedationsuites andoral surgerysuites, state-

    of-the-art trainingfacilities, new tutorialrooms,

    enhanced patientfacilities, and new research

    laboratories. This programme also includedtherefurbishment of the Schoolslecture theatres,

    teaching rooms andits StudentCommon

    Room which reopened in January2011and

    nowincludes a Costa Coffeeoutlet. Please

    seethe Schools websitefor a virtualtour

    ofour facilities.

    DentistryLiverpool has had a Dental School since 1860and has a proud tradition of providing a first-classeducation to our students and of providing excellentcare for our patients.

    0 1Facultyof Health andLife Sciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching > Dentistry

    www.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    Theassessment strategy for the academic

    components ofthe BDSprogrammes adopts

    a varied approach including:EMI (Extended

    Matching Items);SBA (SingleBest Answer);

    ShortAnswer; CriticalReasoning long answer;

    OSCE (ObservedStructuredClinical

    Examination); and1st,2nd and3rd BDSin-

    programme component essaysto assess

    criticalwriting skills.As theBDS programme

    progresses,the assessments are carefullydesigned andappraised sothat they assess

    application and understandingof knowledge

    asappliedto theclinical situation,so asto link

    withtheessentialclinical skills ethos.All

    summative assessments are precededby

    formative assessments, after whichthe

    students receivedetailed feedback.

    Withregardsto clinicalactivity, BDSstudents

    must passan assessmentof basic clinical

    competencebefore being allowedto usethese

    newly acquiredskillson a patient. Thereafter

    theassessment ofclinical activity is undertaken

    usingcase reports,outreachreports and

    purposedesigned clinicalmonitoring. Theseclinicalmonitoring proceduresare based onthe

    work-based assessment toolsthat have been

    validated foruse in postgraduate Dentistry

    andMedicine.An important aspectof these

    assessments is their integrated nature, and

    their usein multipleclinics. This latter point is

    crucialto thefairness androbustness of the

    assessments.

    Furthermore, thesystem ensuresthatall

    Liverpoolgraduates are in the advantageous

    positionof being ableto take their activity

    portfolio intothework place toaid their

    foundation training.

    Central location. Mostof theteachingiscarriedout atthe Liverpool University Dental

    Hospital(LUDH), which is housedin a modern

    buildingwithintheUniversityprecincta few

    minutes'walkfrom theStudents' Union,

    librariesand citycentre.The hospital has

    over 60,000patient attendancesannually

    and contains the mostup-to-date equipment

    and facilities.

    Personalresponsibility for learning.Appropriately supportedby the School of

    Dentistry, students willtakea veryhighlevel of

    responsibility fortheirpersonal learningand

    progress,and forthe managementof their

    patients' care.

    HOWYOU LEARNThe early years of the BDS coursesare

    predominantly studentcentred learningwith

    Problem-Based Learning(PBL) supported by

    lectures. Whilstclinical trainingin subsequent

    years continuesthis methodof learning,there

    is,in addition, small groupteachingand

    lectures throughout thethird, fourthand fifthyears.Much ofthe clinicalexperience is gained

    withstudentstreatingpatients inthe different

    clinicsin theDental Hospitalunderclose

    supervisionof thestaff.

    HOWYOU ARE ASSESSEDThe Schools assessment strategyis based

    aroundassessing the learningoutcomes that

    underpinthe development of each students

    essential clinicalskills.Toprogress fromone

    yearto another,studentsmustsatisfythe

    academic ANDclinical learningoutcomes at

    therequired level as statedin theassessment

    handbook.

    2010 APPLICATIONSNumber ofplaces:107

    Numberof applications: 1898

    RESEARCH (RAE 2008)40%of research activitydeemed world

    leadingor internationallyexcellent, and

    a further55% internationally recognised.

    FACTS AND FIGURES98.9% of 2009/10graduatessecured

    employmentor went onto further study

    withinsix months of graduating.

    RESOURCESStudents train onNHS patients atthe Liverpool

    University Dental Hospital (LUDH) withover

    160dental units andaccessto over 60,000

    patientcontacts.Together with the clinical

    placements in our innovative outreach

    programme,thisprovides thevolumeand

    casemix necessary tooffera comprehensive

    experience in clinicaltraining.

