University of Sheffield Dentistry Interview: Panel Format and Dates
University of Sheffield Dentistry interviews with a panel interview. Sheffield publishes two of the three things a candidate needs and is silent on one: no delivery mode. Both halves are on this page.
What Sheffield does not publish about its dentistry interview
- Online or in person
We checked Sheffield'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 Sheffield publishes, and should be treated that way.
Some of what Sheffield publishes still describes an earlier cycle
These sentences are Sheffield'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.
- The 23 to 27 February 2026 dates still on its 2026-entry page belong to the completed cycle.
What Sheffield publishes about the format
- Format
- Panel interview, one continuous conversation with more than one interviewer.
- Stations
- A panel interview is one continuous conversation, so there is no station circuit.
- Time per station
- Not applicable to a panel format.
- Online or in person
- Sheffield does not publish whether interviews are online or on campus.
Interview format, from University of Sheffield: source (checked 2026-09-13)
University of Sheffield in its own words
Semi-structured panel interview lasting up to 15 minutes, with a panel usually of two academic staff and a senior dental student. Sheffield does not say whether this is an MMI, and neither 'MMI' nor 'multiple mini interview' appears anywhere in its published material. A separate group task (Sheffield's own 'Interpersonal Skills Test') assesses communication skills, empathy and compassion (not 'teamwork' or 'respect', which do not appear in Sheffield's own list of what the task measures).
When interviews run
Sheffield publishes an interview window of February. It also publishes specific dates, which are in the quotation below. Those are the school's allocation, not yours, until you are invited.
Sheffield on its interview timing
Sheffield publishes no interview dates for 2027 entry. Its 2027-entry page says screening of applications runs from October to December and that invitations to a selection day are usually sent in January, with offers usually made at the end of March. The 23 to 27 February 2026 dates still on its 2026-entry page belong to the completed cycle.
Interview timing, from University of Sheffield: source (checked 2026-09-13)
Everything else about Sheffield
This page covers the interview only. Sheffield's UCAT position, A-level offer, SJT policy and admissions statistics are on its main entry requirements page.
University of Sheffield Dentistry: UCAT, A-levels and entry requirements