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  • Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  • Study
  • Dentistry
  • Application process: Dental Hygiene and Therapy
  • Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  • Study
  • Dentistry
  • Application process: Dental Hygiene and Therapy
    • Completing the UCAS form
    • Personal statement
    • Interviews
    • Decision and feedback
    • Application statistics
    • Casper Situational Judgement Test (Casper SJT)

How to apply

Applying for Dental Hygiene and Therapy at Manchester - what you need to know.

Many applicants find the application forms, tests and interviews required when applying for undergraduate Dental Hygiene and Therapy daunting.

This section explains how to apply for our Dental Hygiene and Therapy course and how we assess each part of your application.

You should read through these pages carefully before you submit your application. If you have any questions that aren't answered on these pages, please contact us by emailing ug.dentistry@manchester.ac.uk.

On this page:

  • Before you begin
  • Application deadline
  • Completing your application
  • Interviews
  • Decision and feedback
  • Contact us

Before you begin

Suggested reading before you apply.

The Dental Schools Council (DSC) provides free advice and support on how to apply to Dentistry courses. You can use this resource to complement the advice we provide here, which specifically relates to applying to Dental Hygiene and Therapy at Manchester.

Remember, the admissions tutors want to get the best students just as much as you want to go to the best university, so make sure you let them know how good you are!

Dentists and dental therapists: what’s the difference?

Read Aisha’s blog post summarising the differences between dentists and dental therapists, from how they train to on-the-job duties.

Read the blog : What is the difference between dentists and dental therapists?

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Application deadline

All applications must be submitted through UCAS by the October application deadline.

All applications, including those for deferred entry, to our Dental Hygiene and Therapy course must be submitted through UCAS by the UCAS equal consideration deadline. The course can be found under the UCAS course code B840.

It is not possible to consider late applications. Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by the University's Central Admissions Office.

See details on the UCAS website:

Dates and deadlines for uni applications

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Completing your application

Completing the UCAS form

What we look for in your UCAS application, including the personal statement and reference.

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Personal statement

What to consider when completing the personal statement.

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Casper SJT

Information about the Casper Situational Judgement Test.

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Interviews

Our interview process and what we look for in candidates.

Our admissions team carries out the pre-interview screening process, which ensures that all candidates called to interview appear to have sufficient academic potential.

The purpose of the interview is to take a wider view of applicants and see if you satisfy our non-academic criteria in terms of the values and behaviours expected of a dental hygiene and therapy student.

Interviews normally run from February to April.

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Decision and feedback

What happens next?

After interviews have finished, we use feedback from our interviewers along with the other elements of your application to reach a decision.

More about decision and feedback

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Contact us

Get in touch to learn more.

If you have any questions about applying for the BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at Manchester, please contact us.

Email: ug.dentistry@manchester.ac.uk

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