    MORE INFORMATIONThe Schoolof Dentistry,

    Universityof LiverpoolDental Hospital,

    Pembroke Place,

    Liverpool L3 5PS

    E: [email protected]/dental

    KeyFacts

    of 2009/10 graduatessecuredemploymentor went on

    to further study within sixmonths ofgraduating.

    1898applications

    in2011.

    95%40%of researchactivitydeemedworld leading or internationally

    excellentanda further 55%internationallyrecognised.

    98.9%

    Facultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistrywww.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    ResearchincontextThe University of Liverpool is a research-intensiveuniversity, and academic staff in Dentistry are leadingresearchers in their fields. What this means for you asa student is that your learning will be informed by thevery latest developments in the area. An example of acurrent area of research in Dentistry is Dr. Smalleysresearch on the bacteria which cause periodontal(gum) disease.

    Plaquecontains aggregatesof bacteria

    that grow asbiofilmson thetoothsurfaces.

    Periodontitis is a gumdisease that destroys

    the structures supporting the teeth,includingbone, andis causedprimarily by Gram-

    negativeoral anaerobicplaquebacteriawhich

    break downproteinsfrombloodand gum

    tissuesto gainnutrientsand topromote

    growth. Chronicperiodontitisaccountsfor

    upto 60% oftoothlossintheUK, and the

    annualcostof NHSperiodontal therapy

    in 2001/2002was 174 million.

    This is of seriousconcern, as recentstudies

    provideincreasingevidence thatperiodontitis

    maybe a riskfactor forserious diseasessuch

    as:myocardial infarctionand stroke;higher riskforpreterm, lowbirth weightbabies andpose

    threats to thosewith chronic diseases like:

    diabetes,respiratory diseases and osteoporosis.

    Two black-pigmentinganaerobic bacteria

    (BPAs),Porphyromonasgingivalis, and

    Prevotellaintermedia, act askeyagentsin

    periodontal diseaseand requirehaem for

    growth. Haemenhancesvirulencein these

    organisms andis usedto formtheblack

    pigmentwhichprotectsthe cells from attack

    by neutrophilsin theimmunesystem.

    Importantly, BPAs are associated with active

    periodontal destruction,and playa pivotal

    ecologicalrole in degrading host proteinsto

    provideaminoacidsas energysources forothersub-gingivalbacteria. Dr.Smalleys

    research revolvesaround understanding

    thechemicalstepsinvolved in generationof

    protectivehaempigmentsof theBPAs, and

    theroletheseorganismsplay ininitiationand

    progression ofperiodontal disease.It hasalso

    resulted in thediscoverythatpathogensother

    than theBPAs have theabilityto producethese

    defensive, haem-containinglayers. In addition,

    theworkhas focussed onprotease (gingipain

    and interpain)interactionswith haemoglobin

    and otherhaem-containing proteinsfor the

    purposesof establishing the molecular

    mechanisms of haem release.

    Thesestudies are aimed at determining which

    componentsare involvedin thebinding of

    haem anddepositionof thepigment onthe cell

    surface.Researchinterests also includetheroles ofBPAsin rapidly progressing periodontal

    diseasein diabeticpatients, in atherosclerosis

    andin lunginfections in cystic fibrosispatients.

    Aspectsof this originalresearch are delivered

    to undergraduatestudents to underpintheir

    understandingof periodontal diseaseand

    its treatment.

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    AninvestmentinyourfutureThere is a wide range of career opportunities withinthe profession. The majority of graduates will choosegeneral dental practice within the NHS and in theprivate sector. Graduates might also choose a careerin the community dental service, university teaching,or the armed forces. BDS graduates can alsospecialise in one of the many dental specialties.

    QUALIFYING YOUFOR LIFEStudyingdentistry encourages students to

    developvaluable, transferable skills whichprovidea strongfoundation fortheircareers

    and their continuing professional development.

