Dentistry in Romania: 9 Programs from €6,500
Nine English-taught Romanian dental programs, from €6,500 at Craiova. Every fee, the six-year catch, and the one university whose fee falls each year.
Quick Answer
Romania teaches dentistry in English at nine universities — more than any other affordable country in Europe — and the fees start at €6,500 a year at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, the cheapest verified dental fee inside the European Union. Seven of the nine sit at €10,000 or below. The catch is length: every Romanian dental program runs six years, where most of Europe runs five, so the low annual fee buys an extra year of tuition and living costs. One university prices differently from everyone else: Titu Maiorescu charges €13,500 in year one and reduces it every year to €7,000 by year six, a published total of €58,500. Selection is lighter than in Romanian medicine — only two of the nine interview, and four admit on file review alone. There is no MCAT anywhere.
Source Status
Fees, durations, admission methods and calendar dates are taken from each university's own published 2026-2027 admissions material and stored with the source URL and date checked. Living costs are modeled planning estimates per city, not quoted prices.
Quick Take
- Nine programs from €6,500 at Craiova — the cheapest verified dental fee in the EU.
- Every Romanian dental degree runs six years, a year longer than most of Europe.
- Only 2 of the 9 interview; 4 admit on file review alone. No MCAT anywhere.
All nine programs, cheapest first
Romania has more English-taught dentistry than any other affordable European country. Every one of the nine publishes a confirmed flat annual fee, and every one runs six years.
| University | City | Annual fee | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova | Craiova | €6,500 | file review |
| Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | Sibiu | €7,000 | entrance exam |
| Ovidius University of Constanța | Constanța | €8,000 | file review |
| Grigore T. Popa | Iași | €9,000 | interview |
| Victor Babeș | Timișoara | €9,000 | competitive exam |
| Carol Davila | Bucharest | €10,000 | file review |
| George Emil Palade | Târgu Mureș | €10,000 | interview |
| Iuliu Hațieganu | Cluj-Napoca | €10,000 | file review |
| Titu Maiorescu University | Bucharest | €13,500 (year 1) | entrance exam |
Craiova's €6,500 is the cheapest verified dental fee anywhere in the European Union. Only Skopje in North Macedonia undercuts it at €6,000, and North Macedonia sits outside the EU, which changes the recognition route home entirely.
Seven of the nine are at €10,000 or below, and the four best-known universities — Carol Davila, Iuliu Hațieganu, Grigore T. Popa and Victor Babeș — cluster at €9,000 to €10,000. You are not trading reputation for price inside Romania.
The university whose fee falls every year
Titu Maiorescu looks like the most expensive dental program in Romania at €13,500. Across the degree it is not.
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | €13,500 |
| Year 2 | €11,500 |
| Year 3 | €10,000 |
| Year 4 | €9,000 |
| Year 5 | €7,500 |
| Year 6 | €7,000 |
| Published total | €58,500 |
That is a published, declining schedule, not an estimate. Compare it against a flat €10,000 university over six years — €60,000 — and Titu Maiorescu is actually €1,500 *cheaper* across the degree than Carol Davila, Iuliu Hațieganu or George Emil Palade, despite charging 35% more in year one.
It is the clearest example on this site of why a first-year fee is a bad way to compare programs. The same principle, applied across Europe, is in the real total cost of medical school.
Six years, not five — what that actually costs
Every Romanian dental program runs six years. Poland, Czechia, Hungary and most of Western Europe run five.
That extra year is a full year of tuition plus a full year of living costs. At Craiova's €6,500 and Craiova's modeled €7,250 living costs, the sixth year costs about €13,750. Priced across the whole degree:
| University | Tuition across 6 years | Living across 6 years | Whole degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craiova | €39,000 | €43,500 | €82,500 |
| Sibiu | €42,000 | €43,500 | €85,500 |
| Titu Maiorescu (declining) | €58,500 | €48,300 | €106,800 |
| Carol Davila | €60,000 | €48,300 | €108,300 |
A whole six-year dental degree in Craiova comes to roughly €82,500 all in. For comparison, a five-year Polish dental degree at €14,000 a year plus Szczecin living costs runs about €110,250. Romania still wins clearly — but by roughly 25%, not the 54% the annual fees alone suggest.
