Dental Surgery

About this course

Dental surgery, or dentistry, is one of the healthcare professions requiring the most extensive integrated training, combining biomedical science with the technical, clinical, and interpersonal skills needed to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases of the teeth, mouth, and associated structures. Dentists work with patients of all ages, performing procedures ranging from routine examinations, fillings, and extractions to complex restorative and surgical work, and play a central role in maintaining and promoting oral health across populations. The profession requires both scientific rigour and the kind of precision manual skill that only sustained clinical practice develops. At Plymouth this five-year full-time BDS programme builds from foundational basic and clinical sciences through to fully supervised clinical practice, equipping you to work safely and effectively with patients from an

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