Oral and Dental Sciences
- PhD
- MSc by research
Overview
The school combines laboratory-based and clinically-applied research and fosters a high level of collaboration between research groups in University. The research programme is funded by internal and external grants from charities, research councils, NIHR, UoB, industry and government.
Our postgraduate students belong to broad research communities in the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Bristol Doctoral College, and benefit from the wide training opportunities in addition to their specific subjects.
Entry requirements
An upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent) or a master's degree with a lower second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject.
See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
Go to admissions statementIf English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level E.
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.
Fees and funding
- Home: full-time
- £4,850 per year
- Home: part-time (two years)
- £2,425 per year
- Overseas: full-time
- £35,700 per year
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Alumni discount
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.
Funding and scholarships
Please contact Bristol Dental School for information about funding.
Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.
Career prospects
After completing this course, career opportunities include post-doctoral research, academia and research in industry.
Meet our supervisors
The following list shows potential supervisors for this programme. Visit their profiles for details of their research and expertise.
Research groups
The School hosts three overarching research themes:
- Microbiology and materials (M&M)
- Epidemiology and health services research (EHSR)
- Education research (ER).
Embedded within each research theme are the clinical research and patient communities, providing an infrastructure that - through high quality clinical trials, biobanking and recording, and cohort studies - delivers translation of pre-clinical research aligned with the research themes, as well as the clinical specialties fundamental to dental research.
Epidemiology and health services research (HSR) and Microbiology and materials (M&M) articulate combined research strength across the school to address critical national and global health challenges. Key areas of focus include the links between oral health and systemic disease, antimicrobial resistance, next generation materials, head and neck cancer, cleft lip and palate, health services research methodology and developing trauma-informed care pathways.
Education research (ER) encompasses a range of pedagogical studies, including decolonising the dental curriculum, and approaches that exploit our educational platform to ensure that undergraduate dental students are engaged in clinical research and so graduate as research-informed, research-active dentists who continue this commitment into primary care.
Contact us
- Contact
Liz Hemmings, Postgraduate Admissions Administrator
- Phone
- +44 (0)
117 4557759
fohs-pgadmissions@bristol.ac.uk
- Contact
Professor Bo Su, Postgraduate Research Co-Director
b.su@bristol.ac.uk
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