CK702 · Level 8 · 5 years

Dentistry

University College Cork (NUI) · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

625

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About this course

UCC Dentistry is a five-year degree taught at the University Dental School and Hospital in Cork. It blends science, precise hands-on clinical work and patient care.

How long
5 years
What you study
First year covers anatomy, biomolecules, physiology and the fundamentals of dentistry. Later years add pharmacology, disease, restorative dentistry, dental surgery and oral health. Teaching is in small groups and you treat patients with gradually more complex care as the course goes on.
Where it can lead
Dentists can work in general practice or the community dental service, specialise through further study, or become academics.
Who it suits
Suits students who are good at science, enjoy precise work with their hands and care about people.

Summary written by FindMyCollegeCourse.ie from the college's own course information. Check the college website for full details.

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Points history

2023625202461820256132026625

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026625Published after the final round
2025 613613613
2024 618613613
2023 625613625

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • All Languages: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Chemistry: Higher H4
  • Physics or Biology: Higher H4

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the University College Cork (NUI) website ↗

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