About the School

The School of Clinical Dentistry at Sheffield ranks as one of the top Schools in the UK. In the RAE 2008, 70% of our work was graded as world leading or internationally excellent and we were ranked fourth among UK Dental Schools. The School achieved an “excellent” (23/24) rating in the last (2001) QAA Subject Review exercise, and in a recent independent review of teaching was described as ‘an excellent school of international calibre’.

The School and the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital have recently completed a £14.5 million redevelopment. In 2008, a new wing was built in the School including new state of the art research facilities, seminar room space and office accommodation. In 2009 the Dental Hospital, adjacent and connected to the School, underwent many upgrades including new clinical facilities. 

The School has an intake of 79 dental undergraduates for its five year BDS programme, and an annual intake of 30 students on the Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy course, which runs for twenty-seven months. In addition, the School has a significant annual intake of postgraduate students on taught courses and reading for higher degrees by research.