Hey guys, I'm a recent qualified dental nurse! i took a gap year sept 2019 - 2020 and did my NEBDN course (private dental nurse course) and started a course at UOLeic.
I applied for dentistry 2021 (rejected pre interview) and 2022 (rejected post interview). honestly, when i did DN i hated it bc i was in a super toxic work environment and i was 18/19 and fresh out of school. now im 20/21 and im in my 2nd year of uni doing something i quite enjoy but not as much as dentistry. id say do DN in your gap year and reapply to dent, start a uni course you like and apply even when youre in uni, i got so much more support from the uni im at.