Scared I won’t get into dentistry with my gcse grades

My GCSE grades are:
English lang: 6
English lit: 7
Maths: 6
Biology: 7
Chemistry: 9
Physics: 8
PE: 7
Geography: 7

Are these okay to apply for dentistry or will they be something that unis will reject me for?

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Reply 1

lanky_giraffe

Yes they are fine for dentistry. Just be strategic with which unis you apply to (don’t apply to unis where they weight GCSEs heavily).

Reply 2

Fizzy108

Original post by zainabkhanxx

My GCSE grades are:
English lang: 6
English lit: 7
Maths: 6
Biology: 7
Chemistry: 9
Physics: 8
PE: 7
Geography: 7
Are these okay to apply for dentistry or will they be something that unis will reject me for?

Plymouth accept those grades for dental surgery, they mainly focus on your A level grades. They also offer a foundation year too

Reply 3

toothysmile

Original post by zainabkhanxx

My GCSE grades are:
English lang: 6
English lit: 7
Maths: 6
Biology: 7
Chemistry: 9
Physics: 8
PE: 7
Geography: 7
Are these okay to apply for dentistry or will they be something that unis will reject me for?

These are the dental schools you meet the requirements for:
Dundee KCL Leeds Liverpool Newcastle Plymouth QMUL QUB
Some of them rank GCSEs so avoid them if you're applying strategically: KCL and QUB
All the other unis look at you UCAT so make sure you get good grades in those
KCL and QMUL also look at predicted A-level grades and rank them all others only look at min requirements
Here is the entry requirement for 2024:https://www.dentalschoolscouncil.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DSC-Entry-Requirements-entry-2024.pdf