Dental Medicine (English)

About the course

A six-year (360 ECTS) dental degree taught in English at the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Timisoara, with preclinical and clinical dental training.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university’s list of recognised diplomas accepts the Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht) with at least 6 subjects, ‘at least 2 of which at A level’ (the list does not explain how this maps to Higher Level). For regulated professions such as dental medicine it also asks for a certificate showing access to higher education in the same field, issued by a recognised Irish university. It does not publish minimum grades or required subjects. Your school-leaving average counts for 50% of your final score, so contact admissions to confirm how your Leaving Certificate will be assessed.
• Entrance exam: a written test of 50 biology multiple-choice questions (human anatomy and physiology) taken from the published Medicine/Dental Medicine question bank. Exam grade = 3 + 7 x (score/50); final average = (exam grade + school-leaving average) / 2, minimum 5.00.
• English: you are exempt from the university’s language test if you finished secondary school taught in English or hold a B2-level certificate (Cambridge, TOEFL, IELTS, Trinity and similar); otherwise you sit the online pass/fail test (EUR 150).

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 biologyStudy the published Medicine/Dental Medicine biology question bank on umft.ro.
2. Register onlineApply on admission.umft.ro with your documents and pay the EUR 200 processing fee by the July deadline (20 July in 2026).
3. Sit the examTake the written biology multiple-choice exam in Timisoara (27 July 2026, 10am).
4. Confirm your placeIf admitted, pay the EUR 300 confirmation fee and the 50% tuition advance (29-31 July in 2026), then complete enrolment and CNRED recognition of your Leaving Certificate.

Costs

• EUR 9,000 per year for Dental Medicine (2026/27 fee list for type III admission, which covers EU citizens). EU students pay tuition on this English-taught programme. One-off costs: EUR 200 file processing fee (non-refundable once documents are checked), EUR 150 language test fee if you are not exempt, EUR 300 place confirmation fee (non-refundable), a non-refundable 50% tuition advance when you confirm your place, and a 100 RON enrolment fee paid in cash.

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