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Career guide

Aimed at fourth-year students, this guide offers advice from experienced dentists on a range of careers including general practice, specialisation, and community dentistry.

BDA Career guide 2023-24

Our Career guide is a fantastic resource, designed to help with future career choices. Aimed at fourth-year students, this guide offers advice from experienced dentists on a range of careers including general practice, specialisation, and community dentistry.

GDPs give the low down on working for NHS, mixed practices and dental corporates. They also give advice on special interests whilst working in practice and private dentistry.

Professor Liz Kay MBE and Dr Janine Brooks MBE give their predictions for the future of dentistry and the impact this may have, both on the future dental market and your potential career choices.

Get your copy

All fourth year (BDS4) student members will be posted a copy by the end of the autumn term. Members can also access an online copy of the guide.

If you are not a member and would like a copy, you can join online or over the phone - 020 7563 4550.

Student membership is now only £2.67 a month.