Programme structure: Dental Surgery (BDS) - what's running in 2021/22

Credit points for units and year of study are notional.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Year 5 BDS	ORDSM0037	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
The following list shows the BDS finals examinations
BDS Final Part 1 - Knowledge Based Assessment	ORDSM0046	40	Mandatory	AYEAR
BDS Final Part 2 - Adult and Child Case Presentations	ORDSM0047	40	Mandatory	AYEAR
BDS Final Part 3 - Unseen Case Assessments	ORDSM0048	40	Mandatory	AYEAR
The following are for timetabling purposes only
Restorative Dentistry	ORDSM0039	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Community Dental Practice	ORDSM0040	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Ethics, Law, Professionalism and Social Accountability	ORDSM0041	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Hospital and Charlotte Keel Rotation	ORDSM0042	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Child Dental Health	ORDSM0043	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Oral Surgery	ORDSM0044	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Radiology	ORDSM0045	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Dental Surgery (BDS)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Professional Programmes (MBChB, BDS, BVSc): 50 out of 100

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for Gateway programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Additional progress information

Unit Pass Mark for Professional Programmes (MBChB, BDS, BVSc): 50 out of 100. For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for the Assessment and Progression of Students on Taught Programmes and the relevant Faculty Handbook.