Queen Mary/Barts uses a weighted score combining UCAT, academic tariff and (for graduates) degree performance, with a strict fourth-decile UCAT floor and automatic rejection for SJT band 4. It has one of the highest post-interview success rates in the country.
Last reviewed: August 2026 by MedicHut's admissions team.
Queen Mary/Barts works to an approximate UCAT threshold around 2790 (/2700 scale) for 2027 entry, and the real cut-off moves every cycle with the strength of the applicant pool.
Applicants are selected for interview on a weighted score comprising UCAT, UCAS tariff of predicted/achieved qualifications, or weighted degree scoring for graduates. UCAT must be in the fourth decile or above and SJT band 4 leads to immediate rejection. Post-interview decisions can consider interview score, SJT, tariff points/degree score, and UCAT score together.
2025 thresholds invited for interview: UK student 2790, International 2740.
Queen Mary/Barts interviews using a panel interview, and roughly 60% of interviewed applicants convert to an offer. Expect stations or questions on motivation for dentistry, manual dexterity, ethics, teamwork, communication and your work experience.
Queen Mary/Barts works to an approximate UCAT threshold around 2790 (/2700 scale) for 2027 entry, and the real cut-off moves every cycle with the strength of the applicant pool. 2025 thresholds invited for interview: UK student 2790, International 2740.
A*AA achieved in one sitting over no more than two years, including Biology or Chemistry plus a second science. At GCSE: Six GCSEs at grades 777666/AAABBB including Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics.
Queen Mary/Barts uses a panel interview. Applicants are selected for interview on a weighted score comprising UCAT, UCAS tariff of predicted/achieved qualifications, or weighted degree scoring for graduates. UCAT must be in the fourth decile or above and SJT band 4 leads to immediate rejection. Post-interview decisions can consider interview score, SJT, tariff points/degree score, and UCAT score together.
No. Queen Mary/Barts does not accept A-level resits for dentistry, so this is not a viable choice if you are retaking.
2:1 in a Molecular/Biomedical Sciences related degree with no further qualifications required, or 2:1 in any subject plus BB at A-level in Chemistry/Biology and a further science. Note: no one with exactly a 2:1 was shortlisted in 2023.
Contextualised admissions scheme, plus 'Bridge the Gap' scheme giving a contextual offer of at least one A-level grade below standard entry to those who complete the programme.
Six GCSEs at grades 777666/AAABBB including Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics. GCSEs are mainly used as a threshold at Queen Mary/Barts rather than being scored heavily, so meeting them cleanly matters more than perfecting them.
Yes. Queen Mary/Barts accepts gap-year applicants for dentistry. You will need to sit the UCAT again in the cycle you apply and show what you did with the year, ideally including dental work experience or patient-facing employment.
There is no magic number of hours. Queen Mary/Barts wants evidence that you understand the reality of clinical dentistry: time in a practice (general or specialist), any patient-facing or caring role, and reflection on manual dexterity, communication and long appointments. Quality of reflection beats quantity of placements.
UK dentistry is competitive everywhere, typically well over 10 applicants per place across the sector. At Queen Mary/Barts the deciding factor is a combined UCAT and academic score, and roughly 60% of interviewees go on to receive an offer.
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