Similar hands-on, patient-facing work with better portability.
- Competition
- Similar (very high)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 5 of 5 United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Backup options
Pick your first-choice degree to see related fields worth keeping in reserve.
Five-year dental degree plus a community service year. Dentists travel less easily than doctors: the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and NZ all require full licensing exams, and the US effectively wants a second degree. Open Dentistry
Mathematics requiredPhysical Sciences requiredLife Sciences required at some universities
Maths Literacy not accepted
Competition for places: very high
Related alternatives 3
Compared with Dentistry. “Countries kept”: of the 5 countries where Dentistry rates good or better, how many also rate this field good or better.
A registered health profession with a comparable science base.
- Competition
- Less (high)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 5 of 5 United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Keeps a later application to dentistry or medicine possible at some universities.
- Competition
- Less (medium)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 3 of 5 United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand
Other ways back in
- Extended curriculum programmes add a foundation year for applicants just below the requirements.
- Rewrite individual NSC subjects to improve a mark.
- Transfer after a strong first year in a related degree: many faculties accept this.
Ask each faculty which of these it offers: they differ widely.