Dentistry

The five-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at RCSI offers a dynamic and patient-centred approach to undergraduate dentistry.

Irish and EU applicants – School Leaver To be eligible for consideration for an Irish or EU School Leaver place, you must: Meet the minimum entry (matriculation) and specific subject requirements. Achieve the minimum Irish Leaving Certificate (ILC) points or equivalent. Applicants must present a minimum of six subjects (2 x H4 and 4 x O6/H7) in the Irish Leaving Certificate, to include a minimum of an O6/H7 in Irish (unless exempt), English, Mathematics and a third language, plus a minimum of a H4 in Chemistry and a H4 in either Physics or Biology. H indicates minimum grade at Higher Level Leaving Certificate O indicates minimum grade at Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate Bonus points for Mathematics: Students presenting a H6 or above in Higher Level Mathematics have 25 points added to their score for Mathematics. The six highest subject scores will be counted to achieve a cumulative points score. The bonus points for Mathematics will only be relevant in cases where the subject Higher Level Mathematics is scored as one of the applicant's six best subjects for points scoring purposes.