Overview

The Dental Hygiene program offered by Danube Private University (DPU) offers graduates an excellent foundation to shape a modern, success-oriented dental practice according to the state of the art and to make themselves indispensable to their dentists and patients.

Careers

Upon successfully completing the university programme, graduates are able to exercise the highly qualified tasks of a dental hygienist with the Bachelor in Dental Hygiene degree within the framework of the respective statutory regulations. In addition to working at dental practices or other clinical dentistry institutions, such as university dental clinics, in accordance with the respective statutory regulations of the individual countries, the degree also qualifies graduates to work in many other areas, e.g. teaching, research, administration, public healthcare services or the dental industry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Anatomy and Histology

General and Special Pathology, Histopathology

Medical and Dental Terminology

Oral Physiology and Functional Theory

General Dental Medicine

Dental Radiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Krems, Austria

Disciplines

Dentistry

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Preliminary application form

Curriculum vitae with passport photo

Certificate of completed training programme as a dental assistant/prophylactic assistant (or comparable qualification, e.g. ZMF in Austria)

Proof of at least three years experience in this profession

Certified copy of the secondary-school leaving certificate

Students must be in possession of a “General University Entrance Qualification”, a “European general university entrance qualification” or an “equivalent qualification”.

All applicants without a university entrance qualification are invited to a university entrance exam at the Danube Private University. The entrance exam consists of the composition of an essay on the subject, a written single-choice exam in chemistry, biology and psychology, and an interview of the candidate by members of the examination board on a field of dental medicine assistance.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

8000 EUR / year

≈ 8000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

8000 EUR / year

≈ 8000 EUR / year

Living costs

Krems an der Donau

Austria

800 - 1200 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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