Does dental nursing help entry to dentistry?

i am going to london to do a part time dental nursing for 2 years. i want to work for a year after completing the course. I finally want to get into uni for dentistry. i dont have enough grades to get inti uni directly so i am taking this route. Is this good way you think? Will this help me for getting accepting into uni for dentistry later on?

Does dental nursing help entry to dentistry?
If you haven't got the grades you'll need to prove yourself academically, its just the bottom line with courses like that. You must at least meet the minimum requirments. I would do your research into all of the dental schools in the UK (I'm assuming UK) and look for what they actually require, some will want different things. Have you ever thought about doing a degree, in something like biology or physiology or even anatomy. That would put you ahead of the rest, especially the school leavers and would prove you are academically suitable for a career in dentistry. Also I dont think you require 3 years of dental nursing to stand out, you could volunteer every summer between your degree years, you just need to show you have a realistic view of what a career in dentistry involves and that you are actively pursuing it. Do not rely on having experience in the dentistry field to get you onto the degree. Also I'm not sure, and you'll need to look into this, some universitys may offer a foundation entry into dentistry degree where when you finish your first year and meet all requirement you automatically get into the dentistry degree. I know this is true with medicine, and its like to require lower grades. I'm not 100% sure sorry. But just concentrate on meeting the minimum requirements, you dont want to waste 3 years and not even meet the criteria they ask for. You'd get rejected without them even reading your personal statement.
Reply:It might help. Especially if you get lots of As and only a few Bs. Work experience might help to. You might get letters of recomendation or maybe your boss knows someone who can pull strings, if they like your work that is!