    Keyskillsdisplayed by allof ourgraduates

    include:

    Communication skills (both oral andwritten)

    Critical reasoning skills

    Clinical skills

    Professionalism

    Teamworking

    LifelongLearning

    MytimeasanundergraduateatLiverpoolallowedmetoestablishthefoundationsofarewardingcareer,gavemeagroupof lifelong

    friendsandleftfondmemoriesofafunlifeinavibrantcity.MICHAELDODDDENTAL SURGERYBDS 2009

    TheteachingfacilitiesatLiverpoolarestate-of-the-artandtheOperativeSkillsSuitecontainsalltheequipmentthatyouneedtopractisedentistrybeforetreatingyourfirstpatients.Thelecturetheatreshavemultiplechoiceanswerpadsforrevisionquizzesetc.TutorsatLiverpoolareveryfriendlyandsupportiveofstudents.Thepatient

    contactearlyonandtheatmosphereatLiverpoolDentalSchoolmakeitagreatplacetostudy.

    WILL THOMPSONBDS

    Graduate

    P r o f i l e

    Facultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistrywww.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    Phase IIIis thefinalyear ofstudy, consolidating

    theoretical knowledge and clinicalexperience

    in preparationfor thefinalexamination.In

    additionto treating patients inthe Dental

    Hospital,students also providetreatmentin

    local dentalpractices andcommunityclinics

    thusfacilitating a seamlesstransition into

    Foundation Training.

    Year One

    This is the Introductory Phaseof theBachelor ofDentalSurgery (BDS)

    programme.It hasfive elements:

    Introduction toBasicMedicalSciences a

    problem-based learning(PBL) component,

    equivalentto threedays perweek including

    personalstudy

    Introductionto Oral Health(Preventive

    Dentistry)

    Introduction toOperativeDentistry (viaa

    SpecialDental Component)

    CommunicationSkills

    CriticalWriting andappraisal skills

    Year TwoOralSciencesand Medicine thisis an

    integrated problem-based learning(PBL)

    componentequivalentto threedays per

    week,including plenaries,clinicopathological

    conferences(CPCs), a distincthuman

    anatomycourse andpersonal study

    Introductionto ClinicalPractice including

    Radiology: Coreof Knowledge,

    ClinicalDentistry andMaterialsScience in the

    Restorative DentistryDepartment:

    Prosthodontics,PreventiveDentistry,

    Behavioural Sciences(Clinical Psychology,

    Primary Care),Managementof MedicalEmergencies

    CriticalWriting andappraisal skills

    Degreesat a Glance UCAS C ode Page

    Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS A200 09

    Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS (Graduate Entry) A201 11Dental Hygiene/Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) B750 12

    Foundation to Health Studies (Year 0) N/A 13

    Combined Diploma in Dental Hygiene/Dental Therapy N/A 14

    ProgrammedetailsDental Surgery BDSUCAS Code: A200Programme Length: 5 years

    KeyContact:Admissions TutorE: [email protected]

    Becoming a dentistis hard work andthe

    rewardsinclude job satisfaction through

    deliveringa highlyprofessional and personal,

    community-basedrole. On successfulcompletionof theprogrammeyoull be granted

    a Bachelor ofDentalSurgery degreethat is

    accreditedby theGeneral DentalCouncil.

    TheSchools BDS programmes havebeen

    designed toprovidea seamless transitionfor

    graduate dentiststo postgraduate trainingby

    mappingthe curriculumand assessmentsto

    the Committee of PostgraduateDental Deans

    andDirectors"A curriculum forUK Dental

    Foundation Programme Training.

    PROGRAMME CONTENTTheprogramme consistsof threephases.

    PhaseI includes thestudyof Basic MedicalSciences, which youwill study viaa Problem-

    BasedLearning (PBL)approach in conjunction

    withlectures. ClinicalDental Skills are

    introduced duringthe SpecialDental

    Component in the secondsemester. Lectures

    inOral Healthand interactivetutorialsin

    CommunicationSkills enhance this phase.

    PhaseII occupies thesecond, third andfourth

    years ofthis integratedprogrammein which

    PBL, lectures,seminars, criticalwriting / critical

    appraisal skills andclinical skills acquisitiongo

    hand in hand. A widerangeof topicsis studied

    including OralSciencesand Medicine, OralDiseases,Medical Emergencies, Law and

    Ethicsalongside the theoretical aspectsof

    thevarious dental disciplines.Training in the

    practical skills ofdentistry is through the

    supervised treatmentof patientsin theDental

    Hospital. Thereis anopportunityto undertake

    a supervised electiveprojectin FourthYear.

