Personalised assessmentUK and Irish dentistry

Not sure where to start?

Tell us your stage and we will point you to the right pathway, then set your grades against each dental school’s published entry requirements. No account needed, and nothing you type is saved.

Start the assessment
A secondary school student at a desk in a classroom, writing beside an open laptop.
Set against the 2027 entry guideThe Dental Schools Council’s requirements, school by school
Simple and private

How the assessment works

  1. 01

    Your stage

    Where you are now, and what you are studying.

  2. 02

    Academics

    Your grades, set against published entry requirements. We compare, we do not predict.

  3. 03

    Preferences

    Where you would consider studying and which routes you are open to. All optional.

  4. 04

    Review, then results

    Check your answers, then we point you at the pathway that fits where you are (Spark, Build or Launch). From Year 10 up, we also set your grades against each UK dental school’s published requirements, with the specific gap named.

Please note: entry requirements change year to year and vary by school. Meeting them does not guarantee an interview or an offer, and missing them does not rule you out: contextual and foundation routes exist at many schools.

Your assessment

Step 1 of 4: Your stage

Where are you right now?

Pick whichever is closest. You can change it later.

Select one
Pathways

Choose your pathway

Pick the pathway that matches where you are now. Nothing in them needs an account.

Students in a secondary school corridor

Years 7–9 · Spark

Finding out about dentistry

What dentistry involves, whether it suits you, and which GCSEs to prioritise.

View Spark
A trainee working alongside an experienced dentist

Years 10–11 · Build

GCSEs and what counts besides grades

The GCSE grades each dental school asks for, the thirteen things dental schools look for, and choosing A-levels.

View Build
Sixth-form students talking at a careers event

Years 12–13 and career changers · Launch

Your UCAS application

Compare dental schools and admissions tests, draft your personal statement, and practise MMI interviews.

View Launch
Tools

Guides, checks and AI tools

Personal statement template

The 2026 UCAS three-question format, with dentistry-specific guidance for each question and a school-by-school breakdown of what counts as work experience.

Open the template

UCAT prep guide

What changed in the 2025 format, section-by-section timing, key 2026 dates, and how dental schools actually use your score.

Read the guide

Profile Checker

See how your UCAT score, grades and work experience compare to commonly cited thresholds. Not a prediction, just where you stand.

Check your profile

Personal Statement Reviewer

Reads a draft you have written and gives you feedback on it.

Review a draft

Interview practice

Timed MMI-style stations. Speak your answer, and get written feedback on what you said.

Start a station

Study planner

A 90-day plan shaped around your exam date and your weakest areas.

Build a plan

Accounts: the top three need no account. The Personal Statement Reviewer, interview practice and the study planner need a free one, which stores your name, your email address and the work you save. If you’re under 18, check with a parent, carer or teacher first.

Who writes this. Written by Dr Julius K. Babayemi, a practising UK dentist (GDC 76198). DentiSpark has no commercial link with UCAS or any dental school. How we check what we publish

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