Restorative Dentistry MClinDent
Restorative Dentistry MClinDent
Full time: 24 months
Profile
Our course will enable you to develop advanced skills and knowledge in restorative dentistry. Building on basic principles, the course provides consultant-led clinical and laboratory practice. You will undertake restorative cases requiring both routine and complex treatments. This involves treatment planning, clinical procedures and technical work.
The course has a substantial clinical component with clinically related sessions accounting for 60%. Specialists and consultants provide clinical teaching and supervision, supported by a comprehensive seminar programme. You can find profiles of our staff on the School of Dental Sciences website.
We provide an evidence base for restorative dentistry and opportunities for applied research. The research element of the course contributes to 40% of the final mark. You will undertake a research project that contributes to the Centre of Oral Health Research (COHR) research profile. You will also have the opportunity to work with internationally renowned researchers in the COHR.
Our graduates have progressed to careers in:
- enhanced dental practice
- specialist practice
- restorative consultancy (in the UK and abroad)
- senior academic posts
The course is highly reviewed by our external examiners and by former students. Our students always emphasise the importance of engaging with like-minded and enthusiastic colleagues.
Delivery
This is a full time taught course. Part time study is only available for those enrolled on a Northern Deanery training programme (eg Specialist Registrar in Restorative Dentistry).
We deliver teaching through:
- seminars
- laboratory courses
- clinical teaching
- research sessions
All teaching takes place during the day at our Newcastle campus. We make full use of our partnership with the NHS, involving:
- consultants
- technicians
- nursing staff
Ragunathan's student profileThe quality of teaching is quite exceptional and the equipment we use is of top notch quality giving you great value for studying here.
Facilities
The School of Dental Sciences is modern, occupying a spacious, purpose-built facility. We enjoy well-equipped, light and airy clinics. You will have access to our dental e-learning portfolio (identity). We will also loan you a tablet device to facilitate and encourage engagement with the evidence base during treatment clinics.
We have a range of research laboratories and a clinical research facility. This enables us to offer clinical training/research opportunities of the highest international standard.
Find out more about the School facilities or take a virtual tour.
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Modules
Syllabus
The curriculum includes the following elements which run concurrently:
- fixed prosthodontics and conservation (including laboratory techniques)
- removable prosthodontics
- endodontology
- periodontology
- dental materials science
- interrelated subjects
- research dissertation (including a statistics course)
- instruction in the use of personal computers, including reference management
Knowledge and skills outcomes
Detailed study guides are available for each element giving advance details of seminar preparation. Each of the two years is divided into three terms giving a total of six terms.
Clinical experience
Clinical experience involves:
- clinical skills training (operative, prosthodontics, occlusion, implant dentistry, management of temporomandibular disorders)
- supervised patient treatment sessions
- diagnostic clinics
- laboratory work (including a laboratory course)
- observation of consultant treatment
Students start patient treatment in the second term. This is three treatment sessions per week and two diagnostic clinics. The treatment sessions are in endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics (fixed/removable and conservative/operative dentistry).
This pattern continues between the second and fourth terms. In terms five and six there are three general restorative sessions per week.
There is continued exposure to diagnostic clinics and observation of consultants providing treatment. Clinical-related activity accounts for approximately 60% of scheduled time.
Research project
The aim is to expose students to principles and practicalities of performing dental research. Projects range from:
- laboratory studies
- analysis of new data sets
- systematic reviews
- short-term clinical studies.
Research projects are identified and allocated during the first term. By the end of the first year, students need to complete a first draft of their literature review. They have established their methodology.
More time is available for research during the second year. The dissertation is handed in at the beginning of August.
Fees & Funding
2017-2018
UK/EU
Full time: £24,250
Part time: £11,250
International
Full time: £38,150
You can read more about our tuition fees and discounts available.
Tuition fees for 2018-19 have not yet been confirmed.
EU students starting at Newcastle in 2017 and 2018 will pay the UK (Home) tuition fee for the full duration of their course.