    Forfull entryrequirementsand current moduledetailsseewww.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesFacultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistry

    www.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    Year FiveClinicalDental Practice Thistakesup

    approximately 60%of studentstime and

    covers:Advanced OperativeSkills; Sedation

    forDentistry;Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery

    (includingattachments to the Maxillofacial

    Unitat University Hospitals Aintreeand the

    Accidentand Emergency Department at

    the RoyalLiverpool UniversityHospital;

    attachmentsto the Oral Pathology

    Laboratory; Oral diagnosis attachments

    to the LUDH Examinations Department;

    andrevalidationin CPR

    Outreach placements in community dental

    clinicsand generaldental practices in

    Merseyside, Cheshireand East Lancashire

    Independent CourseWork, includingwritten

    casereports

    Lawand Ethics

    VocationalPreparation preparingFinal Year

    students forthe developmentof their careers

    followinggraduation

    Year ThreeOralSciencesand Medicine a continuation

    ofthe secondyear Problem-BasedLearning

    (PBL)component with greater emphasis

    onclinical medicine(equivalentto two

    daysper week)

    Restorative Dentistryincluding Conservation,

    Periodontologyand Prosthodontics,

    and ClinicalPreventive Dentistry

    Orthodontics and Childrens Dentistry,includingClinical Preventive Dentistry

    and Inhalation Sedation

    OralSurgery andOral Radiology

    CriticalWriting andappraisal skills

    Year FourRestorative Dentistry: includingadvanced

    Conservation, Periodontology,

    Prosthodonticsand Clinical

    Preventive Dentistry

    Orthodontics and Childrens Dentistry:

    includingClinical Preventive Dentistry

    and Inhalational Sedation

    Oral Radiology,Dental Extractions andMinor Oral Surgery, Extractions under

    GeneralAnaesthesia,clinical attachments

    to Maxillofacial surgery, IV Sedation and

    SpecialCare Dentistry, and Medical

    Emergencies includingCPR

    Theoretical learningis carried out in small,

    problem-based learninggroups and is

    supported by lectures, together with

    Communicationand Clinical Skills

    components,the HumanAnatomy Resource

    Centreand laboratory sessions. Students will

    be integratedwith thesecond yearstudentson

    the five-yearA200 courseand willbe cuttingtheir first cavitiesat anearly stageof thefirst

    term. At theend ofYearOne,studentswill

    undertake thesameassessmentas those

    completing Year Two of the five-year

    programme. Successful candidates will

    then followthe final threeyears ofthe

    five-year BDSprogramme(A200).

    Dental Surgery BDS(Graduate Entry)UCAS Code: A201Programme Length: 4 years

    KeyContact:Admissions TutorE: [email protected]

    Buildingon thegraduates prior knowledge,in

    anextended YearOne theSchool fast-tracks

    graduatesthrough themedical core ofYears

    Oneand Twoof thefive-yearprogramme.The

    programme developssuch thatthe underlying

    biomedical sciencesareintegratedwith an

    increasing proportion of clinicalpractice.

    Forfull entryrequirementsand current moduledetailsseewww.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesFacultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistry

    www.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    The BSc in DentalHygiene and DentalTherapy

    is particularlyattractive toapplicantswho

    aspireto treatpatients buthave notachieved

    theacademicrequirementsfor entry toa BDS

    programmeor whodo notwishto undertake

    such a lengthycourse.

    Year OnePlaqueRelated Disease1

    DentalHygiene OperativeTechnique

    Study Skills

    Basic MedicalSciences

    Behavioural Sciences

    Preventive Dentistry

    DentalTherapy OperativeTechnique

    Introductionto ClinicalPractice

    Year TwoRestorative Dentistry

    Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine,Oral Pathology

    Radiology

    DentalPublic Health

    Clinical Placement A

    PlaqueRelated Disease2

    Critical Thinking and EvidenceBased

    Dentistry

    PaediatricDentistry and Orthodontics

    Clinical Placement B

    Year ThreeDissertation

    Clinical Placement C

    DentalResearch Methods

    Lawand Ethics

    Clinical Placement D

    Primary Care Preparation Course

    PROGRAMME CONTENTThis is a modularprogramme and successful

    candidateshaveto complete 120Level0

    credits.

