Careers and employability

Our career guidance has helped place us in the Top 10 for graduate recruitment, The Graduate Market in 2021, High Fliers Research. With our range of support and opportunities, you'll be ideally equipped to take your next steps into your chosen career.

Career paths after your Masters

Our courses combine specialist clinical training with a focus on transferable skills to open up a variety of options after graduation. Each of our courses offers its own possibilities. 

Dental Public Health

The transferable and research skills gained through Dental Public Health provide an ideal platform for a career in a range of areas within the field of dentistry. These vary from government offices to health service planning, health agencies and progression through academia and teaching.

Oral Surgery

Our Oral Surgery course offers a wealth of hands-on clinical experience to make sure you establish the necessary skills to flourish as a practitioner. By upskilling your core competencies, this course will help you stand out with employers looking for dental practitioners with advanced surgical experience. 

Dental Materials

Our Dental Materials programme provides a deep understanding of modern dental materials with a focus on those used in additive and subtractive manufacturing and those used in regenerative dentistry.

Award winning career support

We offer you effective career support throughout your Masters study to make sure that you're on the right track to your chosen career. Through our Leeds for Life initiative, you will meet your personal supervisor, who will be able to offer guidance and career support tailored to your needs. Our award winning careers centre is also on hand to see that you make the most of the opportunities that the University offers, from opportunities to build your experience to help you create the perfect CV for your career path. 

From Masters to PhD

Your Masters may be a step on the way to attaining your PhD. This is especially true if you're part of the Dentistry Clinical Academic Training pathway.

Our research-led teaching eases this transition with the breadth of course options available meaning you'll be well prepared for your specialism.

Before you apply through our online system, we recommend you discuss your options with one of our academic staff during your Masters or our friendly admissions team.

This means we can offer further support and guidance with your application, including your project proposal.

Discover more about studying for a PhD at the School of Dentistry.