Dentistry in Poland: 8 Programs, €14,000 Up
All eight English-taught Polish dental programs with 2026-27 fees, exams and deadlines. From €14,000 at Szczecin to €20,900 at Warsaw, all five years.
Quick Answer
Poland teaches dentistry in English at eight universities, all five-year programs awarding the Polish lekarz dentysta qualification. Verified 2026-27 fees run €14,000 at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin to €20,900 at the Medical University of Warsaw. Two things complicate a straight comparison. First, several universities price in złoty or US dollars rather than euros — Silesia publishes PLN 34,200 per semester, Lublin USD 9,650 per semester, Poznań a PLN 390,500 total — so your real cost moves with the exchange rate. Second, three publish fees that change across the degree: Szczecin drops to €13,000 in year five, Łódź from €16,800 to €16,600, and Poznań rises from PLN 75,250 to PLN 80,000. Selection is decided university by university — interviews at Szczecin, Lublin and Poznań, entrance examinations at Silesia and Jagiellonian, file review at Wrocław and Warsaw.
Source Status
Fees, currencies, durations, selection methods and deadlines are taken from each university's own published 2026-2027 admissions pages and stored with the source URL and date checked. Euro figures for programs priced in złoty or dollars are converted for comparison; the university's own figure is the one on its program page. Living costs are modeled planning estimates per city.
Quick Take
- Eight programs, all five years, from €14,000 at Szczecin to €20,900 at Warsaw.
- Several price in złoty or dollars, so your real cost moves with the exchange rate.
- Three publish fees that change across the degree rather than staying flat.
All eight programs, priced
Every Polish dental program runs five years and awards lekarz dentysta, except Poznań which awards a Doctor of Dental Surgery alongside the Polish qualification.
| University | City | Annual fee (EUR) | As the university publishes it | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeranian Medical University | Szczecin | €14,000 | €14,000 years 1–4; €13,000 year 5 | interview |
| Medical University of Silesia | Katowice | €16,094 | PLN 34,200 per semester | entrance exam |
| Medical University of Lublin | Lublin | €16,496 | USD 9,650 per semester | interview |
| Medical University of Łódź | Łódź | €16,800 | €16,800 year 1; €16,600 years 2–5 | exam + interview |
| Jagiellonian University | Kraków | €17,000 | €17,000/yr; €85,000 total | entrance exam |
| Poznań University of Medical Sciences | Poznań | €17,706 | PLN 390,500 total across five years | exam + interview |
| Wrocław Medical University | Wrocław | €18,518 | PLN 78,700 per year | file review |
| Medical University of Warsaw | Warsaw | €20,900 | €20,900/yr; €104,500 total | file review |
Szczecin at €14,000 is over €2,000 below the next program, which makes it the clear value entry point. Everything from Silesia to Poznań clusters between €16,000 and €17,700 — a narrow band across five universities where the fee barely distinguishes them.
Warsaw at €20,900 is 49% more than Szczecin for the same five-year qualification, and publishes a €104,500 degree total against Jagiellonian's €85,000.
The currency question nobody flags
This matters more in Poland than anywhere else in Europe, because the universities do not agree on a currency.
| University | Publishes in |
|---|---|
| Szczecin, Łódź, Jagiellonian, Warsaw | Euro |
| Silesia, Poznań, Wrocław | Polish złoty |
| Lublin | US dollars |
If your fee is set in złoty, your cost in dollars moves every year regardless of what the university does. Wrocław's PLN 78,700 and Silesia's PLN 68,400 per year are fixed in złoty, not in euro — the euro figures in the table above are conversions for comparison, not what you will be invoiced.
Lublin is the unusual one: it prices in US dollars, which for a North American applicant removes exchange-rate risk entirely. That is worth something real over five years and almost nobody weighs it.
How to think about this properly is in what currency is your tuition priced in and living costs in a currency you do not earn.
Three fees that change across the degree
Most European universities charge one number every year. Three Polish ones do not.
| University | Year 1 | Later years |
|---|---|---|
| Szczecin | €14,000 | €14,000 to year 4, then €13,000 in year 5 |
| Łódź | €16,800 | €16,600 for years 2–5 |
| Poznań | PLN 75,250 | PLN 75,250 year 2, then PLN 80,000 for years 3–5 |
Szczecin and Łódź fall slightly; Poznań rises — PLN 80,000 in years three to five against PLN 75,250 in the first two, for a published five-year total of PLN 390,500.
