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Zahnmedizin (Dentistry), Staatsexamen at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Ten semesters of study plus six months of examination time, giving scientific and practical foundations in dentistry, medicine, natural sciences and materials science, with many practical exercises, first on simulators and later on patients.

Faculty: Medizinische Fakultät  |  Duration: 10 semesters plus 6 months examination period  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in German; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Regulated nationally by the Approbation regulations for dentists (ZApprO): a pre-clinical stage of four semesters, a clinical-propaedeutic stage of two semesters and a clinical stage.

Career pathways

Dentists examine patients, diagnose diseases of teeth, mouth and jaw including malpositions, decide on therapy and carry out dental treatments.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). No special language requirements for applicants with a German school qualification; German proficiency rules apply otherwise (see §13 of the enrolment regulations). Nationally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Application period: mid-April – 31.05. for earlier school-leaving cohorts; mid-April – 15.07. for current school-leavers; portal: hochschulstart.de.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 10 semesters plus 6 months examination period

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