    Core modulesincludeBiologyfor Health

    StudiesModules Oneand Two(45 credits)

    and Foundations of Professional Studies(15

    credits).For students onthe Dentistry pathway

    the remaining modulesinclude ChemistryOne

    andTwo (45credits) anda furthervocationalmodulefocusingon Healthand SocialCare

    (15credits).In allmodulesat Level 0 the

    study skills neededfor independentstudyat

    undergraduatedegree level are developed.

    Students arealsointroducedto a varietyof

    teaching methods,for example,formal taught

    sessions, workshops, practicallaboratory

    sessions,and a varietyof assessmenttasks,

    egwritten assignments, in class data handling

    andwritten andpracticalexaminations to

    providea good groundingfor vocational

    programmes.

    Dental HygieneandDental Therapy BSc (Hons)UCAS Code: B750Programme Length: 3 years

    KeyContact:Admissions TutorE: [email protected]

    This full-timeprogrammeis studiedover three

    years,with students based atthe University of

    Liverpool. The operativetechniquestrainingtakesplace in a state ofthe artpurpose-built

    clinicalskills laboratory.Clinical trainingis

    integrated into and complements the taught

    modulesof the programme.

    PROGRAMME CONTENTInYearOne ofthe programme students

    developcoreknowledgeand keyclinical skills

    which preparethemto workwithpatients.In

    Year Two students continue to developtheir

    clinicalskills through the supervisedtreatment

    ofpatients onclinical placementsin a varietyof

    dentalenvironments. This provides

    tremendous opportunities for treating a varietyofpatient groupsand gainingexcellentclinical

    experiences. Alongsidethis students continue

    todevelop their underpinningknowledge by

    studyingsubjects such as paediatricdentistry,

    restorative dentistry, radiology, behavioural

    science, oralsurgery andlearn aboutplaque

    relateddiseases. In Year Threestudents

    consolidate theoretical knowledge and

    continue togain clinicalexperience on

    placements.Law andEthicsis studiedin this

    year andstudentscomplete a dissertation. This

    relatively newprogrammeis subjectto General

    DentalCouncil approval.

    Foundation to HealthStudies (Year 0)UCAS Code: Apply directlythrough School of HealthSciencesProgramme Length: 1 year

    KeyContact: Karen MaddenE: [email protected]

    The Universityof Liverpool, in collaboration

    withlocalFE partners, hasdevelopeda Year

    Zero Foundation Programme for Home/EU

    students that leads toaccessontoa variety

    of vocational HealthStudies programmes.

    Students wishingto study Dentistry follow

    a pathwaythatis offered atCarmelCollege,

    StHelens.Successful completion, tothe

    specifiedstandard, of this one-year

    programme ensuresautomaticprogression

    onto degreeprogrammes atthe University of

    Liverpoolin Dentistry. Pleasenote students

    whohaveappliedfor Level Oneprogrammes

    in theSchool ofDentistry would notnormally be

    considered for thisroute, whichis specifically

    targeted atHome/EUadultlearners with

    appropriate workplaceexperienceor young

    people withvocational rather than A level

    qualifications.

    Forfull entryrequirementsand current moduledetailsseewww.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesFacultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistry

    www.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    Year OneFoundation course

    ECDL

    PlaqueRelated Disease1

    DentalHygiene OperativeTechnique

    Behavioural Sciences

    Preventive Dentistry

    DentalTherapy OperativeTechnique

    ClinicalPlacement 1

    Year TwoRestorative Dentistry

    Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine,Oral Pathology

    Radiology

    DentalPublic Health

    PlaqueRelated Disease2

    ClinicalPlacement 2

    CriticalThinking and EvidenceBased

    Dentistry

    PaediatricDentistry and Orthodontics

    ClinicalPlacement 3

    Year ThreeElective

    ClinicalPlacement 4

    Combined Diploma inDental Hygiene/TherapyUCAS Code: N/AProgramme Length: 27 months

    KeyContact: AdmissionsTutorE: [email protected]

    The CombinedDiploma in DentalHygiene

    andTherapy is a fulltimemodular course

    which is studiedover27 calendarmonths,withstudentsbasedat sites in Accrington,

    Lancaster andLiverpool(subjectto SHA

    commissions).

