Dentistry (MDDr.), taught in English

About the course

A five-year, full-time programme taught in English at Charles University’s medical faculty in Pilsen, leading to the MDDr. degree and covering the whole field of dental medicine. During the course, students must also pass exams in Latin, English and one other foreign language.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm. By 31 August you must send notarised copies of your school-leaving documents, either for assessment by the faculty (990 CZK) or with a general recognition (nostrification) certificate from a Czech regional authority.
• Entrance exam in Biology (general and cell biology, genetics, human biology, ecology), Chemistry (general and inorganic, organic chemistry and biochemistry) and Physics (units, mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics and acoustics). Sample tests are on the faculty website.
• The admissions page does not state an English-language certificate requirement.

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. Apply onlineFill in the online application form for Dentistry and pay the 940 CZK fee. In the 2026 cycle applications were open from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026.
2. Sit the entrance examTake the Biology, Chemistry and Physics exam in Pilsen (3 June or 24 June in 2026) or at a partner exam centre abroad.
3. Send school documentsAfter your Leaving Cert results, send notarised copies of your school-leaving documents by 31 August and pay the 990 CZK assessment fee, unless you have a Czech nostrification certificate.
4. Pay fees and enrolPay the full year’s tuition (390,000 CZK in 2026/27). If you want a place in student accommodation, confirm by mid-July (14 July in 2026), then enrol at the end of September.

Costs

• Tuition is 390,000 CZK a year for 2026/27 (roughly €15,600 at current exchange rates; the faculty quotes CZK only). The faculty sets this fee for the English-taught programme, and all new first-year students must pay it in full, with no instalments. It is not refunded, even in part, if you leave during the year. One-off fees: an application fee of 940 CZK online (990 CZK on paper), which is not refunded if you fail or miss the exam, and a 990 CZK fee for the faculty to assess your secondary school documents. Fees for 2027/28 are not yet published.

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