Postgraduate study

Learn in our £36 million state-of-the-art facilities and in local partner facilities to offer you the best learning environment and hands-on clinical experience with patients. 

Taught by internationally recognised academic staff, consultants and visiting experts, many of our programmes are part-time to fit around your work.  

As well as taught postgraduate programmes, we offer research supervision in a wide range of topics relating to oral and dental sciences.

Postgraduate programmes

MSc Dental Implantology

Designed for ambitious dental practitioners who want to build real clinical confidence, and emerge as independent, capable implant dentists. Available either part-time or full-time (for overseas students). 

MSc Periodontology

Learn contemporary scientific knowledge, clinical skills and practice to then apply in your career. Work with specialists and internationally recognised experts. 

MSc Oral Medicine

A one-year, full-time degree for qualified dental clinicians to gain a sound grounding in the fundamental principles of UK specialist practice. 

Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) Orthodontic Therapy

Become a competent clinician before training in our workplace as an Orthodontic Therapist. 

Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Oral Surgery

A flexible, part-time course to learn how to assess and treatment plan, and carry out surgical procedures under the supervision of a specialist team.

Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management

20+ mentored cases to become an accredited sedation provider in as little as 5 days – designed for busy practitioners. Immediate life support training included. 

DDS Orthodontics

Outstanding doctoral training in Orthodontics. Our next intake is September 2027. 

PhD and MSc by Research opportunities

Our postgraduate students belong to broad research communities in the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences. The School combines laboratory-based and clinically-applied research and fosters a high level of collaboration between research groups. 

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Our range of short courses are evolving and are regularly updated.

Recent courses have included:

• Perio Pro – Essential non-surgical skills in a day
• Oral surgery dissection
• Foundational treatment planning for dental implants. 

Funding and bursaries

Fee discount for alumni

University of Bristol alumni starting a postgraduate taught programme in 2026/27 can receive a 25% discount on tuition fees. Check alumni discount eligibility.

NHS bursaries

There are various NHS bursaries available for some programmes for dentists in the South West.