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Dentistry or dental hygiene& therapy?

im applying for uni this winter and i am literally clueless on which degree to choose! ive spoke to family and friends and thought about it for months but time is short and i need to make a decision asappp! like one min ive decided to do dentistry, then it changes to dh… then the pattern repeats.

Has anyone been in this situation? like im scared if i do dentistry ill regret it and have so much debt… and if i do dh and chnage my mind im scared that ill have to finish that degree then apply for dentistry and stay in school for much longer.. im so stuck someone help
unfortunately this has been me and it can be quite overwhelming and frustrating😭😭 but my piece of advice and what i found helpful is to research further into both professions and look into the pros and cons of each as there can be lots of little info that can massively impact your decision that you may have not payed attention to in the past!!

I would also recommend researching unis, the community in them, how their courses are structured, what entry requirements and offers you can be entitled to like bursaries, contextual offers etc.. and maybe ask some students in the unis of your choice what they think of the course and express any of your concerns to them as they sometimes can be quite helpful too.

Other than that i would say dont stress too much but i know that can come off as quite unrealistic as ive been through this dilemma before😭😭 hopefully this helps and im sure you'll figure it out!!! good luck :smile:

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