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Master in dentistry (odontologi), 5 years, 300 credits

University of Oslo Faculty of Dentistry · Oslo, Norway

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Master in dentistry (odontologi), 5 years, 300 credits Source: uio.no · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
University of Oslo
Faculty / school
University of Oslo Faculty of Dentistry
Campus
Oslo
Country
Norway
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years, 300 credits Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
Intake
Once a year (autumn semester) Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
Graduation requirements
Individual written master's thesis (20 credits) must be approved before the 10th-semester examination. Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

  1. Shared basic sciences · Semesters 1-3

    About the first three semesters are shared with medicine and nutrition studies.

    Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

  2. Skills centre · Semester 5

    Students train at the faculty skills centre and begin treating patients at faculty clinics.

    Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

  3. Placements · Final part

    Placement in public dental services and hospitals.

    Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
  • Norwegian — Program languageSource: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

Admissions

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Domestic and general requirements

  • Required prior qualification · RequiredGeneral university admissions certification (generell studiekompetanse).Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredMathematics R1 or S1+S2, and both physics 1 and chemistry (1+2).Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredPolice certificate required for those offered a place, to take part in clinical teaching.Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
  • Other requirement · Not verifiedDirect admission to the second and third year in autumn, subject to places (innpassingsopptak).Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

  • Other requirement · Required · Non-EU applicantsNew students who are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland pay tuition from 2023/2024 unless exempt (amount not stated on the page).Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 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.
  • Application deadline via Samordna opptak · annual15 April (1 March for some applicant groups)Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026

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.
  • Placement responsibilityIn the last part of the program students are placed in public dental services and at hospitals.Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 2026
  • Placement responsibilityIn the last part of the program students are placed in public dental services and at hospitals.Source: uio.no · verified October 15, 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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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://www.uio.no/studier/program/odontologi/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.uio.no/studier/program/odontologi/oppbygging/ · Official program page · verified October 15, 2026
  3. https://www.uio.no/studier/program/odontologi/opptak/ · Official admissions page · verified October 15, 2026

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