Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Study of Dental Medicine in English (Doctor of Dental Medicine)

About the course

A six-year integrated programme (360 ECTS) that leads to the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and is taught in English, with a strong focus on clinical training. There is one intake a year, in the winter semester starting in October.

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. The general rule is at least four years of secondary education, with Biology, Chemistry and Physics each studied for at least two years. A secondary school diploma from abroad must be recognised in Croatia, and the Faculty directs applicants to the Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO, applications@azvo.hr). Secondary school grades make up 20% of the final score.
• Entrance exam: 120 multiple-choice questions (40 each in Biology, Chemistry and Physics), worth 60% of the final score, plus a psychomotor ability test worth 20%. You need at least 30% overall. You can be exempted from the entrance exam with an MCAT score of at least 125 in each section, a BMAT score above 4.0 in all categories, a MediTest-EU score above 70%, a completed premedical college, or a BA/BSc in natural sciences with good credits in Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
• English: a proficiency certificate is required. The Faculty accepts TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge or Oxford exams, B2-level certificates from language schools, or an English proficiency certificate from your secondary school. It does not publish a minimum score.

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. Get your Leaving Cert recognisedContact AZVO (applications@azvo.hr) about having your Leaving Certificate recognised in Croatia. Check that you have studied Biology, Chemistry and Physics for at least two years each.
2. Register and post your applicationRegister on postani-student.hr and post the full application to the Faculty at Kresimirova 40/42, 51000 Rijeka. It must include the international student application form, secondary school certificates and transcripts, a Europass CV in English, photographs, a birth certificate copy, proof of the EUR 250 fee, a statement of financial support, an English certificate and the smartcard form. Applications sent by email or fax are not accepted. The 2026 deadlines were 15 June and 21 August.
3. Sit the examsTake the on-site Biology, Chemistry and Physics exam in Rijeka and the online psychomotor ability test the next day (2026 dates: 30 June and 1 July, or 1 and 2 September).
4. Enrol for OctoberIf you are selected, enrol in July or September and pay the fee (in full or a first instalment of EUR 6,000). You need an OIB (Croatian personal identification number) to enrol, and you must report your stay to the police within 48 hours of arriving.

Costs

• EUR 12,000 per academic year. The Faculty publishes a single fee and lists no lower rate for EU or Croatian citizens. You can pay it in full at enrolment or in two instalments of EUR 6,000 (the second due by 15 November 2026), and paying in instalments requires a promissory note. There is also a EUR 250 application fee and enrolment costs of about EUR 60. These are the 2026/27 figures, so check the 2027/28 call.

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