Currently working as Engineer but thinking about dentistry...do i have a shot?

This is a little bit of a rant so I really appreciate anyone who makes it to the end and gives me feedback. Background info: I graduated from the University of Maryland in May 2016 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and have been working at NASA for the past year. However, I recently have become very intrigued with the idea of going to dental school. I would need to go back and take all of the dental pre-reqs (approx. 12-15 classes). Fortunately, my job has kind of weird hours which... Currently working as Engineer but thinking about dentistry...do i have a shot?
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