Road to dentistry in UK

Secondary School
If you want to become a dentist you have to get into a dental school in UK. To do so a competitive grade is essential. Normally dental schools in UK require 6As in GCSE to include english language, mathematics and science subjects and three A in three a level subject normally Chemistry, Biology and an extra subject. However due to the competitive nature of dental schools in UK the above may not be necessary enough to get into dental school higher grades for example A* may be needed. However dental schools would also asses students on non academic achievements whether students are good at sports or what student has done outside classes and the performance during interview