Me too! I’m a hygienist looking to get into dental school. Currently taking physics 11. I’m so mad at my younger self for not doing it in high school. It will probably take me 10 years to get there, but time will pass regardless
Studied dentistry at Guy's from 1983- 88. We had to do ALL our own lab work for crown and bridge and prosthetics. It would have been useful to have a few lectures of life in practice eg being a principal or associate, overheads as a practice owner, regulations, NHS/ PRIVATE and pensions etc.
@@TwoDentists If the dental schools are not providing this info, I would strongly recommend contacting a friendly practice and ask for a visit to discuss this. I would have been delighted to pass on my experience ( was an associate for 18 yrs, Principal for 13 yrs) to a student. It is a bit of a shock to the system in the world of work.
Congratulations Dr. I’m 31 and I have been accepted onto a dental hygiene program, my background was like a rollercoaster but now I’ve buckled down and decided I want to pursue a career in the dental field. I realised last year that I actually enjoy learning about the human body, it fascinates me, upon this realisation I thought to myself why not pursue a career in dentistry? I just completed an access to HE in human health and science and I am awaiting the results. From what I recall my grades should be pretty good. I am at a cross road now where I can either start my dental hygiene course, finish it, and then eventually enrol onto a dentistry BDS or make a strong application for dentistry from now and apply for 2025. What would you suggest? Either way wish me luck please, pray whatever way I do go it turns out in my favour.
If you want to be frustrated and stressed and in emotional anxiety for most of every 24 hours of each day then dentistry is for you! And to think you only pay about $450,000 and spend 4 years of the prime years of your life to get a license so u can make your first dollar. Sign me up again!
😂😂 best career ever. But in all honesty it is what you make of it and it definitely is not for everyone. If you want to consider becoming a dentist, people should definitely go out and do their research first and speak to and observe dentists to get a truer experience of what it’s like
You’re not wrong. I was looking into it a bit more.. in the uk you pay for 4 years at £9000 - so £36000 (our national health service pays for the 5th year) and that doesn’t include price of living so maybe another £50000 at most with the highest rate loan that you could get. So we’re looking at about £85000 debt by the time we leave. But compared to a lot of other degrees which cost the same to study, we get a lot more bang for our buck. I heard it costs the intuitions that teach us around £250,000 to teach us and around £400,000 for each foundation dentist to complete their training. Not sure how true this is but if it is true than.. 🤷♂️
Dear Doctor please Help Me. I have AAA in A levels and a degree in biomedical Engineering. I want to be a dentists. What do you suggest me ? Is it really tough? Can someone enjoy life or do a part time job during this? Most important thing and my worst fear is I in UK a year back and I don’t get accents quickly besides this I’ve got a bit hearing problem? Last one is my worst fear and it makes me think would I ever be able to a dentist?
Hello dear Dr. I'll be graduating from high school in June 2024. And most probably I'll be going to hungary to continue my education. I know they are 2 different majors, but at first I wanted to study physics but then a couple months ago I decided to study dentistry or medicine but most probably I'll go with dentistry. I have a couple of questions: 1) what do you think about the decision I made? 2) what subjects are mostly studied in dentistry? 3) did you have an entrance exam? If yes what were the things you were required to study? 4) can you please tell me about the interview you had. I would really appreciate if you respond. Thank you Best regards,
Hello! Firstly, the decision is completely up to you. You should choose your major based on what you enjoy and what you'll be good at! I'm sure whatever you choose you will do well. Secondly dental courses all differ from one another slightly. The best thing to do is Google the place you want to go and study dentistry and look at their curriculum. Thirdly in the UK we have to sit a UCAT exam. This is an aptitude test. You can Google that too if you want more information. I had two different interviews. One interview was a series of 12 stations of a mix of practical and social based questions getting to know our ethos. The other interview was more traditional and conversational mostly just getting to know me as a person and my values. I hope that help!