    All students travelto Liverpool for some of their

    lectures and clinicaltraining. This provides

    opportunities for interacting with students

    studyingtheBSc andalso BDSstudents.

    However, themajority oftime is spent at

    thelocalsite.Each sitehas a clinicalskills

    laboratory wherestudents gain experience on

    phantom headsbefore progressing to treat

    patients,mainlyin dental practices close to

    their particularsite. Theclinical trainingisintegrated intoand complements the taught

    modulesof theprogramme. TheDiploma

    programme is particularlyattractiveto

    applicants witha backgroundin Dental

    Nursingwho wishto becomemoreinvolved

    in treating patients. Successful completion

    ofthe programme leads toregistrationwith

    theGeneral Dental Councilas both a Dental

    Hygienist anda Dental Therapist. Liverpool is

    continually redeveloping the courseto meet

    thedemands ofan ever-changingand

    excitingdental profession.

    Forfull entryrequirementsand current moduledetailsseewww.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/coursesFacultyof Healthand LifeSciences> Institutefor Learning andTeaching> Dentistry

    www.liv.ac.uk/dentistry

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    The information thatfollows is a brief guide

    toapplyingforprogrammesof study atthe

    University ofLiverpool.For fulldetails ofour

    applications and admissionspolicy,please visit

    ourwebsite at www.liv.ac.uk/ug-admissions

    MAKING AN APPLICATIONTHROUGH UCAS

    You must apply for all full-timeprogrammes

    onlinethroughUCAS, using theonline

    application systemat www.ucas.comThe Universityof Liverpool institution

    codeis LVRPL L41.

    WHENTO MAKEYOUR APPLICATIONFor up-to-date information please visit

    www.ucas.com

    FOUNDATION TO HEALTH STUDIES(YEAR 0)APPLICATION PROCESS

    Applications for the foundation programme are

    madeby completinga University ofLiverpool

    DirectEntry applicationform andreturningit to

    ourSchool ofHealthSciences atthe University

    ofLiverpool.Copiesof theform andguidance

    notesare available from theSchool ofHealth

    Scienceswebsite.Thereare normally two

    closingdatesfor thereceipt ofapplications,

    check thewebsite forspecific details.See

    www.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences Applicationforms and personal statements are screened

    andassessed.Applicantswho meetour

    admissions criteria, showa strong commitment

    andenthusiasm forthe programmeand have

    demonstratedthroughtheir personal statement

    relevantcommitment,interestor work

    experience will be short-listed for interview.

    All offersare subjectto satisfactory clearance

    by theCriminal RecordsBureau.An enhanced

    policecheckis carriedout onenrolment.

    ENTRANCEREQUIREMENTSForfull currententrance requirements, see

    www.liv.ac.uk/studyundergraduate/coursesFor information on Englishlanguage entry

    requirementscontact the International

    Recruitment and Relations Team on

    T:+44(0)151 7946730 or E: [email protected]

    MATURE STUDENTSWewelcome applicationsfrom candidates who

    arenotapplyingdirectly from schoolor college,

    whohave non-standard qualifications, or who

    wish tohaveworkor lifeexperience takenintoaccount aspart oftheirapplication.Ourmature

    studentscometo usthrougha varietyof

    differentroutes.Please seethe website

    www.liv.ac.uk/maturestudents for moreinformation.

    STUDENTSWITH DISABILITIESWegive equal considerationto allapplicants

    and welcomeapplicationsfrom students

    with disabilities. Pleasecontact the Disability

    SupportTeamon T:+44(0)151 7944714/5117/6676, Minicom:0151 7944713 orE: [email protected] todiscussyoursupport

    needs beforeyousubmityourUCAS application.

    DISCLAIMEREvery efforthas beenmadeto ensurethat

    information contained withinthis brochure

    is accurate atthe timeof goingto press.

    However, the matterscovered are subject

    tochange from timeto time, bothbefore

    and after a candidates admission.

    Applicationsandadmissions

    FINDOUT MOREAccommodation: www.liv.ac.uk/accommodationFeesand finance: www.liv.ac.uk/moneyLifein Liverpool:www.liv.ac.uk/study/cityStudent support: www.liv.ac.uk/study/support