| Funding for UK/EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships 2017/18 |
40 |
£5,000 |
| Non EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University GREAT India Scholarships |
3 |
£5,000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees. |
| Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships |
255 |
£3,000 |
| Our students/graduates | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 20% Alumni Tuition Fee Discount |
Discount varies by level of tuition fee. |
| UK/EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| The Clyde Higgs Postgraduate Scholarship 2017-18 |
Up to 5 |
An award of £5,000 is available for home students. |
| PhD studentship – underwater sensor networks |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees |
| PhD studentship - Plastic Dispersion in the Global Ocean |
1 |
This studentship includes: UK/EU tuition fees, an annual tax-free stipend of (up to) £14,553 (17/18 level) and use of a desktop computer. |
| PhD in Civil Engineering and Geosciences - Mapping, monitoring and characterising landslides with satellite radar and optical observations |
1 |
100% tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend of £14,553 (2017-18). |
| Postgraduate Master’s Loan Scheme (students from England and non-UK countries) |
Maximum of £10,280 (2017 entry) |
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| Postgraduate Opportunity Scholarships 2017/18 |
40 |
£5,000 |
| Two PhD Studentships in Environmental/Animal Science/Clean Technology - Assessment of Environmental Impact of European Pig Systems |
2 |
100% tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend of £14,533 |
| Architecture, Planning and Landscape - Postgraduate Taught Home and EU Scholarship Scheme 2017 |
Not specified. |
£2,000 scholarships (which will be deducted from your tuition fees) and full fees scholarships. |
| Disabled Students' Allowances |
Varies |
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| Professional and Career Development Loans |
Varies |
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| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: The Use of Perovskite-type Oxygen-carriers for Hydrogen Production via Chemical Looping |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Next generation of composite molten salt-ceramic membranes for selective separation of NOx, SO2 and CO2 |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| Industrial CASE PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Data-driven modelling of glass durability and glass pouring rate in nuclear waste vitrification process |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| EPSRC CASE PhD Studentship in Nanoscale Tomography and Chemical Analysis of Soft Materials in 3D |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553 (full award). Additional contribution from Proctor and Gamble to be confirmed before commencement. Also significant additional funding to cover research costs and local, national and international travel (conferences and exchanges). |
| EPSRC Studentship – Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
1 |
100% tuition fees and UK/EU rate for 4 years of study (MSc year + 3 years PhD), plus an annual stipend of £14,533. |
| PhD Studentship in Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Virulence factors of human and bird Trichomonad parasites targeting host proteoglycans: integrating evolutionary genomics and molecular cell biology |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553 (full award). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences - Investigating Cooperative - ITS to deliver Infrastructure as a Service |
1 |
UK: 100% of tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,057pa. EPSRC full award, plus an Industrial Case top up from Siemens making a total allowance of £20,000 pa. EU: students will receive a tuition fees only award. |
| BBSRC CASE PhD Studentship in Cellular Medicine - Investigating the impact of insulin resistance on ageing, appearance and wellbeing using sleep as a model system |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553 (full award). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Development of novel proton – oxygen ion – electron conducting ceramics |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for a three year duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,533 (2017/18). |
| The Elsie Jeffery Memorial Bursary |
1 |
£1,000 |
| PhD Studentship - Textile microplastics: causes and cures - improving our understanding of the drivers of fibre loss during washing |
1 |
It provides a stipend at normal UK Research Council rates of £14,553 per annum (2017-18) and tuition fees. The studentship is open to UK and EU students. |
| Subsea UK Subsea Engineering MSc Scholarship |
1 |
£8,000 |
| PhD studentship in Interactive Visualization of Complex Data |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553. |
| International (Non EU) students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - Postgraduate International Scholarship Scheme (2017) |
Not specified |
£2,000 tuition fee scholarships |
| Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships |
255 |
£3,000 |
| International Family Discounts (IFD) |
10% of the tuition fee per year. |
|
| Fulbright Scholarships |
Varies |
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| British Marshall Scholarships |
40 |
Varies |
| Newcastle University Overseas Research Scholarship (NUORS) |
Tuition fee scholarships of typically £7,800 - £11,700 per year. The award covers the difference between fees for UK/EU students and international students. |
|
| Chinese Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fees scholarships from £5,000 for a range of Business School postgraduate courses. |
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| Newcastle Santander Scholarships |
10 |
£5,000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees. |
| Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) |
Not specified. |
The scholarship covers tuition fees and living expenses. |
| USA Athlete Scholarship |
10 |
£5000- £8000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees and a comprehensive support package (see Overview for further details). |
| Newcastle University GREAT India Scholarships |
3 |
£5,000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees. |
| All students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Studentship in the Institute of Neuroscience – Effect of Ageing and Parkinson’s disease on Neural Control of Gait |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| PhD studentship in Cancer Research - Functional screening for novel therapies in high-risk childhood cancers |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,171. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU and international fee. |
| Research Excellence Academy PhD Studentship - Designing dynamic models to understand and predict the responses of complex ecological networks to environmental perturbations |
1 |
100% tuition fees, a tax-free stipend of (up to) is £14,553 pa (17/18), a desktop computer, and £1,500 travel allowance. |
| MSc Funding - 1st Class Scholarship (School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) |
Not specified |
£2,000 |
| Clinical Research Funding - various |
Varies |
|
| Health Education England Bursaries (Physician Associate Studies, PGDip) |
20 awards for 2017 entry |
