Justus Liebig University Giessen campus

Health Sciences

Dentistry (Zahnmedizin), Staatsexamen at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Gives scientifically founded foundations and practical skills for the prevention, detection and treatment of diseases of the teeth, mouth and jaw, with a particularly broad range of subjects and personal supervision in Giessen. Aims at the knowledge and skills needed for dental licensure.

Faculty: Fachbereich 11 - Medicine  |  Department: Dentistry  |  Duration: 10 semesters and 6 months  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Three sections: semesters 1-4 (medical terminology, physics, chemistry, biology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and dental propaedeutics) leading to the first dental examination; semesters 5-6 (phantom courses in conservative dentistry, prosthetics, orthodontic and surgical propaedeutics, radiology) leading to the second dental examination; and semesters 7-10 (clinical courses, operation courses, integrated treatment courses and subjects such as pharmacology, pathology and internal medicine) leading to the third examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is restricted (NC). Good knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics is expected; Latin is no longer required. A one-month nursing internship and a first-aid course are required to register for the first dental examination. Application deadlines for winter semester 2027/28 are not yet published.

Intake: Winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 10 semesters and 6 months

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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