Can I still apply to dental school?

Hi, I’m a year 12 student going to year 13, and I’m actually so disappointed with many things through my dental application journey. All of my work experience and stuff has been based on dentistry, but I have done my UCAT and gotten 2320 B2. However, as for my predicted grades I have a B in chemistry (my chem teachers WILL NOT BUDGE and they even know I want to do dentistry), biology I’m not sure, hoping it may be an A, and a A/B in psychology (I found out that he may predict me a B if I don’t get like an A* in my next assessment).
For my gcses : 55566677-8D2*(9)
I got a 6 in maths and English Lit, 7 in Lan
8-7 in combined science and distinction star in health and social care which im not sure of it’s counted. I do qualify for contextual offers but I REALLY really just want to get into dental school hopefully in this application cycle.
I am open to doing foundation or gateways into dentistry. However, I would really appreciate any advice and if you know anyone that possibly got into dental school with these stats, thank you
BTW you may also see this in another response

Hi, I’m a year 12 student going to year 13, and I’m actually so disappointed with many things through my dental application journey. All of my work experience and stuff has been based on dentistry, but I have done my UCAT and gotten 2320 B2. However, as for my predicted grades I have a B in chemistry (my chem teachers WILL NOT BUDGE and they even know I want to do dentistry), biology I’m not sure, hoping it may be an A, and a A/B in psychology (I found out that he may predict me a B if I don’t get like an A* in my next assessment).
For my gcses : 55566677-8D2*(9)
I got a 6 in maths and English Lit, 7 in Lan
8-7 in combined science and distinction star in health and social care which im not sure of it’s counted. I do qualify for contextual offers but I REALLY really just want to get into dental school hopefully in this application cycle.
I am open to doing foundation or gateways into dentistry. However, I would really appreciate any advice and if you know anyone that possibly got into dental school with these stats, thank you
BTW you may also see this in another response

You will likely struggle to obtain an offer from a dental school. That’s not to say that it’s impossible, however dentistry is extremely competitive and the vast majority of applicants will have A level grades that meet or exceed the entry requirements, strong GCSE grades and a good UCAT score. Foundation years are typically only available to students who meet certain widening participation criteria, so you’ll have to check if you meet the criteria for different dental schools. While not every dental school considers your A levels when deciding who to invite to interview, your UCAT score could be an issue for you if you’re applying for standard entry dentistry. Universities consider your individual circumstances, so whether people have gotten in with similar stats to you won’t necessarily be helpful, as they may have had circumstances that impacted their performance. Your best chance at getting into dentistry is to take a gap year and apply with achieved grades, if your teacher refuses to predict you the grades needed to meet the entry requirements. You’d also have another year to prepare for the UCAT, giving you an opportunity to achieve a higher score. If you are set on applying to dentistry this application cycle, apply to dental schools that tend to have higher interview rates, such as Plymouth, as your interview performance (assuming it goes well) may strengthen your overall application and give you a better chance of obtaining an offer. I’d also suggest that your fifth non-dentistry choice be a safety option. Choose a course that like and a university that you are almost certain you will receive an offer from. This way, if you don’t get into dental school and don’t want to take a gap year to reapply, you won’t have to go into clearing, as you’d have an offer for a course that you like and had time to do your research on.

Hello,
i got a similar UCAT score to you and i aim to study medicine. I’ve heard that some universities allow lower cut offs and if you apply for a foundation year it’s also likely that they will have lower cut offs too. Although my score was disappointing, i’m definitely not going to give up on applying for medicine, so you should do the same and don’t give up it’s not the end of the world. you got this!

Thank you so much! Would you say a gap year is better than graduate entry dentistry?

You will likely struggle to obtain an offer from a dental school. That’s not to say that it’s impossible, however dentistry is extremely competitive and the vast majority of applicants will have A level grades that meet or exceed the entry requirements, strong GCSE grades and a good UCAT score. Foundation years are typically only available to students who meet certain widening participation criteria, so you’ll have to check if you meet the criteria for different dental schools. While not every dental school considers your A levels when deciding who to invite to interview, your UCAT score could be an issue for you if you’re applying for standard entry dentistry. Universities consider your individual circumstances, so whether people have gotten in with similar stats to you won’t necessarily be helpful, as they may have had circumstances that impacted their performance. Your best chance at getting into dentistry is to take a gap year and apply with achieved grades, if your teacher refuses to predict you the grades needed to meet the entry requirements. You’d also have another year to prepare for the UCAT, giving you an opportunity to achieve a higher score. If you are set on applying to dentistry this application cycle, apply to dental schools that tend to have higher interview rates, such as Plymouth, as your interview performance (assuming it goes well) may strengthen your overall application and give you a better chance of obtaining an offer. I’d also suggest that your fifth non-dentistry choice be a safety option. Choose a course that like and a university that you are almost certain you will receive an offer from. This way, if you don’t get into dental school and don’t want to take a gap year to reapply, you won’t have to go into clearing, as you’d have an offer for a course that you like and had time to do your research on.

hi, i recently sat my UCAT and got 2550 b2 but got 7 9s and 2 8s in my GCSES with A*, A, A predicted. Should i apply to dentistry and if so which unis are realistic?