More students applying to be dentists
New figures have suggested that more and more Irish students are looking for a career in dentistry.
The Central Applications Office (CAO) said that the number of students applying for dentistry degrees had increased significantly since 2009.
Last year around 1,100 applied for a place on a Level Eight (honours degree) dentistry course but that number increased by 12% in 2010 to almost 1,250.
Level Seven (standard degree) also saw an 8% growth from around 2,010 in 2009 to almost 2,175 in 2010.
Overall applications made to CAO increased by 4,210, a rise of 6.22%, between 2009 and 2010 to 71,843.
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