Advanced and Specialist Healthcare (Advanced Dental Clinical Practice)
Entry requirements
Entry to the programme is via an approved articulation arrangement route. Applicants need to have successfully completed an FGDP Post-registration Diploma programme; this provides 90 credits in the form of approved Accreditation of Prior Experiential and Certificated Learning (APECL).
Applicants must also be working in a dental workplace setting.
All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.
Months of entry
January
Course content
You can start this postgraduate degree in January. If you’re taking a career break to study this could be the best option for you. A January start also works well for overseas students as it allows more time to meet visa requirements. Find out more here.
The MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Articulated Pathway (Advanced Dental Clinical Practice) is a part-time Master’s-level programme studied over 18 months. It provides the route for FGDP post-registration Diploma and other appropriately qualified students to achieve a full Master's qualification.
The programme is delivered by Kent's Digital and Lifelong Learning (DaLL) team, based at the Medway campus. It is a joint collaboration between DaLL and the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP (UK)).
Who is the programme for?
Candidates who have successfully completed an FGDP post-registration Diploma or other appropriate programmes may apply for direct access entry with advanced standing of 90 credits to the next available MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare cohort.
The programme fosters intellectual and professional development of experienced healthcare practitioners allowing them to extend and deepen the analytical and critical reasoning powers which underpin practice (e.g. in organisational leadership and change, health and welfare systems, organisations and services and advanced technical procedures and practices).
The programme aims to:
- provide supervision for advanced practitioner-centred research that builds a culture of evaluation and enquiry into the practice environment
- equip experienced practitioners for their role in challenging, questioning and realigning strategies for specialist practice
- develop confident senior practitioners who are able to participate in the development of practice, and work effectively with organisational interests and evidence-based processes within complex multidisciplinary teams
Information for international students
Please see our International Student website for entry requirements by country and other relevant information. Please note that international fee-paying students cannot undertake a part-time programme due to visa restrictions.
English language entry requirements
The University requires all non-native speakers of English to reach a minimum standard of proficiency in written and spoken English before beginning a postgraduate degree. Certain subjects require a higher level.
For detailed information see our English language requirements web pages.
Need help with English?
Please note that if you are required to meet an English language condition, we offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.
Fees and funding
Please see our funding pages for the most up to date information.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- part time18 months
- Distance learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Digital and Lifelong Learning
- dall@kent.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1634 888924