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NUS • Faculty of Dentistry
By Universities.sg · Data: Ministry of Education & SkillsFuture Singapore (GES 2025) · Methodology
The Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is a four-year full-time undergraduate programme offered by the NUS Faculty of Dentistry. The curriculum spans pre-clinical phases covering applied sciences and dental sciences, and clinical phases where students manage patients' oral health under staff supervision. The BDS degree is recognised by the Singapore Dental Council for registration to practise in Singapore.
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Programme information from NUS
Dentistry at NUS has one of the best employment rates around at 100% (top 10% of all surveyed programmes), with a median starting salary of $4,550.
The 10th percentile IGP for this programme is AAA/A, which works out to 67.8 rank points out of 70. That puts it in the top 5% among all 77 courses with published IGP data, and 1st out of 21 programmes at NUS by how hard it is to get into. The 90th percentile IGP is AAA/A, so you can see the typical range of admitted students.
In the 2025 Graduate Employment Survey, 100% of graduates from this programme found work within six months of their final exams. That's 8% above the NUS average of 92.3%, which puts it in the top 5% across all surveyed courses. The full-time permanent employment rate is 100%. For fresh graduates, the median gross monthly salary is $4,550, which ranks in the top third of all courses (62nd out of 242). That's 2% below the NUS average of $4,660. Most graduates earned between $4,500 and $4,597, the range spanning the 25th to 75th percentile of earners.
Over the past 12 years (2013–2025), the overall employment rate has remained relatively stable, moving from 100% to 100%. That's based on 13 years of Graduate Employment Survey data. Median salaries have grown by $550 (14%) over the same period, from $4,000 in 2013 to $4,550 in 2025.
Related reading: The most competitive courses in Singapore · Where this data comes from
Source: NUS Admissions Office
Source: MOE Graduate Employment Survey (2025)
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Contains data from Graduate Employment Survey from MOE made available under Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0