At the UIC Barcelona Faculty of Dentistry, we train professionals capable of tackling the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of oral diseases with sound judgment and technical expertise.
The Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry prepares you to successfully face the challenges of the profession, combining a solid scientific foundation with the development of advanced clinical skills using cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence, digitalization, and advanced simulation. You will learn to improve patients’ oral health with a comprehensive approach, maintaining constant contact with other healthcare professionals and having the opportunity to specialize in different areas of dentistry.
With a prestigious faculty, extensive clinical experience, and a strong research background, you will complete internships in our own clinic, equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Moreover, you will be part of a multicultural environment with students from 70 nationalities and a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.
The UIC Barcelona Dentistry Degree leads the sector, ranking 1st in Spain according to the FCYD Dentistry ranking. Additionally, it ranks 2nd in the El Mundo ranking. The Faculty of Dentistry has also been recognized in prominent international rankings, achieving 2nd place nationally in the QS World University Rankings and 3rd in the Shanghai Ranking.
UIC Barcelona’s Faculty of Dentistry has a University Clinic with 88 dental boxes equipped with cutting-edge technology and an agreement with the Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya for general anesthesia treatments. It features a digital dentistry laboratory with CAD-CAM equipment, intraoral scanners, 3D printers, and milling machines. There are also specialized laboratories, including one for dental research and another for simulation with 95 mannequins and a clinical simulation classroom. Additionally, it offers an imaging diagnostic center with 3D radiology and CBCT. The infrastructure is complemented by technology-enhanced classrooms, live streaming of procedures, and an advanced sterilization service.
From the first year, you will combine theory with practice in real settings. You will carry out preclinical and clinical simulations in advanced laboratories and, from the second year, treat real patients at the University Dental Clinic under expert supervision. UIC Barcelona’s Dentistry Degree has over 200 agreements with clinics, hospitals, and organizations, providing extensive clinical internship opportunities.
Each student is assigned a personal mentor from the first year to guide and advise them throughout the program. We also encourage social engagement through agreements with institutions, offering students the chance to care for at-risk communities. This initiative helps develop a strong sense of social responsibility and professional ethics.
UIC Barcelona’s Dentistry Degree boasts a highly qualified faculty, nationally and internationally recognized, with members featured in scientific societies and Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking. Students rate the faculty 4.27/5, and we continually innovate in teaching.
With 39% of international students from 70 nationalities, our students experience a diverse and enriching educational journey. The faculty fosters international collaboration with agreements worldwide, facilitating exchanges and global learning.
At UIC Barcelona’s Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry, we adapt to the latest industry demands to provide you with a comprehensive education that maximizes your skills and clinical competencies. Our goal is to ensure that, upon graduation, you are ready to excel in a dynamic and ever-evolving professional environment.
I believe that UIC Barcelona offers many advantages, very high quality teaching staff and facilities, and in addition, is constantly innovating and reinventing itself. It deals with each student in a very personalised way and enables us, through work with modern scientific articles, to be critical and really learn about the profession today. You also grow a lot through the work practice, both because of the volume and the high-quality, in preclinic and in the University Dental Clinic.
Studying at UIC Barcelona has been an incredible experience that has pushed me to always give my best. The university’s academic excellence and high standards challenge us to diagnose and treat each case with maximum precision, always striving for the best patient outcome.
The Faculty of Dentistry sits among the best in national and international rankings.
At the Clinic you will apply all your theoretical and technical knowledge and skills to the treatments you perform on patients. You will prepare to face the challenges of the job you will do in the near future and the realities of a sector that is constantly evolving. Make the most of the internship agreements the university offers with the Fundación Privada Pro Personas con Disminución Psíquica Catalonia, La Caixa, Invulnerables, Fundació Catalonia, CST, COEC, Fundació Bayt Al-Thaqafa o Mútua Terrassa.
The Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry at UIC Barcelona will help you become a future professional who is capable of using good judgement and technical skill to prevent, treat and rehabilitate oral and dental disease. The solid academic education we provide is complemented by intensive hands-on training in the University Dental Clinic right from year one.
The programme provides knowledge of the structure and function of the oral cavity and teeth, the biomechanics of a normal and pathological dental apparatus and the most innovative techniques and procedures for treating these conditions.