Hello dr. I recently subscribed your channel and found it very informative. I have a request, can you please make video regarding diagnosis and management of cracked tooth syndrome, it would be very helpful. Thanks
Hey that’s a really good idea, we briefly mention it in our essential diagnoses video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cYy_oSVTAAs.html but maybe a full video on it would be good 👍🏽
@@TwoDentists thanks for replying dr. I did watch essential diagnosis video and it was very helpful. Yes, if you could do a detailed video for CTS, that would be awesome and could you also include cuspal coverage indication and considerations in that video, please? Thanks 🙂
I have a Question right now Im in Year 11 - and in September Im going to start 6th form. I want to pick Biology, Chemistry , Maths ,Further Maths - though with these subjects I dont know which course I want to do at University. The courses that Im a bit questioning on about is : Dentistry , Medicine , Computer Science - Im put of by the fact that it is very HARD to get into Dental School, though I really like to do Dentistry. It attracts me more than Medicine. On the other hand, Computer Science is also very good in terms of Employability , Salary. Im interested in Cp and Dent both but cant decide which one. I would like to hear from you and want to seek advice from you - about your journey from GCSEs to University and how you managed to get into Dental School. Were there any extra-curricular activities that you did, any tips for interviews that you would like to share. I would be greatly appreciative for your reply. Also , Congratulations on graduating dental School!!!
Hi! So you’re completely right it is difficult to get in but if you’re determined enough you can do it. My story of how I got in is basically in the video but to answer your other questions: I did loads of extra curricular activities, i started a registered charity, i did work experience, I volunteered at schools, i went to a sewing class to see if I had good manual dexterity, I played tennis regularly to improve my hand eye coordination, played the drums amongst load of other things I can’t quite remember. My problem is that i did so much extra curricular that I didn’t get the grade the first time because it took over my life. It wasn’t always fun 😅 In terms of interview prep that will come, if your in year 11 its a bit soon to be thinking about interview in my opinion but generally there are panel based interviews where you sit across the table from the interviewer and they ask you a series of questions based on your personal statement, why them, why that city why dentistry, what do you hope for in the future of dentistry etc. Or there are station based interview where you get a mark for each station you do and some are interview questions, some test your manual dexterity, some test ability to recall information etc and the top scorers are given an offer. Computer science is the future so really look into that too, there are so many opportunities there too so really delve into that field too, maybe learn a bit of a language to see if its for you. If you’re doing further maths that’s very relevant to computer science and you could excel there too. Hope this helps
Hi, most likely not as Biology and Chemistry are usually required but best thing to do is check the entry requirements for the universities you want to go to. You may also want to consider doing dentistry as a postgraduate
In the UK, once you graduate the conventional route is to do a foundation year in practice and/or hospital while being mentored by a supervisor. Some people go straight to private work but this is rare. Then after that the world is your oyster. You can do what you like as long as you have the proper training and indemnity 👍🏼
Do i need AP subjects to enter dentistry in UK or is the SAT and IELTS enough? If i need AP subjects can you tell me what are the most important ones for dentistry?
Don’t let it stop you! Work hard and if it’s right for you go to uni, and if not, thats okay! There are way better options out there that might be more suitable! Some of the most successful people I know are dyslexic!
Kindly help.I am foreign trained dentist personally I like dentistry but personally m above 30 n dont knw if I could handle so much debt... still thinking for dds BUT can u pls tell is there any good alternative like mha or mba healthcare? I knw they dont pay as much but still can these degree pay well or land jobs? Kindly help. Thanku.
Hey, not sure what you mean there buddy? It works differently depending on where you are from in the world. In the UK and probably most collages in the world, you can find entry requirements on their official website. Try there first and if you’re unsure, best thing to do is clarify with their administration team
Alsalaam u alaikum… I am from kashmir(India) and m planning to move to uk.. I have already completed my bds from here only… what all should I do??. I mean I know I have to qualify ORE… how and what to study??? What else apart from degree is required??. Idk whether u have already cleared this in another video then m sry coz it’s my first video from your channel.. if so please refer me that video …
W.Salaam, that sounds great! Have a look at the GDC (general dental council) website for more info. We’re not too familiar with the process. Sorry we couldn’t be of more help
Very informative video...i am also interested to study dentistry..iam a non eu student. So can you please share details about entry requirements and about tution fees
I applied thought UCAS and did their interview. We have a video talking more about my story getting in using their partners program which might be of interest to you
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