Sons trying to get into dental school
Discussion
He's in the last year of A levels and doing well. We've had an interview with Liverpool but He applied to Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield as well and has been turned down for Interview at Leeds and Manchester. He is particularly upset as Leeds is close to home and was his preferred choice.
What's th esituation with Dental schools and UCAS clearing? Obviously He has still to hear from Sheffield and is waiting to see if He can get a place at Liverpool but what happens if he gets no offers??
What's th esituation with Dental schools and UCAS clearing? Obviously He has still to hear from Sheffield and is waiting to see if He can get a place at Liverpool but what happens if he gets no offers??
telecat said:
He's in the last year of A levels and doing well. We've had an interview with Liverpool but He applied to Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield as well and has been turned down for Interview at Leeds and Manchester. He is particularly upset as Leeds is close to home and was his preferred choice.
What's th esituation with Dental schools and UCAS clearing? Obviously He has still to hear from Sheffield and is waiting to see if He can get a place at Liverpool but what happens if he gets no offers??
My Sis is a Dentist and I toyed with the idea of going back and retraining.What's th esituation with Dental schools and UCAS clearing? Obviously He has still to hear from Sheffield and is waiting to see if He can get a place at Liverpool but what happens if he gets no offers??
The criteria now (from the trainees that go through her practice) is apparently straight A*'s at GCSE and A Level, plus some type of work experience plus some sort of gap year helping the needy in Africa or the like to even be considered as places are so rare.
As said it's very tough to get in. If he really wants to get into dental school get him to phone your local dentist and ask if he can go in one afternoon a week for work placement. I had some school kids do that with us and got a place at dental school.
Edited by Jer_1974 on Wednesday 13th January 18:29
I was thinking of re-training in a moment of madness earlier this week 
I read about the entry ... A-level grades at least AAB, maths and chemistry a must, volunteer work and community spirit, good dexterity demonstration
If he doesn't get in immediately how about a years access course until he can apply again?
http://www.col-westanglia.ac.uk/atm-content.html
Best of luck to him
If I was still oop North he could have spent a day with me, I'm sure one of our friendly PH dentists would let him
I read about the entry ... A-level grades at least AAB, maths and chemistry a must, volunteer work and community spirit, good dexterity demonstration
If he doesn't get in immediately how about a years access course until he can apply again?
http://www.col-westanglia.ac.uk/atm-content.html
Best of luck to him
If I was still oop North he could have spent a day with me, I'm sure one of our friendly PH dentists would let him
To be completely honest clearing is kinda out of the question due to the amount of applicants, if anything dental schools are struggling with the amount of uptake they get anyway. For example, GKT (london) had to bump some people off for a year as the uptake was too big a few years back.
Best option if no luck this year, take year out get some useful experience and re-apply next year. The key to it all is having a strong interview.
Best option if no luck this year, take year out get some useful experience and re-apply next year. The key to it all is having a strong interview.
thats a uni thing...not NHS. Leeds this year will produce 90 graduates compared to 60 this year. NHS needs to find these kids training places...and the suitable trainers...
Know one lad who didnt get offer but did get grades. He worked as volunteer at hospital and got 3 offers following year. Hes now first year trainee.
Know one lad who didnt get offer but did get grades. He worked as volunteer at hospital and got 3 offers following year. Hes now first year trainee.
jagracer said:
telecat said:
The NHS complain about not enough Dentists but they can't fit in all who want to train!!
Is dental school funded the same way as medical school? As most dentists seem to only want to do private work why should the NHS fund dental schools. Edited by telecat on Thursday 14th January 11:19
jagracer said:
telecat said:
The NHS complain about not enough Dentists but they can't fit in all who want to train!!
Is dental school funded the same way as medical school? As most dentists seem to only want to do private work why should the NHS fund dental schools. your taxes fund education ...so any graduate doesnt have to do community work to pay for their time at uni. accountants, science, languages etc
medics are not tied to NHS..but need it to further training.
As already said, medical, dental and vet schools all but never bother with clearing, as they have so many applicants that they don't need to scrounge around to find extra students through clearing. When I applied to my medical school 3 years ago, there were 12 applicants to every place. I believe dentistry is just as competitive.
Getting an interview is the hardest part - if you can do this then you have a good chance of showing them what you've got.
ETA - if he doesn't get a place this time round, and it's what he definitely wants to do in life, he should take a year out, earn some money doing something relevent so that it looks good on his UCAS form, and reapply. Plenty of people get in from their second application.
Getting an interview is the hardest part - if you can do this then you have a good chance of showing them what you've got.
ETA - if he doesn't get a place this time round, and it's what he definitely wants to do in life, he should take a year out, earn some money doing something relevent so that it looks good on his UCAS form, and reapply. Plenty of people get in from their second application.
Edited by Lucie W on Thursday 14th January 23:32
For an ultra-competitive course like Dentistry, the chances of a good offer from clearing are slight.
What are his predicted grades? If I were him, I'd seriously consider a Gap Year. Take a year out and spend at least the first half gaining some relevant work experience/volunteering. Doesn't have to be 100% dental specific - anything that shows people skills and a degree of responsibility will go down well with the Uni.
Then, re-apply the following year on the strength of actual grades and some relevant experience. Much more likely to get an interview and place at his desired Uni. I know a chap who got 0/6 offers when he first applied (despite AAA prediction and achievement). Did what I described above and then got 6/6 offers the following year and is now at Oxford. It's a funny system with a large degree of luck involved and you have to know how to play it!
Hope all goes well for him. Oh, and get him to come to Manchester - we're brilliant.
What are his predicted grades? If I were him, I'd seriously consider a Gap Year. Take a year out and spend at least the first half gaining some relevant work experience/volunteering. Doesn't have to be 100% dental specific - anything that shows people skills and a degree of responsibility will go down well with the Uni.
Then, re-apply the following year on the strength of actual grades and some relevant experience. Much more likely to get an interview and place at his desired Uni. I know a chap who got 0/6 offers when he first applied (despite AAA prediction and achievement). Did what I described above and then got 6/6 offers the following year and is now at Oxford. It's a funny system with a large degree of luck involved and you have to know how to play it!
Hope all goes well for him. Oh, and get him to come to Manchester - we're brilliant.
Edited by wiffmaster on Friday 15th January 00:03
Is there any other route that can be taken into dentistry? Before my daughter got into med school she said she would have done a degree in bio chemistry (I think)then onto a fast track med course if she hadn't got a place.
It also seems it's never too late to start as on her course there are among other things, ex dentists and a couple of students who are in their mid 40s.
The only thing to be careful about is that I believe if you are doing a second degree course you don't get the subsidised fees and some are paying £20K per year.
It also seems it's never too late to start as on her course there are among other things, ex dentists and a couple of students who are in their mid 40s.
The only thing to be careful about is that I believe if you are doing a second degree course you don't get the subsidised fees and some are paying £20K per year.
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