How I got into Dentistry after failing my A levels - Tips if you got bad grades 

That's so inspirational, it's so important to go after your dreams and i bet you understand more than most, that the more you struggle to get to where you want to be, the more you value it and so the better you'll be at what you do! Keep it up and I'm sure you're going to smash your final year!

Thank you karishma!! We've worked really hard for the past few months putting this together so we're really glad you've enjoyed it!!

Yasmin, thank you!! Yeah same, too small on me though 😂😂

Thanks for watching it!

Wow, that’s so inspirational, thank you so much for sharing that with us. There really is hope! 🙏🏼

Thank you bro, i really appreciate that 👊🏼

Hey, stay strong, there's always a way, I'm glad this video helped 🙌🏽

Sheila!!! Thank you so much for being such an amazing patient and thank you for your beautiful comment, it honestly means the world to me!! You've been so lovely and supported me through it all! Ali x

Thank you so much 🙌🏼

Of course I remember you Johanna! Thank you so much for your support!

Thank you bro, really appreciate that 🙏

Really glad you found it helpful 🙏🏼

DYP!! Thank you bro

Thanks Mustafa, I appreciate that!

Thank you so much!! I forgot his name but do you remember that our teacher used to make us do all calculations without a calculator 😂😂😂

Thats you bro ❤

Thank you for sharing that. There’s always time! Focus on the future and make some goals. Wish you all the best 🙌🏼

Thank you Mehrab!

Thank you zaid!

I'm currently studying 4 subjects and not sure if I should drop one so I can focus more on the 3 subjects at A2. (I want to study dentistry)

How did you do?

Best of luck!

Thank you, I don't mind but i honestly can't actually remember 😅 If i had to guess i think i got 4A*s 6As and a B in English language, something like that 👍🏼

Hi, the partners programme in newcastle is available pretty much for every course including most, if not all, engineering courses and it has a reduced entry grade. Make sure you check if you're eligible and you might be able to get into the course you want with the grades you currently have. I hope this helps!

I know it’s hard to hear right now, and I wish you all the best but a gap year or 2 isn’t the worst thing that can happen to you, just be strong and if you want it badly enough, you’ll put in the effort to aim towards getting the grades that you need. Good luck with whatever path you decide to take!

Hey Manny, I’m sorry to hear that man, i can imagine it must suck when you’re not a in a field you don’t enjoy. I’ll be completely honest with you, I’m not actually sure how you would get into dental school. Possibly as as post grad student. But I’m not sure if your undergrad needs to be relevant or not. Your best bet is to call admissions teams for dental unis and just ask them and see what they think. I hope it works out for you! 🙏🏼

Just do private candidacy and take a level exams

@@Trabsol Yeah, i'm thinking of doing that. But costs a fortune and I'd have no practice for the practical component of the A level.

@@ams-cu7yu It’s not that expensive. Around 400 each subject for only written. You can earn that much with a minimum wage job in a month assuming you don’t have other costs. Though if you need to take the practical endorsement again, that’s where it gets expensive. But you can pass over your previous pass if you completed it before. As for practice, all you really need is to memorise the theory behind it which can be found online so don’t worry too much.

We love that people are collaborating and helping one another out! I was really lucky to be honest that they let me do it. I’m not quite sure how you would do it other than by doing it privately

Thank you so much for messaging! There was someone who used to be a firefighter and was in their 30s and another person even in their 40s when I was at university. Its not late at all. On top of that, if you’ve spent 11 years in a lab, you will have an understanding of dentistry like no other dentist does! Your work would be amazing. But it’s worth calling dental university admissions teams to see if they are happy to lower entry requirements given your circumstance. If not you may need to ask if they all retakes and in that case you may need to re-do some A-levels. I hope that helps. Good luck with everything!

@@TwoDentists Thank you for your video, I did not consider the partner scheme so it really helped. Do you know whether the contextual application allows you to get an interview even if you are below the cut off point for ucat or is it limited to grades. It is because the ucat cut offs have increased dramatically from years ago

@@TwoDentists Thanks for the reply man 😁 40 is great to hear. Prob have to do some gcses again aswell as the a-levels. But surely it can be done, just wish i’d taken my life more seriously when i was at school. Anything is possible tho and i’ll be damned if i don’t try.

Hey, those sound like great grades! Things have changed massively since I applied 10 years ago. The best thing to do is to contact the admission teams for each uni, check their website entry requirements and go from there!

Hey, I would start by checking all the unis entry requirements, especially those with a foundation programme or a 6 year course where in the first year they teach you the basics of bio and chem that you need to know. Maths i've found is usually not as required. If things aren't so clear on the uni websites, be pro-active in calling the admissions teams and seeking clarity. If you do this, I imagine you'd need the rest of your application to be really strong, like scoring really highly in your UCAT and having a really strong personal statement to put you apart from everyone else. You could also look into doing a different degree for 3 years and then applying with that degree as a postgraduate student. And I know this might be very difficult right now, especially with Brexit and Covid but i would also look to applying abroad. I hope this helps but i'm no expert on how to get in and there might be other ways so i reccommend also DMing 'Iwanttobeadentist' on Insta or another similar group who would know much more than me. Hope this helps :)

Hey man, I’m so sorry man, it might be the case that if you really want to do it, you may need to re-do some GCSEs, do some relevant A-levels and then re-apply possibly internationally to universities which allow for all of these requirements. It wont be an easy journey but if you want it enough and you believe you can get the grades then that could be an option for you. Or even doing another degree first. This will take around a decade at least but I’ve known some 40 year olds who go to study dentistry. It’s not impossible 👍🏼

Why don’t you resit? Or do an alternative undergrad then do dentistry as a post grad?

As part of your UCAS application

Hey, the best way to do it is ask family who have connections with dentists because it’s really tough to get a dentist who would say yes and most who don’t mind someone shadowing might already have someone shadowing. The next best thing to do is to contact as many dental practices as you can until one says yes 👍🏼

Thank you so much! I think you should get into practice and start gaining experience!

Do you want to do chemistry or dentistry at uni? You can’t do both at the same time. Check the entry requirements for the unis to check what they’ll accept 👍🏼

@@TwoDentists hi thank you for replying, I want to do dentistry. I'll check the entry requirements 🤝🏽 thank you ✨

Please contact all uni admission teams for more information about this. They’ll have much more accurate and up to date info than us

Not that i know of, there was a 40+ year old a few years above me and there are older students in every year. Its NEVER too late!

@@TwoDentists Haha never mind I'm only 19

Hi! You can definitely still become a dentist, as long as you get the needed grades after your retakes. Good luck!

Amazing! Did you enjoy your time there?

@@TwoDentists meh it was decent

Good luck with university!