Dentistry (MDDr.)

About the course

A five-year Czech dental degree (MDDr.) taught entirely in English at Palacky University’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in Olomouc, with a strong focus on practical training. It runs alongside the English-taught General Medicine programme.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. For Dentistry it asks for completed secondary education equivalent to A-levels in three subjects, with no minimum grades stated. You can apply before you finish school. Contact admissions to confirm how the Leaving Certificate is treated.
• Entrance exam: in the 2026 cycle this was a written test in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics, taken online or in person, with sample tests on the faculty website. Confirm the 2027 format.
• English: in the 2026 cycle the faculty accepted Cambridge FCE or higher, IELTS 6, TOEFL 87 or PTE Academic 59, or its own English test. Applicants whose secondary or tertiary education was in English were exempt.

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. Prepare your documentsGather your Leaving Certificate results (or school transcript), passport details and proof that your schooling was in English, which may exempt you from the English test.
2. Apply online and pay the feeSubmit the application on the university portal (studium.upol.cz) and pay the EUR 80 application fee. In the 2026 cycle, your application had to be complete two weeks before your chosen exam date.
3. Sit the entrance examTake the written test in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics, online or in person. In the 2026 cycle, dates ran from January to August.
4. Accept your offer and enrolIf you are offered a place, follow the faculty’s enrolment instructions and pay the first year’s tuition before starting in September.

Costs

• EUR 14,000 per year for the English-taught Dentistry programme, as published by the faculty for September 2026 entry. No separate EU rate is published, so Irish/EU students should expect to pay this fee. There is also a non-refundable application fee of EUR 80 (2026 cycle), paid online. Check the 2027 fee with the faculty before applying.

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