Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)

Master of Science in de tandheelkunde

Ghent University - Dentistry (Tandheelkunde) · Gent, Belgium

Masteropleiding tandheelkunde

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Master of Science in de tandheelkunde Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution: Ghent University
Faculty / school: Ghent University - Dentistry (Tandheelkunde)
Campus: Gent
Country: Belgium
Award type: Not verified
Entry route: Not verified

Program structure

Duration: 3-year bachelor followed by 2-year master Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: Not verified
Graduation requirements: Not verified

Bachelor years · Bachelor
The bachelor years focus on preclinical training (skills lab) after a theoretical start.
Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026
Patient treatment · From third bachelor year
Students start treating patients in the third year of the bachelor.
Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.

Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

Entrance examination · RequiredApplicants must pass the entrance examination organised by the government.Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.

Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition not verified.

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

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Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.

Published patient-care requirementStudents start treating patients in the third year of the bachelor.Source: ugent.be · verified October 14, 2026

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

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No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.

https://www.ugent.be/ge/dentistry/nl/onderwijs/bachelormaster.htm · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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