Dental Medicine in English

About the course

A six-year dental medicine degree taught in English at a private university in Bucharest. You get in through an in-person multiple-choice exam in Biology and Chemistry or Physics, and clinical training comes in the later years.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• There is no fixed Irish requirement: you need a school-leaving diploma (the Leaving Certificate) and your school record, and admission then depends on the entrance exam. Contact admissions to confirm how the Leaving Certificate is handled.
• Admission exam (2026 format): taken in person in Bucharest, 2 hours, 60 multiple-choice questions. 40 are on Biology (compulsory) and 20 on Chemistry or Physics (your choice). Minimum pass mark 5 out of 10.
• English: a B1 certificate (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS or equivalent) is required. Candidates from English-speaking countries, or with a school-leaving diploma issued in English, are exempt. Irish applicants should normally fall under this exemption, but confirm 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. Prepare documentsGather your passport, Leaving Certificate and school record, birth certificate, a medical certificate from the current year, three passport photos (3/4 size) and, if you need one, an English certificate. Ask admissions whether certified translations are needed.
2. Register onlineRegistration is online only, through the university’s admission portal (29 June to 8 September in 2026). Upload your documents and pay the admission fee.
3. Sit the exam in BucharestTake the in-person multiple-choice exam in Biology plus Chemistry or Physics (14 September in 2026). You need at least 5 out of 10.
4. Confirm your placeIf admitted, pay at least the first tuition instalment and hand in your original documents by the confirmation deadline (25 September in 2026).

Costs

• Titu Maiorescu is a private university and charges tuition to EU students. An older 2018-19 schedule listed EUR 7,000 a year for EU/EEA/Swiss students in Years 1-2 and EUR 3,500 a year in Years 3-6 (non-EU: EUR 9,000 in Years 1-2). The 2026 admission page does not state the amounts. So treat these as a guide only, not a confirmed 2027/28 fee. EU students admitted in 2026 had to pay at least the first instalment by 25 September. You also pay one-off non-refundable fees: an admission fee and a fee for processing your file with the Romanian Ministry of Education (shown as 450 RON each, roughly EUR 90, in the older schedule). A 500 RON fee applies if you withdraw after 1 October. Confirm the current fees with the university.

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