Professional Prospects

Professional Prospects

The dental education, Master of dentistry, lasts for 5 years and leads to authorisation to practice as a dentist.

Admission

Application procedure

Higher education entrance qualifications or equivalent prior learning and work experience. Applicants must also meet science subject requirements (MEROD requirements): mathematics R1 or mathematics S1+S2, physics 1, chemistry 1+2.There is also a demand for proficiency in Norwegian.

Admission to the Master of Dentistry programme is coordinated through The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (NUCAS). Look at NUCAS web site for information on how to apply and about Norwegian and English language requirements. All the programs that go through NUCAS require that the applicant have a permanent/renewable residence permit in Norway. http://www.samordnaopptak.no/info/english/

If you have foreign higher education and wish to know how your qualification relates to the Norwegian education system, you can consult The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT):http://nokut.no/en/Foreign-education/General-recognition/

Please consult UiB's home page http://www.uib.no/education for information on courses for exchange students.