What interview format does University of Bristol use for dentistry?

University of Bristol describes its dentistry interview without using the words MMI or panel. What it does publish is quoted in full on this page, so you can prepare against the description rather than against a label nobody at Bristol has written down.

When are Bristol dentistry interviews?

University of Bristol publishes an interview window of December to March. The school's exact sentence is quoted on this page.

University of Bristol Dentistry Interview: What Bristol Publishes, and What It Does Not

Bristol describes its dentistry interview without ever naming it an MMI or a panel, so this page gives you the description rather than a label. Bristol publishes two of the five things a candidate needs and is silent on three: no format label, no station count and no station length. Both halves are on this page.

What Bristol does not publish about its dentistry interview

Whether it is an MMI or a panel
How many stations
How long each station lasts

We checked Bristol's own admissions pages rather than a third-party summary. Anything you find elsewhere on the points above has not been confirmed against a page Bristol publishes, and should be treated that way.

Some of what Bristol publishes still describes an earlier cycle

These sentences are Bristol's own, and each one names a year or a cycle that is not the one you are applying in. They are printed rather than quietly dropped, and rather than rolled forward into this cycle as though the school had restated them.

Interviews run on various dates between December and February; the window Bristol currently publishes is December 2025 to February 2026.

What Bristol publishes about the format

Format: The school describes its interview without ever calling it an MMI or a panel, so no format label can honestly be attached to it.
Stations: Bristol does not publish how many stations.
Time per station: Bristol does not publish how long a station lasts.
Online or in person: Online.

Interview format, from University of Bristol: source (checked 2026-09-13)

University of Bristol in its own words

Bristol calls it a "Structured Interview Format", held online via Zoom with four assessors and lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. Candidates prepare two tasks in advance: a three-dimensional model made from dried pasta representing an environmental habitat that reflects their personality, and a five-minute presentation on a current controversial topic in dentistry. Bristol does not say whether this is a panel interview or an MMI, and neither term appears in its published material. Interviews run on various dates between December and February; the window Bristol currently publishes is December 2025 to February 2026.

When interviews run

Bristol publishes an interview window of December to March.

Bristol on its interview timing

Late December to March. Bristol's 2027 admissions statement sets out the sequence as academic assessment, then UCAT results delivered to the university in early November, then 'Top scoring applicants invited to interview; interviews from late December - March'. Interviews are conducted through a formal online interview system, with assessors asking questions and marking responses separately; no offer is made without an interview except in exceptional circumstances.

Interview timing, from University of Bristol: source (checked 2026-09-13)

Everything else about Bristol

This page covers the interview only. Bristol's UCAT position, A-level offer, SJT policy and admissions statistics are on its main entry requirements page.

University of Bristol Dentistry: UCAT, A-levels and entry requirements