Dentistry and Dental Sciences MPhil, PhD

Newcastle University

United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle University

United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne

Key Facts

Program Level

PhD (Philosophy Doctorate)

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Dentistry and Dental Sciences MPhil, PhD

About

Overview

Newcastle University has a world-class reputation and renowned experts in the field of dentistry and dental sciences. With our modern facilities, we are well placed to offer research opportunities of the highest standard.

Our Dentistry and Dental Sciences MPhil and PhD programmes are based within the Faculty of Medical Sciences. They are delivered in the School of Dental Sciences and in the relevant Research Institutes for:

If your research involves clinical components there may be a partnership with the NHS.

Research in the School of Dental Sciences

Our mission is to conduct world-class multidisciplinary research. We aim to improve oral health through academic excellence, policy impact and commercial innovation.

We focus our research in three areas which are:

To learn more about our ongoing research, please visit our research page where you can also download our research brochure. We offer a range of MPhil and PhD projects that align with our research interests. Current research opportunities are listed on our PhD page.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

English Program Requirements

IELTS:

Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

TOEFL:

79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

Pearson:

Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

Duolingo:

115 overall with no subskill below 100