Medical Dentistry (DDS), 5-year English-language programme

About the course

A five-year, long-cycle dentistry programme (300 ECTS) taught in English by the Faculty of Medical Dentistry, leading to the DDS (lekarz-dentysta). It is open only to applicants who are not Polish citizens.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Leaving Certificate holders apply through the EU/OECD route, so there are no subject entrance exams. Your grades in Biology plus two of Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics are converted to points using the university’s published Ireland table: H1 or O1 = 100, H2 = 85, H3 = 75, H4 = 65, H5 = 55, H6 = 45, H7 = 35 (O2 = 80, O3 = 70, O4 = 60, O5 = 50, O6 = 40, O7 = 30; grade 8 = 0).
• Everyone also sits an online qualification test (20 multiple-choice questions in 20 minutes, up to 100 points) and a Zoom interview of about 5 to 10 minutes (up to 100 points). The total is out of 500.
• You need an English certificate at B2 level or above from the list in the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education regulation (July 2025). The university does not mention any exemption for native speakers or the Leaving Certificate, so check with admissions.

Working in Ireland afterwards

A dental degree from an EU member state that is listed in the EU Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC, as amended) can be recognised automatically by the Dental Council of Ireland. To get this, you provide a certificate from your home country’s competent authority confirming the degree meets the Directive’s minimum training conditions, plus proof of English-language proficiency. EU dental degrees that do not qualify for automatic recognition may instead be assessed under the Directive.

How to apply

1. Register onlineCreate an account on e-rekrutacja.umlub.pl, upload scans of your Leaving Certificate results and pay the 100 PLN fee. In 2026, registration ran from 17 April to 22 June.
2. Test and interviewTake the online qualification test and Zoom interview on one of the published dates (in 2026: 28 April, 7 May, 27 May or 10 June).
3. ResultsThe list of initially qualified candidates was published on 10 July in 2026, with a supplementary round later in the summer.
4. Send documentsBy 30 September, send your apostilled Leaving Certificate, B2 English certificate, medical clearance, health insurance proof and Hepatitis B vaccination record.

Costs

• USD 19,300 a year (two semester payments of USD 9,650, or four instalments of USD 2,533 each semester), roughly EUR 16,600 at recent exchange rates. The university charges fees in US dollars and publishes no separate EU rate, so Irish students pay the full fee. There is also a one-off, non-refundable application fee of 100 PLN (about EUR 23). Students pay their own international bank transfer charges.

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