Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy BSc
ABB at A level; graduates earn a median £46,000 three years on.
95% of entrants came with A levels · 95% stay on after year 1 · Leeds course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Leeds course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
Other qualifications4
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Access | DistinctionWe require 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction, including 12 Level 3 credits in Biology graded at Distinction | — |
| BTEC | DDDBTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science with DDD | — |
| IB | 34 points | with 3 Higher Level subjects at grade 5, including Biology. You must also have English and Maths at (minimum) SL at Grade 5 (if not offered at GCSE). Maths Studies is acceptable |
| Advanced Highers | BB | in Advanced Highers including Biology and AABBB in Highers |
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 595 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 22, 14
Half of graduates earned between £39,000 and £53,000. Five years on, the median is £51,500. 93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 96% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 95% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on3% studying | 93% | 420 |
| Professional or managerial job | 96% | 365 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £38,000 | 225 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £46,000 | 595 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £51,500 | 600 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Leeds fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold.
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 100% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 25 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 4; lowest: 42% on question 13.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 96% |
| Question 2 | 96% |
| Question 3 | 96% |
| Question 4 | 100% |
| Question 5 | 100% |
| Question 6 | 100% |
| Question 7 | 100% |
| Question 8 | 83% |
| Question 9 | 100% |
| Question 10 | 50% |
| Question 11 | 71% |
| Question 12 | 92% |
| Question 13 | 42% |
| Question 14 | 46% |
| Question 15 | 75% |
| Question 16 | 79% |
| Question 17 | 92% |
| Question 18 | 75% |
| Question 19 | 96% |
| Question 20 | 96% |
| Question 21 | 96% |
| Question 22 | 88% |
| Question 23 | 75% |
| Question 24 | 79% |
| Question 25 | 91% |
| Question 26 | 100% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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