Overview

Our Orthodontics MSc programme welcomes international and home students. We have places for six home students and two international students who work closely together in clinics and the academic environment. The home student programme (UK/EU) runs alongside our NHS Specialist Registrar Clinical Training. We have an international reputation and membership of the Northern Universities Consortium. This ensures that the most skilled UK orthodontic teachers will tutor you.

The Orthodontics MSc has a September intake every three years. The next intake for this course is in 2022.

Research activity

The School’s Centre for Oral Health Research (COHR) is where most of our research activity takes place. COHR has a particular focus on understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms and translating these into clinical settings. Evaluation of clinical, community and economic strategies to improve public health and inform a wider health agenda is a central research theme.

Important information

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Your course during COVID-19

Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption.
Given the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commitments outlined are subject to guidelines that may be in place from time to time.

View our COVID-19 Study page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2021-22.

See our terms and conditions and student complaints information

How you'll learn

Delivery and teaching methods

Our teaching methods include:

• case seminars
• journal club
• research sessions

Additional learning and teaching opportunities are also available through the Northern Universities Consortium (NUC).

Some of the seminars are held at peripheral hospitals across the region, eg:

• Middlesbrough
• Carlisle

The majority of NUC days are not held in Newcastle and you'll have to make your own travel arrangements.

 

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

• Essay
• Professional skills assessments
• Oral examination
• Oral presentation
• Written examination
• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

Assessment additional info

Research project

The aim of the research component is to expose you to the 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 you'll have completed your first draft of your literature review and have established your methodology. More time is available for research during the second and third years, with the dissertation handed in at the end of January of the third year. You'll be encouraged to publish your research work in scientific journals.

Student support

Your teaching and learning is also supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment. You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:

• courses
• groups
• notifications
• messages

Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:

• peers
• academics
• our University Student Services Team

You'll also be assigned an academic member of staff. They will be your personal tutor throughout your time with us. They can help with academic and personal issues.

Your development

Clinical work

The course is 36 months. For NHS Registrars, who may undertake their clinical work elsewhere, attendance is required on a Thursday and Friday each week. International students are enrolled on a full-time programme including clinical practice and are required to attend daily throughout term time.

Your future

Graduate destinations

The course, based in our School of Dental Sciences, has been running for two decades and we have a good national reputation. Our graduates have gone on to work in:

• prestigious practices
• senior academic posts
• hospital consultant positions

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2020 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

Read our detailed explanation

Facilities

The School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle is one of the most modern and best equipped in the country, occupying a spacious, purpose-built facility. The school is in the same building as the dental hospital. This is adjacent to the medical school and Royal Victoria Infirmary teaching hospital. It forms one of the largest integrated teaching and hospital complexes in the country.

Our facilities include:

• a cone beam CT scanner and implant planning software, used extensively for patients treated on our implant programmes
• in-house production laboratories providing excellent learning opportunities around clinician-technician communication
• excellent library and computing facilities on-site.
• research laboratories in oral biology, anthropology and dental materials science
• a dedicated clinical research facility offering clinical training and research opportunities of the highest international standard

Find out about our dental laboratory facilities and dental clinical research facility on the Centre for Oral Health Research website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2021 entry (per year)

Tuition fee increases

If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals - tuition fee status

For courses commencing from September 2021 and beyond, EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for home fees or Student Finance England support.

If you are from the EU you will pay international tuition fees.

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

• matriculation
• registration
• tuition (or supervision)
• library access
• examination
• re-examination
• graduation

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Find out more about:

• additional costs
• living costs
• tuition fees, including how to pay them and available discounts

Deposit

If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you may have to pay a deposit.

You can check this in the How to apply section.

Funding deadlines

If you're applying for funding, always check the funding application deadline. This deadline may be earlier than the application deadline for your course.

For some funding schemes, you need to have received an offer of a place on a course before you can apply for the funding.

Fees for 2022 * The next course intake is 2022. Fees for this intake have not yet been confirmed. ​

The next course intake is 2022. Fees for this intake have not been confirmed yet.

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How to apply

Using the application portal

The applicant portal has instructions to guide you through your application. It will tell you what documents you need and how to upload them.

You can choose to start your application, save your details and come back to complete it later.

If you’re ready, you can select Apply Online and you’ll be taken directly to the applicant portal.

Alternatively you can find out more about applying on our applications and offers pages.

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Applications for 2022/23
You'll be able to apply for 2022/23 entry from September 2021

Open days and events

Open days

The situation with Covid-19 means that we're unable to hold open days on campus. However, you don’t have to visit in person to experience Newcastle.

From the comfort of your sofa you'll be able to:

• explore our beautiful campus
• find out about our vibrant city
• discover what students think about studying at Newcastle

You'll also have the opportunity to speak to academic staff and find out more about the courses you're interested in.

Find out about upcoming postgraduate open days

Events

We regularly travel overseas to meet with students interested in studying at Newcastle University.

We also hold various online and virtual events.

Visit our events calendar for the latest events

Additional information

We rank in the top 50 for Dentistry - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.