Dental hygiene
The Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Prešov is an institution whose main task is to educate students in accredited non-medical study programmes at the level of contemporary knowledge, scientific and research results.
The Department of Dental Hygiene started its activity in the academic year 2004/2005. In accordance with the Higher Education Act, it provides tasks in the field of education, scientific and research activities, in the field of foreign relations, development activities. The main task of the Department is to educate dental hygienists by teaching subjects enabling students to build their professional personal profile so that they represent the highest level of professional quality of humanism. Individual profiling is made possible by a wider range of compulsory electives and elective courses. The graduate will obtain a complete first degree in dentistry, with an orientation towards the provision of health care in the profession of dental hygienist.
Prospects of graduates
A dental hygienist is a qualified health worker, able to work independently within the parameters of his/her clinical competence, under the supervision of a dentist and on his/her recommendation to carry out activities in preventive, curative and follow-up care of dental patients in the field of dental hygiene in the sections of prevention, rescue dentistry, periodontology, orthodontics, implantology, in outpatient and inpatient facilities, in facilities for the physically handicapped, in schools and educational institutions. He collaborates in research epidemiological studies in the field of dentistry, is involved in publishing, research and many other activities in the field of dental hygiene.
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EXTERNAL FORM OF STUDY:
1. Completion of full secondary vocational education with matriculation
2. employment in a dental or dental hygiene practice
3. employer's confirmation of employment - to be attached to the application form
4. meeting the criteria of medical fitness for the performance of the profession according to Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic No.364/2009, which establishes the criteria of medical fitness for applicants for medical study fields (applicants shall attach to the application form the recommendation of a general practitioner for study in a given field)
5. Admission procedure consists of:
- Part - written test on the basics of prevention and oral hygiene(60 % pass rate )
- Part - manual dexterity test : 1. drawing from a model
2. modelling from a model
Participation in Part 2 of the entrance examination is conditional upon successful completion of Part 1.
Criterion 5 is not valid for foreign students (outside the Czech Republic), they have to pass the admission procedure, namely written test in human biology within the scope of the gymnasium curriculum and the basics of prevention and oral hygiene (60% success rate) (in the Slovak language), including manual dexterity test.
Additional information
The application must contain the following:
1/ Application(form):
electronic application form (admission fee 40 EUR) applicants complete and submit their electronic application form on the HE Portal website: Electronization of Application to Universities | ApplicationVŠ.sk or on the website of the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic: Application for studies, tax return extract and other forms | Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
- electronic application form with attachments should be printed ´, signed , and sent by post to the address of the Faculty of Health Professions of PU
- without receiving the printed electronic application form along with attachments, the electronic application form is invalid and the candidate will not be included in the admission process!
2/ Evidence of merit:
Applicants applying for external form of study do not need to fill in or provide evidence of high school grades. As proof of completion of secondary education, they shall submit only an officially certified matriculation certificate
with their application form.
3/ Other application documents (form attachments to the online application form):
(a) certification by a medical practitioner of the applicant's medical fitness to practisethe medical profession
(b) structured curriculum vitae
c) proof of Slovak language proficiency- level B1 - to be provided by foreign applicants (except applicants from the Czech Republic) (see chap. 1.4)
4/ In case the applicant wants to apply for more study programmes at the faculty, he/she must submit a separate application for each study programme separately and pay the fee for each application separately.
5/ Only those applicants who submit a duly completed application form, attach all required attachments, pay the admission fee and meet the required criteria by the deadline ( 31 March 2026) will be invited for the entrance examination. An alternative date for the entrance examination may only be requested in writing in the event of a serious medical reason, no later than 24 hours after the date of the entrance examination (the application must be accompanied by a relevant medical report of the medical problem, not a certificate of treatment). The faculty does not grant a make-up date in the event of a failed entrance examination.
6/ Administrative fee for the admission process, will not be refunded to applicants in the following cases:
a) if the application form is incomplete and the applicant fails to do so even after being asked to complete the required documents within 5 days
b) if the applicant does not meet the required criteria and has applied for the course anyway
c) if the applicant applies for a study programme which the faculty does not plan to implement in the given academic year
d) if he/she does not enrol for the study
If the student/applicant makes an erroneous payment, he/she will be charged a fee for the erroneous payment in accordance with the current PU Presov price list for the academic year in which he/she applied and the remaining funds will be refunded to the sender's bank account.
7/ ALL THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ARE REQUIRED AND AN APPLICATION WITHOUT THEM WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
8/External form of study is charged according to Act No.131/2002 on Higher Education and its amendment No.363/2007 Coll. The amount of tuition fees is published on the faculty's website http://www.unipo.sk/fakulta-zdravotnictva.
The length of study in the study programme in the external form at the bachelor's degree is 3 years!
Conditions for international students
Information for foreign applicants in Slovak language:
Study in study programmes at the 1st and 2nd level of higher education and in full-time and external form, which is carried out in the Slovak language, requires knowledge of the Slovak language at least at the B1 level. We recommend that applicants from abroad (except applicants from the Czech Republic) verify and prove their mastery of the Slovak language by a Slovak language matriculation examination, an ECL (European Consortium for the Certificate of Attaiment in Modern Languages) certificate of Slovak language proficiency at B1 level, a certificate of Slovak language proficiency at B1 level issued by a language school included in the network of schools and school facilities of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic (the list is available at: https://www.cvtisr.sk/buxus/docs//JH/stat_zus.pdf ). Proficiency in the Slovak language is verified in written tests for foreign applicants.
Slovak language proficiency at B1 level:
a) in the area of comprehension:
- the candidate understands the main ideas expressed in written language on common topics encountered at work, school, leisure, etc. Understands the meaning of many radio and TV programmes on current affairs or topics related to areas of personal or professional interest if they are spoken relatively slowly and clearly
- Understands texts which contain everyday vocabulary or which relate to work or study. Can understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters
b) in the area of communication:
- Demonstrates ability to cope with most situations that may arise when travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can engage in conversation without preparation on topics that he/she is familiar with, interested in or related to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current affairs)
- knows how to string phrases together in a simple way to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and goals. He/she can give concise reasons and explanations for his/her views and plans. Can tell a story or relate the content of a book or film and describe his/her reactions.
c)in the area of written expression:
- can write simple coherent sentences on topics that he/she knows well or that are of personal interest to him/her. Can write private letters describing experiences and impressions.
- The admission procedure consists of:
- Part - written test on the basics of prevention and oral hygiene(60% pass rate )
- Part - manual dexterity test : 1. drawing from a model
2. modelling from a model
Participation in Part 2 of the entrance examination is conditional upon successful completion of Part 1.
Form of entrance exam
written and talent
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Apply the application for study
31.03.2026
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- leaving certificate (paper form)
- medical certificate (paper form)
- CV (paper form)
- (paper form)
Standard length of study: 1500 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 1500 €
application form: 40 €
E-application form: 40 €
Faculty of Health Professions PU
Partizánska No. 1
080 01 Prešov
Money institution:ŠP (State Treasury)
IBAN: SK11 8180 0000 007 0000 82677
Bank Code: 8180
Variable symbol: 21080
Overseas students will pay the fee on account:
Monetary institution:ŠP (State Treasury)
IBAN: SK11 8180 0000 007 0000 82677
SWIFT: SPSRSKBA
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