Widening participation
The School of Dentistry is committed to increasing widening participation for its programmes in line with the Dental School Council’s Selecting for Excellence report. This aims to provide a body of evidence which dental schools can use to ensure that they are selecting candidates who will make excellent dentists – no matter their backgrounds.
Events and activities
Clinical taster sessions for year 9 children where they are introduced to dentistry and dental therapy careers, and have a go at very simple dental procedures.
Clinical taster days for years 10 and 11, which build on previous taster sessions. Participants have the opportunity to practice different dental procedures such as fillings and extractions, and learn about life as a dental student.
Dentistry Summer School is a 4 day residential for year 12s, interested in studying dentistry or dental therapy. Content will include admissions (help with applying to dental school, work experience, individual advice based on personal circumstances) hands on (simple procedures on phantom heads e.g fillings and impressions), academic activities (lectures and cases) and evening social activites (bowling, cinema). Dental students will be assisting with all activities to enable participants to find out about the course from the student perspective. For further information please about summer school please contact Lois Highfield lois.highfield@liverpool.ac.uk
I am proud that here in the School of Dentistry we have multiple schemes and mechanisms in place to ensure those with the capability to study in our school can find a pathway to do so
Widening participation at the university
The University of Liverpool has a central WP team that oversees student support across all of our Faculties. Click here to find out more about the work they do, and how they might help you pursue higher education.