Study dentistry in the Czech Republic in English
The complete guide to studying dentistry in the Czech Republic in English — the 5-year MDDr. at Palacký University Olomouc, the fully online entrance exam, fees, living costs and exactly how to get in. With free, personal help from Medently, UPOL's official partner.
Updated July 2026 · you can still start in September 2026
Why the Czech Republic is a hidden gem for dentistry
Everyone knows Czechia for medicine — far fewer realise it hides one of Europe's most personal English-taught dentistry programmes, in a city built entirely around students.
15–20 students. That's it.
UPOL admits only 15–20 dentistry students a year. That means real chair time, personal supervision and professors who know your name — not lecture halls of 300.
The exam comes to you
UPOL's entrance exam is taken fully online from home, with instant results — no flights or hotels just to apply. One transparent €80 fee even includes the English test.
A 5-year fast track
The MDDr. takes five years — you're a qualified dentist a full year before medicine graduates, with EU-wide recognition from day one.
A 1573 university
Palacký University is Czechia's second-oldest — centuries of academic weight behind a modern dental faculty on the same campus as the University Hospital.
An EU dental degree
Dentistry is regulated under EU Directive 2005/36/EC — automatic recognition across the EU/EEA, with GDC and Helsedirektoratet routes for the UK and Norway.
Koruna-priced living
€14,000 tuition and €500–800 a month in Olomouc — the Czech koruna keeps five years of rent, food and life well below Western European prices.
Czechia: old universities, modern dentistry, student prices
The Czech Republic is an EU and Schengen member in the centre of Europe with an academic tradition stretching back to the Middle Ages — and a well-established habit of teaching international students in English, in medicine and dentistry alike.
Because the country uses the Czech koruna rather than the euro, everyday costs stay noticeably below Western European levels — while your degree's recognition is exactly the same as anywhere in the EU.
- EU + Schengen member — full EU student rights and easy travel.
- English-taught dentistry with decades of graduates — practising today across the UK, Norway and Germany.
- Prague, Vienna and Brno a train ride away — weekend trips are part of student life.
Where you'd study: Olomouc
A UNESCO-listed historic city of about 100,000 where roughly one in four people is a student — the highest student density in Central Europe. Affordable, beautiful and built around university life.
Where you can study dentistry in Czechia in English
Several Czech faculties teach dentistry in English — here's the landscape, and why UPOL's small-cohort programme is our recommendation.
Fees shown per year for English-taught programmes as published for recent intakes; they vary by faculty and are reviewed annually. We always confirm the current numbers for you — free.
Why we recommend UPOL for dentistry
As UPOL's official partner, we've seen up close what a 15-to-20-person dentistry cohort actually means for how well you're trained — and how sane the admission process is.
- Real chair time from the start — with 15–20 students a year, you work on patients under close supervision instead of watching from row twelve.
- The entrance exam is fully online — sit it from your bedroom, anywhere in the world, with your score on screen immediately.
- One transparent €80 fee — including UPOL's English test, so you don't need IELTS or TOEFL.
- Same campus as the University Hospital — theory and clinic live side by side in Olomouc.
- Free prep tuned to this exam — Medently Flashcards and UPOL-style practice questions, plus a mock interview before the real one.
How to get into dentistry in the Czech Republic
UPOL's admission is exam-based, fast and fully online — no numerus clausus, no travelling, no personal-statement lottery. Places are few, so preparation is everything.
- A completed secondary education — high-school diploma, A-Levels, IB or equivalent. UK students need three A-levels, in any subjects; there's no minimum GPA.
- The online entrance exam — multiple choice in biology, chemistry, and your pick of physics or mathematics, set at A-level standard.
- English proficiency — IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 87, or simply sit UPOL's own English test on exam day; it's included in the €80 exam fee.
- A short online interview — after you pass the written exam, a friendly conversation about your motivation for dentistry. We run a mock interview with every student first.
- E-application until the end of July — submitted online, roughly two weeks before your chosen exam date. We prepare every document with you.
Online sittings continue into early August — pass this summer and you start in September 2026. Applications are open until the end of July, about two weeks before your exam date.
Torn between dentistry and medicine?
UPOL also runs a 6-year General Medicine (MD) programme fully in English at €12,500 per year — the exact same online entrance exam, with a larger cohort and more places.
Since it's the same exam, you can prepare once and decide late. We've written a complete separate guide to medicine in the Czech Republic too.
- 6 years — MD (MUDr.), EU-recognised.
- Same online entrance exam — biology, chemistry, physics or maths.
- €12,500 per year — at UPOL in Olomouc.
The full medicine guide
Everything about studying medicine in the Czech Republic in English: the 6-year MD at UPOL, fees across Czech faculties, the online exam, and living in Olomouc.
What studying dentistry in Czechia really costs
Five years instead of six, fair tuition and koruna-priced living — the maths works strongly in your favour.
Over the full five years, tuition plus living typically comes to roughly €105,000–115,000 all-in — with everyday costs kept low by the koruna and a city built for students. Weighing your options? Compare dentistry in Slovakia (€13,500/year at UPJŠ) or the 6-year medicine route at UPOL — we'll tell you honestly which fits, free.
From first message to dental student in 5 steps
This is the exact path our students follow — and we walk every step with you, free.
Talk to us — free
Tell us your background and goals on a free call or WhatsApp. We confirm your eligibility for dentistry and map your fastest route in.
Submit the e-application
UPOL's application is fully electronic and open until the end of July. We prepare and check every document with you, about two weeks before your chosen exam date.
Prepare with free Medently tools
You get Medently Flashcards (active recall + spaced repetition) and UPOL-style practice questions — with only 15–20 places, walking in over-prepared is the plan.
Sit the exam online — from home
Biology, chemistry and physics or maths, 50 minutes each, with your result on screen immediately. Then a short, friendly online interview — we run a mock with you first.
Enrol and move to Olomouc
Offer in hand, we help with enrolment, visa paperwork (if you need one), accommodation and arrival — right up to your first day in September.
One degree. A dental career anywhere in Europe.
Dentistry is a regulated profession under EU Directive 2005/36/EC, so UPOL's MDDr. is automatically recognised across the EU and EEA. UK graduates register with the General Dental Council (GDC), and Norwegian graduates apply through Helsedirektoratet — established routes that Czech-trained dentists follow every year.
Living in Olomouc as a dental student
Olomouc is a baroque city run by its students: with roughly a quarter of its 100,000 residents at university, it has the highest student density in Central Europe. The UNESCO-listed Holy Trinity Column anchors a compact historic centre of cafés, bike lanes and student bars — and the dental faculty shares its campus with the University Hospital.
Direct trains reach Prague, Brno and Vienna, so Central Europe is your weekend playground. Most students live comfortably on €500–800 a month — koruna prices keep five years of rent and living well below Western Europe.
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