dental hygiene/ therapy into dentistry
Hi i’m in year 13 currently and am really considering dentistry. I’m going on a gap year hence why i’m looking for options now. Unfortunately i don’t do chemistry as i didn’t think i would go down the medicine/ dentistry route. there are a couple unis that offer dentistry without chemistry. I was looking at alternative routes and have seen that apparently some people have been able to convert during their DHS bsc to dentistry or have completed their DHS bsc and have applied to dentistry after. Does anybody have any experience going down a similar route they could advise me on, or any other alternative route that led them to dentistry.
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Original post by emmls052
Hi i’m in year 13 currently and am really considering dentistry. I’m going on a gap year hence why i’m looking for options now. Unfortunately i don’t do chemistry as i didn’t think i would go down the medicine/ dentistry route. there are a couple unis that offer dentistry without chemistry. I was looking at alternative routes and have seen that apparently some people have been able to convert during their DHS bsc to dentistry or have completed their DHS bsc and have applied to dentistry after. Does anybody have any experience going down a similar route they could advise me on, or any other alternative route that led them to dentistry.
Thank you🧚🏼*♀️✨🦷
Thank you🧚🏼*♀️✨🦷
If you are certain you’d like to do dentistry I wouldn’t sight up for a different course. There’s no guarantee on wether or not you can switch. I know in the past some unis used to let you switch but nowadays spaces for dentistry are extremely competitive and you’ll likely have to apply just like everybody else. It might be worth it doing A level Chemistry as an adult learner and maybe doing some work experience before applying to uni. As an adult learner you can essentially to A level chem for free (you get a loan called an Advanced learner loan which is written off once you go to uni).
Also when it comes to dental hygiene school, the ratio of spaces to applicants is actually smaller than for dentistry. While it looks easier to get into due to the lower entry requirements, keep in mind the majority of people applying to the course are dental nurses (and some oversees dentists), so even if your grades are high, this is unlikely to give you an advantage.
If I were in your situation, I would apply to the unis that don’t ask for chem and start studying a level chem as an adult learner (which u can drop if u get into the unis which offer it without). That being said before doing any of this I’d get some work experience because as nice as dentistry is, it 1) isn’t for everyone and you need to decide if you like it because 2) with not having chem especially it’s a hard course to get into and you need to find out if it is actually worth it for you!
Best of luck, hope this helped
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