dentistry without chemistry a level

can I do a degree in dentistry with maths and biology for my a levels only? is there some good unis that accept just biology?

Reply 1

Knav

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Look at gateway to Dentistry courses. Very few standard 5 year courses if at all will consider your application without Chemistry unfortunately :frown:

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Reply 2

m00dled00dle

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Original post by Knav

Look at gateway to Dentistry courses. Very few standard 5 year courses if at all will consider your application without Chemistry unfortunately :frown:

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okay thank you. the only good uni i've found so far is King's College London that accepts Biology and Maths.

Reply 3

ouaei

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Original post by sq6id

can I do a degree in dentistry with maths and biology for my a levels only? is there some good unis that accept just biology?

hii

idk much about this BUT if you don’t have the a levels most unis want you could always do a foundation year! i’m studying Btec performing arts at the moment but have just applied to study psychology w a foundation year

Reply 4

Mesopotamian…

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Original post by sq6id

okay thank you. the only good uni i've found so far is King's College London that accepts Biology and Maths.

It doesn’t matter which university you go to for dentistry. All courses are accredited by the GDC, and for some schools the dental school is mostly separate from the university and has its own institute e.g. Guys for KCL and Barts for QMUL.

For entry requirements for all dental schools, follow the link: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/courses/dentistry/dentistry-entry-requirements

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Reply 5

m00dled00dle

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Original post by Mesopotamian.

It doesn’t matter which university you go to for dentistry. All courses are accredited by the GDC, and for some schools the dental school is mostly separate from the university and has its own institute e.g. Guys for KCL and Barts for QMUL.

For entry requirements for all dental schools, follow the link: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/courses/dentistry/dentistry-entry-requirements

yeah most of the unis require chemistry which im not taking lol. KCL and Plymouth are the only ones that doesn't require chemistry tho. i think that's risky. thank you for the link tho!

Reply 6

m00dled00dle

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Original post by ouaei

hii

idk much about this BUT if you don’t have the a levels most unis want you could always do a foundation year! i’m studying Btec performing arts at the moment but have just applied to study psychology w a foundation year

oh okay i might look into that. thanks for the advice! also how do you find psychology at a uni level? im interested in that field too! :smile:

Reply 7

McGinger

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Original post by Knav

Look at gateway to Dentistry courses. Very few standard 5 year courses if at all will consider your application without Chemistry unfortunately

Gateway courses are 'widening participation' courses for those from low achieving schools, care leavers etc - and who are predicated grades too low for application to the standard 5 year course. They are not 'foundation' courses for those who didnt take Chemistry.

Reply 8

McGinger

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The BIG thing you have to think about here is this : if you dont enjoy Chem enough to take it at A level (I've read your other thread) then you wont enjoy doing a degree where knowledge of Chem is essential (thats why its a subject requirement). Think about it.

You might be better off looking at something like
Dental Hygiene & Therapy - https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/i125/dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy-bsc
Audiology - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/audiology-degree-bsc
Biomedical Science - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/biomedical-sciences-degree-bsc
Optometry - https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/03571/bsc-optometry/

Reply 9

Mesopotamian…

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Original post by sq6id

yeah most of the unis require chemistry which im not taking lol. KCL and Plymouth are the only ones that doesn't require chemistry tho. i think that's risky. thank you for the link tho!

You can apply to Barts as well.
I don’t think you’d be eligible for foundation courses though but you can check - the link is on the link I sent.

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Reply 10

Mesopotamian…

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Original post by McGinger

The BIG thing you have to think about here is this : if you dont enjoy Chem enough to take it at A level (I've read your other thread) then you wont enjoy doing a degree where knowledge of Chem is essential (thats why its a subject requirement). Think about it.

You might be better off looking at something like
Dental Hygiene & Therapy - https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/i125/dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy-bsc
Audiology - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/audiology-degree-bsc
Biomedical Science - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/biomedical-sciences-degree-bsc
Optometry - https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/03571/bsc-optometry/

To be fair, dentistry doesn’t really have much chemistry in it so I think OP would be fine on that aspect. Although your point is a good one if it was for any other degree or if it was the case that OP hadn’t done biology.

Reply 11

m00dled00dle

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Original post by McGinger

The BIG thing you have to think about here is this : if you dont enjoy Chem enough to take it at A level (I've read your other thread) then you wont enjoy doing a degree where knowledge of Chem is essential (thats why its a subject requirement). Think about it.

You might be better off looking at something like
Dental Hygiene & Therapy - https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/i125/dental-hygiene-and-dental-therapy-bsc
Audiology - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/audiology-degree-bsc
Biomedical Science - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/biomedical-sciences-degree-bsc
Optometry - https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/03571/bsc-optometry/

oh okay! thanks for the links, i'll look into them!

Reply 12

ouaei

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Original post by sq6id

oh okay i might look into that. thanks for the advice! also how do you find psychology at a uni level? im interested in that field too! :smile:

i haven’t started yet! i’ve just applied to reading, surrey, westminster, uni of west london and brighton! brighton didnt have a foundation year for psychology but luckily for me i fit the entry reqs; they don’t ask for anything specific. i hope you find what you’re looking for!

Reply 13

m00dled00dle

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Original post by ouaei

i haven’t started yet! i’ve just applied to reading, surrey, westminster, uni of west london and brighton! brighton didnt have a foundation year for psychology but luckily for me i fit the entry reqs; they don’t ask for anything specific. i hope you find what you’re looking for!

oh okay thank you! good luck with everything (:

Reply 14

University of Surrey Student Rep

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Original post by ouaei

i haven’t started yet! i’ve just applied to reading, surrey, westminster, uni of west london and brighton! brighton didnt have a foundation year for psychology but luckily for me i fit the entry reqs; they don’t ask for anything specific. i hope you find what you’re looking for!

Hi there!

It's great to hear you have applied to universities and that one of them is Surrey.

If you have any questions about Surrey or uni in general please let me know. I am also a Psychology student studying here at Surrey in my second year, so if you have any questions about that I can answer answer them for you too!

Becca

Reply 15

opacity98

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Original post by sq6id

yeah most of the unis require chemistry which im not taking lol. KCL and Plymouth are the only ones that doesn't require chemistry tho. i think that's risky. thank you for the link tho!

I applied to dentistry without chemistry for kings, i’ll let you know how it goes as I’m still waiting for a verdict (post interview). I did have a lot of work experience btw