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Cardiff University (School of Dentistry)
PlacesAbout 74 (Year 1)
Interviews and offers in recent years
| Entry | Applicants |
|---|---|
| 2024 entry | 1,752 |
| 2023 entry | 1,442 |
| 2022 entry | 1,131 |
Offers from the waiting list: not published by this university.
What these figures cover: Applications to dentistry, from a Senedd written answer. Interview and offer numbers were not given.
Figures are as published by the university or released under Freedom of Information. Definitions differ between schools, so compare with care. A dash means the figure was not published.
Key dates
- Invitations are sent only after all applications are reviewed, which can take many weeks.
- The school aims to give you at least two weeks' notice of your interview.
- If you have not heard by the end of December, email DentalCentralEnquiries@cardiff.ac.uk.
How the interview works
- You will take Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI): short, timed stations with themed questions that you rotate around.
- Home fee status applicants attend in person.
- Online interviews are offered only to overseas applicants.
- Anyone can sit the MMI in Welsh or bilingually, and you can switch language between stations.
- Welsh and bilingual slots are limited, so contact the school after your invitation to book one.
- You will not gain or lose points for using Welsh or switching languages.
- Detailed MMI information is sent to you if you are invited.
What they assess
- The attributes the General Dental Council expects of dental professionals
- Thinking on your feet
- Awareness of issues important to the dental profession
- Critically appraising information
- Communicating ideas effectively
- Personal qualities for future career development
- Suitability for the profession
How it's scored and how offers are made
- Your station scores and a separate Suitability for the Profession score are both considered.
- A high station score will not guarantee an offer if your Suitability score is low.
- Offers typically go to the highest-scoring applicants in each applicant group.
- If interview scores are tied, UCAT is used to prioritise offers.
- Only interviewed applicants can receive an offer.
- About 100 offers are made after interview, and a reserve list is also used.