Dentistry, State Examination
Dentistry deals with the detection and treatment of dental, oral and jaw diseases. The study of dentistry leads to the completion of the state examination. It will be supplemented by subsequent further education courses that will accompany you throughout your entire professional life. Both the training and the practice of the dental profession are regulated by the licensing regulations for dentists. The training as a dentist is carried out on a scientific basis and is oriented towards practice and patients. The university course is divided into three study periods of one, one and a half and two and a half years duration. The first preclinical study section contains the scientific fundamentals (biology, chemistry, physics) and the introduction to anatomy, histology and material science. The second preclinical study section covers training in physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, dental prosthetics and materials science. The subsequent clinical study section includes training in the individual clinical areas of dentistry. He completes the dental exam. After successful completion of studies, the license to practice as a dentist, ie the state admission to practice, is granted upon application. It applies nationwide.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
|---|---|
| Duration | 11 semesters |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €333.05 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 consists of the preclinical and the clinical study section. The preclinical part of the course covers the first five semesters and will be completed with the dental preliminary examination (Physikum).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Dentists find fields of activity in practice facilities, in hospitals, in authorities and in other areas, such as in research.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Thuringia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €333.05 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Personal Requirements You should have diligence, endurance, concentration and a high absorption capacity. |
|---|---|
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, 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
How much does the programme cost?
When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.