Dentistry, State Examination
The goal of the study is the scientific and practical training in dentistry and in the adjacent general medical subjects to the dentist.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
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| Duration | 11 semesters |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €152.30 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The study and the structure of the dental training are regulated nationwide in the licensing regulations for dentists (ZAppO). The study is divided into a preclinical and a clinical section of 5 semesters each. During the preclinical part, the preliminary scientific examination (Vorphysikum) and the dental preliminary examination (Physikum) must be taken after at least 2 semesters at the earliest after a total of 5 semesters. The dental examination can be taken at the earliest 5 semesters after passing the preliminary dental exam. Notification of the individual examinations must be submitted to the examination board by 25 January at the latest or by 25 June.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
After passing the dental exam, the graduate receives the license to the dentist. The branch office for the panel doctor requires a 2-year preparation period with a resident dentist or at a university dental clinic; In any case, 3 months must be proven by a panel doctor. The training as a specialist in orthodontics requires a 3-year training at a university dental clinic. The specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery requires not only a degree in Dentistry, but also a degree in Human Medicine and a further training course lasting 3-4 years.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €152.30 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | foreign language skills Knowledge of Latin (three years of higher education Latin with a minimum of "sufficient") or proof of successful completion of the faculty terminology course. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.