Oral Health Sciences

You can only apply for the programme with a non-EU master's degree in dentistry if you already have a Dutch BIG-registration and meet the other entry requirements. Please be aware that applying for BIG-registration with a non-EU degree may take over 2 years and includes knowledge and skills tests, and a Dutch language test.

At the moment of application, possession of a BIG-registration is not required. In order to work at ACTA as a dentist and student of Oral Health Sciences, you do however need a Dutch BIG-registration.

Applicants have to have at least 1 year work experience in a general dental practice after graduation.

International applicants will have to pass a Dutch language exam as part of BIG registration. We accept the following English language tests:

• IELTS academic: 6.5 overall score
• TOEFL internet-based test: 92 overall score
• TOEFL paper-based test: 580
• Cambridge Advanced English: A, B (or C, if obtained after 1-1-2015)

The annual course fees differ per graduation profile. For the academic year 2026-2027:

• Endodontology: € 23,500
• Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction: € 16,600
• Periodontology: € 28,700
• Paediatric Dentistry: € 16,600
• Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology: € 28,700

Academic Year 2026-2027: From September 2025 until February 1st it will be possible to apply for all profiles for the academic year 2026-2027.

• Application form 
• Proof of experience in general dentistry after graduation (minimum of 1 year)
• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum Vitae
• A minimum of 2 letters of recommendation to be send directly by the referee to the appropriate profile director, whose address can be found below.
• (International) master's degree in dentistry (recognised under Dutch law)
• BIG registration number 
• Copy of Hepatitis B vaccination and titer determination, officially translated into English or Dutch
• Reanimation & AED certificate (not older than 2 years) 
• Radiology certificate (not older than 4 years): a certificate demonstrating appropriate education and training in radiation protection is required. The certificate should comply with EU Basic Safety Standards, Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom and any corresponding national legal implementation and prove that the dentist may work as a Radiation Protection Officer (RPO) in the dental clinic (Dutch: Toezichthoudend Medewerker Stralingsbescherming (TMS)).

After the application deadline (see Deadlines) all the complete applications will be forwarded to the selection committees of the relevant graduation profiles. After a screening, some of you will be invited for one or more interviews at the end of January/February. The selection interview will take place at ACTA. The outcome of the selection procedure will follow around the end of February.

The letters of recommendation (minimum 2) should be sent directly by the referee to the appropriate profile director by post (see contact) or e-mail to the following e-mail address:

• Edodontology - A. Baaij, profile director, Dept. of Endodontology
• Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction - M. Koutris, profile director, Dept. of Orofacial Pain and Disfunction
• Periodontology - M.M. Danser, profile director, Dept. of Periodontology
• Paediatric Dentistry - C.C. Bonifácio, profile director, Dept. of Paediatric Dentistry
• Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology - E.J. Blom, profile director, Dept. of Reconstructive Oral Care