This entire page attempts to cover the List of Schools that offer Dentistry And Dental Surgery under the Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences in Nigeria.
We will also talk about;
– The subject combinations needed to study Dentistry And Dental Surgery
– JAMB UTME Subjects and Requirements
– O’Level Subjects and Requirements
– Direct Entry Requirements
– and other information you require to successfully gain admission to study Dentistry And Dental Surgery.
You need to read the entire content of this page to get all the knowledge you require for this course.
Dentistry And Dental Surgery can be studied under the Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences in the following Nigerian Universities;
Subject Combination / JAMB UTME Requirements
In UTME, please note that English Language is Compulsory for this course. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combination needed to study Dentistry And Dental Surgery under the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences in the above listed universities include;
Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(i) UNIJOS, UNICAL, UNIPORT, UNN, UNIBEN, UNILAG and OAU require Physics as the other science subject.
(ii) UI – Same as in Medicine and Surgery
(iii) UNIMAID requires Physics, Chemistry and Biology
(iv) UNILAG requires English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
(v) ABU requires Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(vi) UNIPORT requires Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics.
O’Level Requirements
The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Dentistry And Dental Surgery;
You require;
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(i) UNILAG requires Five O/Level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
(ii) UI – Same as in Medicine and Surgery
(iii) UNIMAID requires Physics, Chemistry and Biology
(iv) UNILAG requires English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
(vi) ABU requires Five ‘O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(vii) UNIPORT requires Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
(viii) UNN requires candidates in addition to minimum entry requirements to have ‘0’ level credit passes in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at not more than one (1) sitting.
Direct Entry Requirements
These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Dentistry And Dental Surgery, if you don’t intend to use UTME.
You require;
Three (3) ‘A’ level passes to include Chemistry, Biology/Zoology and Physics
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (WAIVER) REMARKS:
(i) UNIBEN accepts B.Sc Second Class Lower in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Zoology, Botany, Anatomy, Physiology, Nursing, B.Sc or ND Optometry, B.Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy.
(ii) UI as in Medicine and Surgery
(iii) UNIJOS accepts passes in IJMB/‘A’ Level in Physics, Chemistry and Zoology or Biology. Such candidates must also have obtained five (5) ‘0’ level credits passes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Zoology, English Language and Mathematics.
(iv) UNILAG accepts JUPEB/‘A’ -level passes in Physics Chemistry and Biology. B.Sc. Degree (first class/second class upper) in Medical related fields.
(v) OAU accepts B.Sc. with a minimum of second class Honours in relevant programme (Sciences).
(vi) UNIPORT – accepts Three (3) A/Level passes in JUPEB or IJMB or GCE or HSC Passes in Physics, Chemistry and Biology including UTME entry requirements. First Degree (Second Class Honours – Upper division) in either Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry or any other related course including UTME entry requirements.
(vii) UNN requires;
a) Direct entry candidates in addition to satisfying the UTME requirements should also have three (3) ‘A’ Level passes in Biology or Zoology, Chemistry and Physics at one (1) sitting.
b) Accepts B.Sc in related programme for admission into the five (5) year standard programme.
c) MBBS may be admitted into the three (3) year clinical programme in Dentistry.
(viii) ABU accepts ‘A’ Level/IJMB Passes in three subjects in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Zoology.