Dental Hygiene to dentistry?

Hi, Is it possible to study dental hygiene then dentistry?

Are there any possible routes to take in order to study dentistry (for example dental hygiene first and then dentistry)?

Thank you

Reply 1

2098177

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You can do BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy (not the diploma) and then apply as a graduate to study dentistry. You'd have to start from year 1 on the 5 year course (and fund the 1st 4 years yourself) or try to get onto a 4 year course (where you'd get some financial help).

Reply 2

KitikatStrider

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Newcastle also allow exceptional DH students to transfer to their dental course after first year but there's lots of competition - if you know want to do dentistry you should apply for it first, otherwise when you come to interview second time round, questions will be asked about why you didn't go for it in the first place :smile:

Reply 3

2098177

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Original post by KitikatStrider

Newcastle also allow exceptional DH students to transfer to their dental course after first year but there's lots of competition - if you know want to do dentistry you should apply for it first, otherwise when you come to interview second time round, questions will be asked about why you didn't go for it in the first place :smile:

NCL have 2 places for the transfer for the whole of HYG+Ther and Biomed students to compete for and you have to pretty much get a 1st in your first year to even be considered.

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