Work Experience

Work experience introduces young people to the work environment and can be an invaluable part of their education. It is defined as a placement on university premises where a person carries out a particular task or duty, or a range of tasks or duties, more or less as an employee would, but with an emphasis on the learning aspects of the experience for one week.

Work experience placements can:

• Provide young people with an understanding of the world of work
• Assist young people in deciding what type of career they might want in the future
• Improve the personal development of young people
• Improve the key skills and employability of young people 

Please note priority is given to local students applying to work experience and places are subject to availability. 

Work experience placements with the Dental School are for three days (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) -subject to availability

If you are interested to find out more, please complete the form (aka Microsoft form). We will be in contact with an application pack if you fulfil the initial criteria. If you do not hear back within 2 weeks, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

The Dental School will require parent/guardian consent if the applicant is under the age of 18 and consent from their education provider if the placement takes place during school term.

Update for 2026-27 work experience:

Please note that all work experience placements for the 2026/27 academic year are now fully booked, and we are no longer accepting new applications at this time.

Applications will reopen in September 2027 for placements taking place during the 2027/28 academic year.

We appreciate your interest in Bristol Dental School and encourage you to revisit this page for further updates when applications reopen.

Thank you for your understanding.