Doctor of Dentistry in English
Pécs, Hungary
M.D.
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 17,350 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application fee: USD 200. / Entrance exam fee: USD 250. / Registration fee: USD 220.
Key Summary
About: The Doctor of Dentistry in English at The University of Pécs is a five-year (10-semester) integrated programme that blends basic and clinical sciences so scientific and professional development proceed together. The university, founded in 1367, serves about 22,000 students including 5,000 international students and offers 90 English and German programmes across ten faculties. The Medical School diploma is recognized across EU countries and in Norway, the USA, Canada, and Israel.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as general dentists, dental surgeons, dental researchers, public-health dentists, or continue with specialist training in orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, or academic dentistry roles.
The curriculum of the five-year program (10 semesters) is designed to unify the basic and clinical sciences, as it is believed that scientific and professional development cannot be sharply separated but should proceed concurrently throughout the program.
In the Basic moduleof the first two years, the students are taught basic sciences – medical and dental courses – which are the foundation of clinical dentistry.
In the Pre-clinical modulestudents become more familiar with the intensive clinical study of each of the various disciplines of dentistry that they continue with in the Clinical module with more emphasis on the assessment and management of patients. Furthermore, in this final module students participate in elective programs, clinical conferences, and hospital based practices. After the successful completion of the program, students are awarded the title Doctor of Dentistry.
Diploma
The diploma issued by the Medical School is accepted by all European Union countries and several other countries (Norway, USA, Canada, Israel etc.)
Examples of Subjects During the Studies
Basic module
- Foundation subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cell biology)
- Morphology
- Anatomy
- Histology
- Molecular biology
- Pathology (General and Oral pathology, General and Oral Pathophysiology)
- General and Oral Microbiology
- Functional biology (Physiology, Oral biology),
- Behavioural studies (Psychology, Sociology, Ethics)
Pre-clinical module
- Introduction into Clinical Studies (Internal medicine, Surgery, Dental pre-clinics),
- Diagnostics (Laboratory Diagnostics, Pathological diagnostics, Diagnostic imaging, General and Oral radiology),
- Public Health (economics)
- Pharmacology (pharmacotherapy, toxicology)
Core curriculum - Clinical module
- Complex knowledge of diseases and therapies (Medical genetics, Internal medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Ophtalmology, ENT, Diseases of Oral Mucosa, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Oxiology, etc.)
- Optional subjects
Core curriculum - Dental clinical module
- Preventive Dentistry
- Oral Diagnostics
- Maintenance dentistry (Conservative dentistry, Endodontics, Periodontology, etc.),
- Oral surgery (Dental surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, etc.)
- Restorative dentistry (implants)
- Pediatric dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Optional Subjects
In the pre-clinical module, students become more familiar with the intensive clinical study of each of the various disciplines of dentistry that they continue within the clinical module with more emphasis on the assessment and management of patients. Furthermore, in this final module students participate in elective programs, clinical conferences, and hospital-based placements. After the successful completion of the program, students are awarded the title Doctor of Dentistry.