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List of dental schools in the United Kingdom

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 5, 2023
Entity authorityQ16259164 ↗
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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 UK 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

Schools only offering DCP and postgraduate education

University of Portsmouth Dental Academy.

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