£18,000 bursary (£9,000 per year) and a contribution towards travel costs. The Bursary is paid as a tuition fee discount direct to the University. |
| School and Research Institute Studentships, Bursaries and Scholarships |
Varies |
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| Postgraduate Tuition Fee Instalments | ||
| 2% Tuition Fee Discount |
2% off annual tuition fee |
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| Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) |
Varies |
Varies. |
| Sir Mark Waller Postgraduate Law Scholarships |
6 for international students, 2 for home/EU students. |
Full and partial (£2,500-£3,000) tuition fee scholarships. |
| Charities and Trusts |
Varies |
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| Allergy Module Funding |
Varies |
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| Employer Sponsorship |
Varies |
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| FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com Postgraduate Scholarships |
Not specified. |
FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com are offering £12,000 in scholarships for postgraduate study. |
| Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries |
15 |
£500 payable towards tuition fees. |
| Teacher Training (PGCE programmes) | ||
| Cognitive Behavioural Therapy PGDip Bursaries |
£2,000 |
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| The North of England P and I Association Limited (NEPIA) Studentship |
1 |
£2500 |
| Sport Scholarships |
Varies |
£500 - £10,000 |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Mathematical modelling studies of rhythmic hydrogels for medical applications |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, 100% tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fees scholarships from £2,000 - £5,000 for a range of Business School Master’s courses. |
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| MBA Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fee scholarships of £6,000 will be awarded to high achieving MBA candidates. |
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| MBA Leadership Scholarships |
Tuition fee scholarships of £10,000 will be awarded to high achieving MBA candidates. |
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| PhD Studentship in Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Mechanistic understanding of cell wall biosynthesis to combat antimicrobial resistance |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,525. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation MLitt/PhD Studentships for Studies Relating to Japan |
Up to 3 (MLitt or PhD) |
£10,000,contributing towards your MLitt/PhD tuition fees and living costs. |
| MastersCompare Postgraduate Scholarship |
1 |
£5,000 |
| PhD Studentship in cutaneous medicine and systems biology: Biomarker discovery and integration with computational modelling to predict psoriatic plaque resolution in response to UVB therapy |
1 |
100% UK/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend of £14,553. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU and international fees. |
| PhD studentship in Biochemistry and Structural Biology – The Molecular Structure of Meiotic Chromosomes |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expense of £14,553. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| PhD in the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering - Hibernating turbulence in boundary-layer flows |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of ~£14,000 (per annum). Also additional funding is available to cover research costs including local, national and international travel (conferences and exchanges). Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| Walsh PhD Fellowship: Brexit and Land-Use on the Island of Ireland |
1 |
100% of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate will be paid and an annual maintenance grant equivalent to the RCUK rate (£14,553 for 2017/18). Successful non-EU international students will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. A research training support grant is available to support fieldwork and associated costs. |
| The Ewan MacColl Memorial Award |
1 |
£1000 to help with the costs of carrying out research or practical activities relating to your Masters research project. For example, it could help cover travel for a student concentrating on collecting, recording or research (excludes general living expenses or tuition fees). |
| PhD studentship - Long-term training load management and recovery strategies in elite rugby union players (Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club and Newcastle University) |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,533. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| PhD Studentship in Computing Science - Data Driven Computer Modelling of Brain Injury Recovery |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and an annual stipend of £14,553 (full award). Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| School of Agriculture Food and Rural Development - Spatial Data Processing for Viticulture Systems |
1 |
100% tuition fees paid and an annual stipend of £14,553 (full award) with additional funds to support research activities in the US including travel funding. |
| Hodcroft Larsen Postgraduate Scholarship |
1 |
£3,000 |
| School of Agriculture Food and Rural Development NERC Industrial CASE PhD - Using spatially explicit soil mapping and modelling to understand and mitigate nitrate leaching in an agricultural catchment |
1 |
A full award covers tuition fees and an annual stipend of £14,553. |
Entry Requirements
At least one year of post qualification experience by the start of the course, although we prefer two years of experience.
For clinical access you must have the required immunisation against blood-borne viral disease. You must not have any disease which would constitute a hazard to patients. You will be given a health check soon after registration by the Occupational Health Department of the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:
Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills).
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.
The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.
How to Apply
Use our Applicant Portal to apply for your course. We have a step-by-step guide to help you.
There is no formal interview for entry to this course, but we may request contact via Skype to talk about your application. We encourage you to visit the School of Dental Sciences to discuss your studies. Alongside your application please submit a personal statement including:
- details of clinical, academic and research experience you have gained since qualifying
- the reasons why you want to study restorative dentistry
- the reasons why you want to study at Newcastle University
Start dates
The course starts in September 2017 and application closing date is 3 May 2017.
We suggest international students apply at least three months before the course starts. This is so that you have enough time to make the necessary arrangements.
Deposit
If you live outside the UK/EU you must:
- pay a deposit of £3,500
- or submit an official letter of sponsorship
The deposit is payable after you receive an offer to study at Newcastle University. The deposit is non-refundable, but is deducted from your tuition fees when you register.
Contact
Julia Houldsworth
Postgraduate Secretary
School of Dental Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8928
Email:dentpgt-enquiries@ncl.ac.uk