Our curriculum places particular emphasis on basic sciences. We believe that, in order to achieve a solid scientific education, you must face practical challenges before graduation. Our University Dental Clinic is equipped with the cutting-edge technology required in 21st-century dentistry.
Our education is target-based. The Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry will provide:
If you have a calling to serve society in the area of health and science, this could be the right profession for you. We do, however, recommend that prospective students have a background in health sciences.
At UIC Barcelona, we work to enhance the following abilities:
By the time you finish your degree you will have acquired the competences necessary to work as a dentist.
These competences comprise the knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and technical skills you need at graduation to deal with the full range of situations that may surface in everyday practice:
Professional conduct
As a dentist you must have up-to-date knowledge and understand the broad range of issues affecting dentistry. You must be proficient in a wide variety of skills: searching, research, analysis, problem solving, the handling of materials and instruments, planning, communication, coordination and teamwork, and understand how they are relevant to dentistry.
Ethics and case law
As a dentist you must be aware of and understand the moral and ethical responsibilities involved in providing individual and community health care, as well as the current regulations governing dentistry.
As a dentist you must be able to competently establish effective communication with patients, family members and close relatives, as well as with other health professionals involved in patient care.
As a dentist you must have sufficient knowledge and understanding of basic biomedical, general medical, technical and clinical sciences in order to understand the normal and pathological conditions relevant to dentistry. You must also know how to competently apply this information in critical situations.
As a dentist you must be proficient when it comes to taking and recording a patient's general clinical and oral health record. This will include biological, medical, psychological and social information needed to assess the oral health of patients of all ages. You must be able to perform an appropriate physical examination, interpret the clinical findings and order any additional diagnostic tests that you feel are necessary.
As a dentist you must be competent when it comes to making decisions, providing rationale and performing clinical trials aimed at developing a provisional or confirmed diagnosis of the disease, including the interpretation of the patient's clinical records and data from clinical examinations, X-rays or any other diagnostic test. You must be able to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans for patients of all ages and conditions.
By the time you finish your degree you must be able to:
By the end of your degree you must be able to achieve the highest level of oral health possible at both individual and community level.
Graduado o Graduada en Odontología por la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.
Our education is target-based. The Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry will provide:
If you have a calling to serve society in the area of health and science, this could be the right profession for you. We do, however, recommend that prospective students have a background in health sciences.
At UIC Barcelona, we work to enhance the following abilities:
By the time you finish your degree you will have acquired the competences necessary to work as a dentist.
These competences comprise the knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and technical skills you need at graduation to deal with the full range of situations that may surface in everyday practice:
Professional conduct
As a dentist you must have up-to-date knowledge and understand the broad range of issues affecting dentistry. You must be proficient in a wide variety of skills: searching, research, analysis, problem solving, the handling of materials and instruments, planning, communication, coordination and teamwork, and understand how they are relevant to dentistry.
Ethics and case law
As a dentist you must be aware of and understand the moral and ethical responsibilities involved in providing individual and community health care, as well as the current regulations governing dentistry.
As a dentist you must be able to competently establish effective communication with patients, family members and close relatives, as well as with other health professionals involved in patient care.
As a dentist you must have sufficient knowledge and understanding of basic biomedical, general medical, technical and clinical sciences in order to understand the normal and pathological conditions relevant to dentistry. You must also know how to competently apply this information in critical situations.
As a dentist you must be proficient when it comes to taking and recording a patient's general clinical and oral health record. This will include biological, medical, psychological and social information needed to assess the oral health of patients of all ages. You must be able to perform an appropriate physical examination, interpret the clinical findings and order any additional diagnostic tests that you feel are necessary.
As a dentist you must be competent when it comes to making decisions, providing rationale and performing clinical trials aimed at developing a provisional or confirmed diagnosis of the disease, including the interpretation of the patient's clinical records and data from clinical examinations, X-rays or any other diagnostic test. You must be able to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans for patients of all ages and conditions.
By the time you finish your degree you must be able to:
By the end of your degree you must be able to achieve the highest level of oral health possible at both individual and community level.
Holder of a degree in Dentistry from UIC Barcelona.
