Re-sitting GCSE’s for Dentistry - Is it worth it?

Search up myucat strategic guide, click the website, scroll down to the dentistry guide and look through that for gcse req for each uni.

Thankyou!! I will definitely take a look!!

Hello!
I'm currently a year 12 student. I take Biology, Chemistry and Maths for A-levels and I'm extremely keen on pursuing dentistry in the future. However, I feel like there's one thing that is always holding me back, which is my GCSE grades. I got a 77666665 and L2D (B-TECH) and I don't think they're good enough because in the end, I caved to exam pressure. Which inevitably lead to me having a panic attack during one of my exams and just not performing as best as I hoped. It was a whirlwind.
However, I'd say I'm on track with my A-Levels and could do even better with even more push. Would getting a good UCAT scores and A-Levels be enough to compensate for my low GCSE's? or is it just completely a deal breaker if I don't have outstanding GCSE scores? On top of this though I also have extracurriculars. I do volunteering work weekly for a charity ; I do Student Ambassador (Where I help out in a class, Biology, during my free period) weekly ; I'm part of 6th form student council and a school committee group which promotes diversity and inclusivity. (We deliver assemblies occasionally, and I helped deliver an assembly for Black history month). I've also recently done work experience at a Dental practice.
Nonetheless, no matter what I do I still feel like it isn't to enough! and that no schools would even consider my application because of my GCSE's grades. So, I've been thinking about re-sitting as a final resort but I also heard that many schools don't really accept retakes unless it 'specific circumstances' and now I can't help but feel demoralised and stressed. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? i.e Universities which aren't GCSE heavy? Please let me know!

I am resitting English language cause I got a 5 so this summer and looking for unis that don’t care about GCSEs! Also how does your school decide predicted grade for a level in yr 12 and do you do as levels ?

Since you got panic attacks if you have any evidence from your secondary school / sixthform / doctor note perhaps the unis can take this into account when they consider your GCSEs, for my GCSEs I had extentuating circumstances which was one of the criteria for a contextual offer for leeds so you can try look into stuff like that
For mine my teacher just put it down in my reference box what happened during GCSEs (although I never informed the actual exam board but my secondary school and college was aware of my disruption + I had a hospital discharge letter though they never asked for it)

So far, I think that Newcastle doesn't put too much emphasis on GCSE's. I'm not too sure, Still need to do further research. Also, One university I think that don't require 8's/9's for GCSE is KCL (I was looking at their website and I saw that GCSE requirements were 6+ in English and Maths).
As for predicted grades, For my school at the start of the year on the first report they base it on what you accomplished in your GCSE's and on class assessments. But, in the summer your mocks will be used for your predicted grades.
Currently, Yes I am technically doing 'AS levels' because my mock will be a AS paper. But I do A-Levels. I'm also planning on taking on an EPQ. (:

I've never gone to a doctor in regards to my anxiety during exam season, and I also didn't really inform my parents about the panic attack I had during my exams because lets say they are a little traditional. However, I did have our school's exam officer and one of our deputy heads go witness the incident and come out with me during that exam. Do you think it's worth asking them?

Thankyou!! I will definitely take a look!!