Living costs are modeled planning estimates per city. Build your own with the cost calculator.
How admission works
Romanian dentistry is admitted more lightly than Romanian medicine, which is worth knowing if you are weighing the two. Every one of the 12 Romanian medicine programs publishes an interview. In dentistry, only two do.
File review alone — Craiova, Ovidius Constanța, Carol Davila and Iuliu Hațieganu. Your transcript and documents decide it.
Interview — Grigore T. Popa in Iași and George Emil Palade in Târgu Mureș.
Written entrance examination — Lucian Blaga Sibiu, Titu Maiorescu, and a competitive exam at Victor Babeș on 27 July 2026.
There is no MCAT requirement anywhere in Romania and no prior degree needed. What the universities want is strong secondary-school biology and chemistry, proof of English, and legalized, translated documents — see what European medical schools ask you to produce.
The calendar, and the part that catches people
Romanian dentistry publishes a wide range of deadline shapes, and several universities run multiple admission sessions rather than one.
George Emil Palade runs four interview windows across 2026 — 25 March to 2 April, 15 to 19 June, 28 to 30 July, and 1 to 4 September — each with its own results date, and its portal stays open until 25 August.
Iuliu Hațieganu runs two sessions: the first closes 20 May with results on 3 June, the second runs 21 May to 16 July with results 28 July.
Titu Maiorescu closes 8 September with the entrance examination on 14 September, provisional results the same day, appeals 14–15 September and originals due by 25 September.
Carol Davila closes 18 September; Craiova closes 15 July at 12:00 with place confirmation by 28 July.
Two of the nine — Lucian Blaga Sibiu and Ovidius Constanța — do not publish dates we could confirm from their current official material, so treat those as email-first. The real constraint is the document chain regardless: apostilles and certified translations run four to eight weeks in sequence, which is longer than several of these windows stay open. Apostilles, translations and transcripts sets out the order.
Coming home as a dentist
This is the part that should shape your choice of country before the fee does, because the dental route home is longer than the medical one.
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 the degree you are paying for here, and it is not optional. The detail is in dentistry licensing in North America.
Inside the EU, the degree carries the EU recognition route between member states, which is why EU membership matters more for dentistry than the annual fee difference does.
Verify your specific university and graduation year against the regulator before you enroll — how to verify a medical school walks through the checks.
FAQs
How much does dentistry in Romania cost?
From €6,500 a year at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova to €13,500 in year one at Titu Maiorescu, with seven of the nine programs at €10,000 or below. Adding modeled living costs, a complete six-year degree runs about €82,500 at Craiova.
What is the cheapest dental school in Romania?
The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova at €6,500 a year — which is also the cheapest verified English-taught dental fee anywhere in the European Union. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu follows at €7,000 and Ovidius University of Constanța at €8,000.
How long is dentistry in Romania?
Six years at all nine universities. Most of Europe runs five, including Poland, Czechia and Hungary, so a Romanian dental degree carries an extra year of tuition and living costs — roughly €13,750 at Craiova prices.
Why does Titu Maiorescu charge €13,500 when others charge €10,000?
Because its fee falls every year: €13,500, €11,500, €10,000, €9,000, €7,500 and €7,000, for a published six-year total of €58,500. That is actually €1,500 less across the degree than a university charging a flat €10,000, despite looking 35% more expensive in year one.
Do Romanian dental schools interview?
Only two of the nine — Grigore T. Popa in Iași and George Emil Palade in Târgu Mureș. Four admit on file review alone, and three run a written entrance examination. That is much lighter than Romanian medicine, where all 12 programs interview.
Do I need the MCAT for dentistry in Romania?
No. No Romanian program requires the MCAT and none requires a prior bachelor's degree. Entry is direct from secondary school on biology and chemistry results, proof of English, and legalized and translated documents.
Can I practice in the US or Canada with a Romanian 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 Romanian degree. Romania is an EU member, so the degree carries the EU recognition route within Europe.