Realitzaràs les teves pràctiques clíniques externes en la Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia. En elles projectaràs tots els teus coneixements teòrics i tècnics i les habilitats en els tractaments que realitzis amb els pacients. En la Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia et prepararàs per afrontar els reptes de la professió que exerciràs en un futur proper i les realitats d'un sector en constant evolució.
En les pràctiques clíniques externes hauràs d’aconseguir realitzar els tractaments que exigeix cada matèria, seguits molt d'a prop no solament pels instructors i professors, sinó també pel personal auxiliar de la clínica i els pacients.
Simularem la pràctica mèdica i el funcionament propi d'una clínica odontológica perquè adquireixis els hàbits de relació amb el pacient, tot el personal clínic i els col·laboradors (higienistas, personal auxiliar de clínica, tècnics dentals i proveïdors).
L'estada en la clínica t'aportarà, a més un altre tipus de coneixements, valors que neixen del tracte humà. A partir de la teva estada en la clínica, hauràs de sensibilitzar-te i adaptar-te al tracte amb tot tipus de pacients (adults i nens).
Les pràctiques tenen com a objectiu que:
La Clínica Universitària et permetrà realitzar les pràctiques clíniques voluntàries tant en els períodes acadèmics com en els vacacionals, per ampliar els teus coneixements i continuar l'itinerari Pràcticum en el qual et trobis.
Gràcies als convenis signats per la Facultat d'Odontologia, la Clínica Universitària té en marxa diferents estudis científics amb pacients, prèviament autoritzats per la Comissió Ètica corresponent. Els seus resultats són publicats amb posterioritat per al seu seguiment donis de les labors d'investigació i docència.
Durant els teus primers anys, les pràctiques t'ajudaran a introduir-te en la relació odontòleg-pacient. Això està potenciat per la inclusió en el currículum d'assignatures d'orientació humanística i psicològica, i també per l'estreta col·laboració dels professionals en actiu.
Per a les pràctiques externes en la Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia, comptaràs amb instructors de clínica, tots ells odontòlegs de professió que exerciran tutories constants amb tu.
Aquestes pràctiques seran obligatòries per a tu i per a tots els alumnes.
Assignatures vinculades a les pràctiques:
Durant la realització de les pràctiques, hauràs d'adaptar-te a la normativa que regeix el funcionament de la Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia:
El no respecte a les normes de funcionament de la Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia pot comportar la prohibició d'accés a ella, la qual cosa impediria el compliment de les pràctiques clíniques, imprescindibles per completar el programa.
Normativa reguladora de les pràctiques externes
Protocol de Funcionament Clínica Universitària d'Odontologia
At the Clinic you will apply all your theoretical and technical knowledge and skills to the treatments you perform on patients. You will prepare to face the challenges of the job you will do in the near future and the realities of a sector that is constantly evolving. Make the most of the internship agreements the university offers with the Fundación Privada Pro Personas con Disminución Psíquica Catalonia, La Caixa, Invulnerables, Fundació Catalonia, CST, COEC, Fundació Bayt Al-Thaqafa o Mútua Terrassa.
The Faculty of Dentistry has the University Dental Clinic (CUO) as the main training center for its students. Currently, at the Sant Cugat Campus, we have the following facilities:
UIC Barcelona’s University Dental Clinic (CUO) has 88 dental care booths, all equipped with cutting-edge technology, including:
68 general dentistry care booths
4 care booths for special-needs patients
16 surgery care booths
Care booths for conscious sedation
Agreement with the Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya (HUGC Quirón) to treat patients under general anesthesia
New clinical simulation classroom: with this step, virtual reality is introduced into student training, enhancing their education while also serving as a valuable tool in new teaching methodologies. This is another step forward in innovation and the improvement of student training. This laboratory, together with the preclinical laboratory, allows students to practice dentistry with great realism before working on actual patients.
Pioneers in digital dentistry, the Faculty has embraced digitalization and, among other resources, has an exclusive laboratory for CAD CAM technology. The equipment in this laboratory includes milling machines, intraoral scanners, 3D printers, design software, a ceramic furnace, a zirconia sintering furnace, CBCT and iCat, Teckscan, Z4 laptops, and Z4 computers.
