CONFERENCEDentistry - second-cycle professional higher education study program
Programme level: second-cycle professional higher education
Language of instruction: English
Study form and duration: full-time - 10 semesters
Credits: 300 ECTS
Obtainable degree or qualification: Dentist`s Degree
Number of study places for admission in 2026/2027: study places for tuition fee - 24
Tuition fee per year: 17 310 EUR
Study location: Riga
The study program prepares qualified specialists, whose theoretical and practical skills are appropriate to start practicing in General Dentistry independently. Upon successful completion of the program, the student acquires competencies in the examination of the condition of teeth and mouth, documentation of the obtained data, diagnosis and treatment planning of diseases of the mouth, face, and jaw area, restoration of tooth shape, function and aesthetics, etc. Graduates have complete knowledge of the structure and functions of healthy and damaged teeth, alveolar growth, oral mucosa, jaws, and related tissues, their connection to the patient's general health, physical and social well-being.
Program Director
Assoc. Prof. Arnolds Jezupovs
The study programme comprises several components like biomedical subjects, common to medicine and dentistry- progressing from cell biology and biochemistry to anatomy and physiology of the human body, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, epidemiology and related sciences like psychology, ethics and practice management.
Appreciation of human development, structure, function, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of diseases will be taught in modular form based on the systems of human body. Oral and dental aspects of the biological sciences will ensure detailed knowledge of the structure and function of the oral and dental tissues and the related structures of the head and neck. These should lead to a progressive understanding of the diagnosis, causes, prevention and treatment of oral and dental diseases and disorders, and the effects of systemic disease on oral and dental tissues.
To obtain experience of the practice of dentistry, development students' clinical and manual skills, the clinical part has a significant role in the study plan. Clinical training includes treatment of patients under the supervision of clinical instructors. Clinical practice takes place in the 7th and 10th semester.
After obtaining a the degree and a professional certificate, graduates are entitled to begin working independently in health centers, private practices ot to establish their own practice. Graduates have access to residency or doctoral studies.
Admission Requirements for Foreigners with Secondary Education Obtained Abroad:
EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and EU long-term residents:
- General secondary school diploma
- English language proficiency
- Grades in Biology and Chemistry or Natural sciences must be no less than 6 on a 10-point grading scale;
Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and Non-EU long-term residents:
- General secondary school diploma;
- English language proficiency;
- Grades in Biology and Chemistry or Natural sciences must be no less than 8 on a 10-point grading scale;
- The average grade on the secondary education certificate across all subjects must be at least 6 on a 10-point grading scale
- All grades must be passing (at least 4 on a 10-point grading scale)
- SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) overall score no lower than 1200
As part of the admission process, applicants will be required to participate in an online interview.
*Information on 10 points grading scale
Admission selection criteria:
- Final grade in English 20%;
- Final grade in Chemistry 40%;
- Final grade in Biology 40%;
OR – if the applicant hasn’t studied either Chemistry or Biology - Final grade in Natural sciences 80%;
Admissions open: 1 January 2026
Admission Requirements for Latvian Citizens/Non-Citizens and Foreign Nationals with Secondary Education Completed in Latvia:
For persons who have completed secondary education in Latvia from 2004 onwards:
- CE in Latvian language;
- CE in Physics or CE in Chemistry, or CE in Biology;
- CE in English language at least level B2;
- CE in Mathematics*;
- Average score of all CEs completed by the individual
* For persons who have completed secondary education before 2008, the centralised examination in mathematics may be replaced by the annual mark of the secondary education document in mathematics (or the average mark in algebra and geometry).
For persons who completed secondary education before 2004, for and for persons with special needs:
- Final grade in Chemistry (at least 60% or 6 on a 10-point grading scale);
- Final grade in Biology (at least 60% or 6 on a 10-point grading scale);
OR – if the applicant hasn’t studied either Chemistry or Biology - Final grade in Natural sciences (at least 60% or 6 on a 10-point grading scale);
- final grade in English language no less than 6 on a 10-point grading scale (can be substituted with an internationally recognised English-language test result at a minimum of level B2);
Information about admission:
Email: studies@lu.lv