Overview
Statutory 3 years specialist dentist training programme of the University of Helsinki, delivered in HUS specialising-dentist posts mainly at the HUS Surgical Hospital (Kirurginen sairaala).
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Statutory Finnish specialist dentist training (erikoishammaslääkäri) including a national specialty examination coordinated by the University of Turku
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Finnish licence to practise as a dentist (Valvira) required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Annual national application round via the Opintopolku portal (2025 round results published by 12 December 2025); dates for the next round published on Opintopolku
- Application method
- Electronic application through the Opintopolku portal (Finnish National Agency for Education)
Funding
- Funding
- Training is undertaken in HUS specialising-dentist posts (erikoistuvan hammaslääkärin virat)
Official sources
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