List of dental schools in the United Kingdom


This list of dental schools in the United Kingdom includes all eighteen Dental Schools or Schools of Medicine and Dentistry in the United Kingdom which are recognised by the General Dental Council and lead to a dental degree of a British university. There are twelve such schools in England, four in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Northern Ireland. The list is ordered by country and name, and includes the founding date of the Dental School or its parent/associated Medical School. The Dental Schools Council represents the interests of all UK Dental Schools.

England

Dental Academy. Opened in 2005 and offers three programmes of study:
NameUniversityEstablishedCommentsRef.
University of Aberdeen School of DentistryAberdeen1497Scotland's newest dental school
University of Dundee Dental SchoolDundee1967From 1899-1967 dentistry taught in Dundee which was at that time part of the University of St Andrews
Edinburgh Dental InstituteEdinburgh1860BSc in hygiene and therapy alongside a wide range of short, distance learning and extended postgraduate training courses across the dental specialties.
Glasgow Dental SchoolGlasgow1451Dentistry first taught in 1637.

Wales

Northern Ireland