Dentistry (long-cycle Master’s), English Division

About the course

A five-year dental degree taught in English in the university’s English Division. Clinical subjects start in third year, and after third year students can carry out minor procedures during dental practice placements.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• There is no entrance exam for Irish Leaving Cert applicants: you are ranked on Biology (compulsory) plus one of Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, with up to 150 points per subject and 300 in total. The 2027/28 rules convert Irish grades on an 8-point scale: grade 1 = 100, 2 = 88, 3 = 75, 4 = 63, 5 = 50, 6 = 38, 7 and 8 = 0. Advanced-level results are multiplied by 1.5, but the rules do not say how Leaving Cert Higher and Ordinary Level are treated. You need at least 30 points in each subject and 100 in total. In 2025/26 the last candidate admitted had 145 points.
• English: you need a B2 certificate (for example IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 72). EU citizens with an Irish school-leaving certificate whose secondary schooling was taught in English are 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. Check your subjectsTake Biology plus one of Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics for the Leaving Cert and aim high: only 24 places were offered for 2026/27.
2. Register in IRKWhen the 2027/28 schedule opens, create an account in the IRK online recruitment system, choose Dentistry in English, choose a tuition payment plan and pay the PLN 85 application fee.
3. Upload documentsUpload your Leaving Cert with a sworn Polish translation, the signed application form printed from IRK, your passport or EU ID card, and a notarised parental form if required.
4. Confirm your placeIf you are conditionally accepted, pay the tuition fee and submit your original certificate (or a notarised copy of an apostilled certificate) by the deadline given in the schedule.

Costs

• PLN 78,700 a year for 2026/27 (roughly EUR 18,400; the university charges in Polish zloty, so the euro figure moves with the exchange rate). The English-language programme is fee-paying, so Irish and other EU students pay it too. You can pay in one, two or four instalments; paying in two instalments adds 2.5% and paying in four adds 3.5%. Fees may be indexed each year in line with inflation. There is also a one-off application fee of PLN 85 (about EUR 20) for EU applicants.

At a glance