BUDSS (Birmingham University Dental Student Society) is the oldest and largest dental student society. All students at the dental hospital are welcome to join BUDSS, including dentistry, biomaterial sciences and hygiene and therapy students!
As a member, you’ll enjoy priority access and discounts on event tickets, plus the chance to be part of our amazing community. We host a range of social events all year round, and if you’re into sports, our football and netball teams compete in campus leagues and friendly matches. There’s something for everyone!
Events
BUDSS holds a variety of social events throughout the academic year including:
- Permanents & Primaries
- The BUDSS Christmas Quiz
- Dental Ball (the highlight of the year!)
- BDS3 Halfway Meal
- BDS5 Grad Ball
- Sober Socials
- BDH's Got Talent
- Stratford Bar Crawl
BUDSS isn’t just about social events we also host a range of academic events, these include:
- Lecture Series e.g. online webinars to further our understanding of dentistry in practice
- Revision Sessions from older years near exam times
- PASS sessions
Memberships
Before you are able to purchase any tickets through the Guild website, you will need to purchase an annual BUDSS membership. This will be valid from now all the way to the end of the next academic year (i.e. July 2025). There are two options for membership purchases:
- BUDSS Full Membership
£15 per year – With this membership, you can purchase tickets through the Guild website, and all tickets you buy until July 2025 will be discounted, saving you money in the long-term! Yay :)
2. BUDSS Baseline Membership (OLD)
£5 per year – Allows you access to purchase tickets for BUDSS events through the Guild website until July 2025. This option does NOT include any ticket discounts .
Please Note: We are phasing this membership so please purchase Full memberships only.
We hope to see you at BUDSS events this year!