UIC Barcelona’s Dentistry Clinic has two advanced prosthetic laboratories equipped with the latest digital imaging technology. These laboratories provide students with access to cutting-edge tools across all areas of dentistry, from prosthesis design and manufacturing to treatment planning and execution. With this high-end equipment, future professionals can practice and refine state-of-the-art techniques, preparing them to excel in a highly competitive professional environment.
UIC Barcelona has six modern laboratories, one of which is specifically dedicated to dental research. This space allows students and professionals to conduct advanced studies and innovative projects, driving the development of new techniques and treatments in the field of dentistry. Additionally, the other laboratories provide practical and simulation environments that complement training, ensuring that students gain a comprehensive and high-quality experience in all aspects of their academic education.
The preclinical laboratory, a high-tech facility, features 95 dental simulators equipped with phantom heads—tools that simulate the oral cavity—as well as X-ray machines and digital radiology equipment for hands-on dental training.
With the Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry from UIC Barcelona, you will be able to pursue job opportunities in three main areas:
The teaching team in the Faculty of Dentistry consists of professors and lecturers who combine their teaching with exercising their profession in specialist centres. They are also involved in important research activities both inside and outside the university. Direct contact with professional practice allows our professors and lecturers to transmit a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and human overview of the reality in the sector to students.
The University is organising open days for future university students who would like to know more about our institution and the programmes we offer.
Between June and September
To pre-register for a degree programme at UIC Barcelona, click on the following link and complete the application form:
After submitting your application you are required to take an entrance exam on our Barcelona Campus. You may take it at any one of the available times.
Check out the documentation you need to be admitted to UIC Barcelona. We believe there are many ways to start your new life at university. Click on the following link for all necessary information:
If you have received an acceptance letter, all you need to do is pay 20% of the full cost of the first year. Once your enrolment is complete, you must pay the remaining 80% in one lump sum.
How can I access UIC Barcelona? Click on the following link for information on all possible routes.
UIC Barcelona offers various fellowships supported by both public institutes (MEC or AGUAR) as well as private UIC Barcelona funds.
For further information, please check with our admissions department:
Those seeking undergraduate degrees at UIC Barcelona may be, also, eligible for other different grants.
Each payment method is adhered to the specific financing conditions of each degree programme.
Please see the attached document for details on these conditions:
UIC Barcelona offers different payment options:
We have 80 places for the Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry and 40 for the Dentistry Programme.
Please refer to the information about the price in the "Prices, Grants, and Financial Aid" section, which can be found on this same page.
Yes, from 3rd year onwards students will start their practical classes in our University Dental Clinic (CUO). They must then buy the specific instruments they require. They can also choose to use second-hand instruments if they already have them.
No, the teaching material can be found on the university’s digital platform and in the library.
You can find out the price of the Bachelor’s Degree on our website, as well as the various options available in terms of grants, discounts, waivers and funding conditions here: uic.es/grants.
Monday to Friday mornings and afternoons, depending on the work placement groups.
In 2nd year we have practical classes in the pre-clinic laboratories and students begin work placements at the University Dental Clinic (CUO). From 4th year there are also work placement agreements in place with dental consultancies and clinics.
We don’t have a cut-off mark. As long as you have passed the Spanish university entrance exams (PAU), you are eligible to apply.
No, there is specific access route for students who have started or completed university studies.
Yes.
Yes.
As a student in this degree programme, you may complete part of your degree or a work experience placement abroad and receive academic recognition.
Spend a semester or a full academic year at one of your Faculty’s partner universities or find a company abroad to do an internship. You may also:
For information about everything you need to do before, during and after your mobility stay, check out the "Study abroad" section and download all the documentation specific to your Faculty:
Faculty International mobility Agreements
Specific international mobility requirements of your faculty (4th year students)
Specific international mobility requirements of your faculty (5th year students)
If you are studying at another Spanish or foreign university, you can come to UIC Barcelona to study temporarily for one semester or a full academic year.
Visit the “International exchange students site” for more information.
The Alumni Ambassadors are volunteer alumni who will explain their experience at UIC Barcelona to you. With them you will be able to resolve any doubts that may arise about the chosen program, the University and your experience as a student.
Don't miss this magnificent opportunity to learn first-hand what it means to do a program at UIC Barcelona and the value it brings you in the development of your career. If you have any specific questions about the admission process, scholarships, visas or financial aid, you can contact directly admisiones@uic.es.