None of these is dramatic on its own, but it means a first-year fee is not a reliable basis for comparing across the degree. Jagiellonian and Warsaw help by publishing totals outright — €85,000 and €104,500.
What a year actually costs
Modeled living costs across the eight university cities, including annual insurance:
| City | Living (modeled/yr) | Tuition | First year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lublin | €7,950 | €16,496 | €24,446 |
| Katowice | €7,950 | €16,094 | €24,044 |
| Szczecin | €8,050 | €14,000 | €22,050 |
| Łódź | €8,150 | €16,800 | €24,950 |
| Poznań | €8,450 | €17,706 | €26,156 |
| Wrocław | €8,850 | €18,518 | €27,368 |
| Kraków | €8,950 | €17,000 | €25,950 |
| Warsaw | €9,950 | €20,900 | €30,850 |
Szczecin is the cheapest complete first year at about €22,050 and Warsaw the dearest at €30,850 — a €8,800 spread, with tuition and rent both pushing in the same direction. Over five years that difference compounds to roughly €44,000.
Living costs are modeled planning estimates per city, not quoted prices. Build your own with the cost calculator.
How admission works, university by university
Poland decides at the university, and all three main methods are in use.
Interview — Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Medical University of Lublin.
Entrance examination — Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellonian University.
Both — Medical University of Łódź, Poznań University of Medical Sciences.
File review and ranking — Wrocław Medical University, Medical University of Warsaw.
The dated calendars are unusually good by European standards. Jagiellonian publishes an online entrance exam on 23 May 2026, ranking on 1 June, and three enrollment rounds through 11 September. Lublin publishes six qualification dates — 28 April, 7 May, 27 May, 10 June, 2 July and 7 July 2026 — plus individually arranged sittings, which makes it one of the more forgiving calendars in the country. Wrocław runs four application rounds closing 15 June, 22 July, 30 August and 17 September.
Deadlines vary widely: Jagiellonian closes 29 April 2026 at 12:00 CEST, Warsaw 23 June, Szczecin 20 July, Poznań 31 July, Silesia 15 August with documents due 21 August, and Łódź 7 September at 09:00 CET. Note the times as well as the dates — that distinction has its own guide in deadlines are a time, not a day.
There is no MCAT requirement and no prior degree needed anywhere in Polish dentistry.
Coming home as a dentist
The dental route home is longer than the medical one, and it should shape your choice before the fee does.
For the USA and Canada, a dentist trained outside North America generally completes an advanced standing program at an accredited North American dental school and sits the INBDE. That is additional years and additional cost on top of this degree. See dentistry licensing in North America.
Inside the EU, the degree carries the EU recognition route between member states.
Verify your specific university and graduation year with the regulator before you enroll — how to verify a medical school.
FAQs
How much does dentistry in Poland cost?
From €14,000 a year at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin to €20,900 at the Medical University of Warsaw, across eight five-year programs. Adding modeled living costs, a first year runs about €22,050 in Szczecin to €30,850 in Warsaw.
How long is dentistry in Poland?
Five years at all eight universities, awarding the Polish lekarz dentysta qualification. That is a year shorter than Romania, where every dental program runs six.
Which Polish dental school is cheapest?
The Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin at €14,000 a year, and its fee drops to €13,000 in year five. That is over €2,000 below the next program, and Szczecin is also one of the cheaper cities to live in at about €8,050 a year.
Why do Polish fees differ depending on where I look?
Because the universities do not price in the same currency. Szczecin, Łódź, Jagiellonian and Warsaw publish in euro; Silesia, Poznań and Wrocław publish in złoty; and Lublin publishes in US dollars. Euro figures for the złoty and dollar programs are conversions for comparison, not what you will be invoiced.
Do Polish dental schools interview?
Some do. Szczecin and Lublin interview, Silesia and Jagiellonian run entrance examinations, Łódź and Poznań do both, and Wrocław and Warsaw admit on file review and ranking. There is no MCAT requirement anywhere.
What is the whole degree likely to cost?
Jagiellonian publishes €85,000 in tuition across five years and Warsaw €104,500. Poznań publishes a PLN 390,500 total. Adding modeled living costs, a five-year Polish dental degree runs roughly €110,000 at the Szczecin end.
Can I practice in the US or Canada with a Polish dental degree?
Generally you complete an advanced standing program at an accredited North American dental school and sit the INBDE — additional years and cost beyond the Polish degree. Poland is an EU member, so the degree carries the EU recognition route within Europe.