Always use reputable sources of information. The first port of call should always be the university websites and the UCAS website itself. If on non-official sites, you notice a discrepancy, try two or three different websites to get the final conclusion. Revalidate again with UCAS and the individual dental school.
Start early when applying for dental work experience. Further advice about work experience for dentistry applications includes having more than just one place where you had live in person dental work experience. This may be a dental surgery, a dental hospital or a dental laboratory just to name a few. When you attend for your work experience, the university will want to know whether you did engage fully with the process or did you just sit in a corner twiddling your thumbs. The minimum amount of time for each dental work experience place should be one week.
Note the exact requirements for each dental school or university that you are applying to. It is amazing how many students fall foul of the exact individual dental school requirement which ultimately leads to disappointment for the student.
When seeking advice, speak to professional fully qualified dentists who are also proficient with University applications for dentistry.
During your application process, it is imperative that you continue with your extracurricular activities, sports and volunteering work. If you don’t happen to do this, you should have a good reason why these were stopped. Your extracurricular activities and sports should be in a structured format over a significant length of time to be meaningful and worthy to be considered.
