DClinDent Prosthodontics

About the course

3 years full-time

This course teaches the theory and practical skills required for management and treatment of endodontics and general restorative inter-disciplinary cases.

You'll develop you knowledge to a specialist level in accordance with the requirements of the GDC's specialist curricula.

Entry requirements

You need a primary university dental degree from an approved institution, and a minimum of two years' post-qualification clinical experience in any area of restorative dentistry, including general dental practice. You must also meet our health and Criminal Records Bureau requirements for clinical courses.

English language requirements for overseas students

Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Modules

Year one

• Principles of Endodontic treatment
• Principles of Periodontal Treatment
• Principles of Conservative Dentistry
• Management of the partially dentate patient
• Clinical practice programme: New patient I
• Research Project: Literature review

Year two

• Research Methods in Clinical Dentistry
• Principles of Clinical Management
• Clinical practice programme: New patient II
• Specialty Programme I: Prosthodontics
• Clinical practice programme – Treatment of Patients I
• Research Project: Experimental work

Year three

• Clinical practice programme: New patient III
• Specialty Programme II: Prosthodontics
• Clinical practice programme – Treatment of Patients II
• Research Project: completion & write up

Teaching

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Seminars
• Clinical-based discussions
• Clinical skills lab
• Supervised clinical activity
• Independent study

Assessment

• Written exams
• Presentation
• Clinical exams

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you have a question about the course, contact:

Dr Nicolas Martin
Programme Director
E: dentalpgtadmissions@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 271 7884

Your career

Dental professionals choose Sheffield because of our reputation for excellence. Many of our graduates go on to specialist dental practice, hospital practice or academic posts.

World-leading dental school

Our teaching is supported by internationally recognised research.

Our oral and dental research is organised into two themes: Person Centred and Basic and Applied. Each theme has three research groups: Bioengineering and Health Technologies, Person Centred and Population Oral Health Research, and Integrated Bioscience. These groups work together to push boundaries and achieve excellence.

We offer a range of clinical and non-clinical courses, designed to help you develop your career in the way that you want.

Facilities

We're connected to Sheffield’s Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You'll complete your clinical training in the hospital.

Our links with the hospital give you access to modern clinical facilities and equipment. There are 150 dental units with facilities for treatment under sedation, a well-equipped dental radiography department, oral pathology laboratories and a hospital dental production laboratory.

We also have purpose-built research and service laboratories and equipment. There's a core facility for cell and tissue culture and labs for microbiology, electron microscopy, histology, histochemistry and immuno-cytochemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, proteomics and materials science.

Apply

This course is subject to approval. As soon as applications are open we will add details of how you can apply here.

In the meantime if you have any questions please contact the programme director (details opposite.)

Health clearance

If you're starting a course that involves exposure to human blood or other body fluids and tissues, you must conform to the national guidelines for the protection of patients, health care workers and students.

Before admission to a clinical course you will need to achieve a satisfactory level of Hepatitis B immunity. You'll be tested for Hepatitis C and HIV when you start. If you are found to be Hepatitis C antibody positive or an infectious carrier of HIV, then you won't be able to continue.

If you have serious health problems, or know that you are infected with Hepatitis B, C or HIV, you must tell us on your application form. We assess all potential students with significant health problems.

Our immunisation requirements are constantly being reviewed to ensure we meet with current Department of Health guidance. You need to comply with these if you are offered a place. You'll get more information when you apply, but if you have any questions on health clearance issues, please get in touch.

Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority

If you apply for one of our clinical courses, you'll need a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Enhanced Disclosure. You'll also need to register on the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

If you do have any criminal convictions or cautions (including verbal cautions) and bind-over orders, please tell us about them on your application form. You'll get more information on the CRB and VBS when you apply.

Local NHS policies and procedures

If you apply for one of our clinical courses, you'll be undertaking clinical training in the local NHS Foundation Trust's Dental Hospital. You must comply with their policies and procedures which include the Department of Health policy on being 'bare below the elbow'.

Policies and procedures