Teaching

Dentistry (LM-46)

(Macerata Branch)

SINGLE CYCLE MASTER'S DEGREE

Dentistry (LM-46)

A pathway of excellence to become oral health professionals


If your dream is to take care of people's smiles, combining a passion for medicine, advanced technical skills and human sensitivity, the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Course in Dentistry atLINK Campus University, Macerata branch is the ideal starting point.

This is a nationally recognised high-level training course, structured according to the most up-to-date European standards, which trains highly qualified dentists, ready to operate in the health world with competence, empathy and responsibility.


A COMPLETE AND PROFESSIONALIZING TRAINING COURSE

The course lasts six years with a total of 360 CFU, and is designed to offer a solid theoretical preparation combined with intensive practical and clinical activity. Out of said credits, at least 90 CFU are devoted to professionalisation activities, to be carried out at university clinical facilities, in a context integrated with theoretical teaching.

From the very first year, students are immersed in a training environment that combines lessons, laboratories and clinical placements, with a progressive and immersive approach to the dental profession. The course enables students to acquire specialist skills in the diagnosis, prevention, therapy and rehabilitation of oral pathologies, with a holistic view of the patient's health.


WHO IS THE FUTURE DENTIST TRAINED AT LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY

A graduate in Dentistry at LINK Campus University is an oral health professional capable of working on:

  • dental and gum diseases,
  • congenital or acquired anomalies of the mouth and jaws,
  • temporomandibular joint disorders,
  • complex prosthetic rehabilitation.

Thanks to an education that integrates science, clinical practice and professional ethics, the graduates will be able to prescribe effective treatments, drugs, medical devices and therapeutic plans to improve the patient's quality of life.

The course promotes the development of decision-making autonomy and the ability to continually update, essential tools for dealing with the constant evolution of dental techniques and treatment needs.


MODALITY OF ATTENDANCE

The course is based on a teaching model that emphasises active student participation:

  • compulsory face-to-face lessons
  • practical activities and clinical exercises
  • training placements in hospital and outpatient settings

Attendance is compulsory, and is a prerequisite for admission to examinations and for passing to subsequent years. The degree examination consists of the discussion of an original dissertation in the field of odontostomatology, prepared with the support of a professor and submitted in the final year of the course.


PROFESSIONAL OUTLETS FOR THE GRADUATES IN DENTISTRY

The Master's Degree in Dentistry qualifies graduates to work as dentists and opens the door to a wide range of job opportunities, including:

Dental practice

Graduates can practise in private dental practices, on their own or in collaboration with other specialists (orthodontists, maxillo-facial surgeons, dental hygienists), offering customised care and innovative treatments.

Career in the National Health System

According to current regulations, it is possible to gain access to Level I and II management roles at hospitals, university clinics, public dentistry services and maxillofacial departments.

Research, training and specializations

The course provides a solid basis for continuing on to:

  • specialization schools (e.g. orthodontics, oral surgery, paediatric dentistry)
  • university masters
  • PhDs in biomedicine, odontostomatology or clinical medicine

WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE DENTISTRY AT LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY?

LINK Campus University is distinguished by an interdisciplinary, student-centred education, with a strong integration of teaching, practice and research. Choosing LINK means:

  • being able to work with experienced professors active in the dental profession
  • undertaking qualified internships in facilities of excellence
  • learning in a technologically advanced and stimulating environment


 
 

The course supports students through 4 different types of tutoring:

  1. Orientation and transversal tutoring, carried out by Education Coordinators, aimed at supporting the students in the reception phase, introducing them into the university life, monitoring their learning pathway, motiving them throughout the course (with special reference to the planned results), supporting them in bureaucratic procedures, the latter in collaboration with the Student Administration Office;
     
  2. international tutoring, carried out by the International Office, which wil offer personalized assistance to both international students enrolled in the degree course and Erasmus students;
     
  3. didactic tutoring, provided by the didactic support staff (teaching assistants, doctoral students, holders of supplementary teaching contracts, etc.), who will support the students with supplementary teaching activities related to the specific subjects of the learning pathways;
     
  4. specialized tutoring, carried out by Education Coordination for inclusion, aimed at students with disabilities or specific learning disorders and special educational needs, aimed at reducing the obstacles that might prevent their full integration in the academic environment.
Call: Dentistry a.y. 2025/2026 (14 august 2025)

For the academic year 2024/2025, LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY is issuing the first call for the admission of students to the Single Cycle Master's Degree Course in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics for the Rome branch, in agreement with AST Macerata..

The following places are available:

  • 55 for candidates from EU and non-EU countries permanently residing in Italy
  • 5 for candidates from non-EU countries residing abroad
Submission of application form for the admission test

>Registration for the admission test must be made starting on 25/08/2025 at 4.00 p.m.e completata inderogabilmente and mandatorily completed by 29 september 2025.

Test topics and admission criteria

The admission test consists of a written multiple-choice test  presenting five answer options from which the candidate must identify only one, discarding any incorrect, arbitrary or less likely conclusions. It consists in da 60 questions in Italian on the basis of the syllabuses provided for in Attachment A and distributed as follows:

  • 4 questions of reading skills and knowledge acquired throughout the studies
  • 5 questions of logical reasoning and problems
  • 23 questions of biology
  • 15 questions of chemistry
  • 13 questions in physics and mathematics

The admission test will last 100 minutes.

Admission test date

The admission test will be held on 3/10/2025 at both the Macerata branch of Link Campus University.
The locations for the admission test will be determined on the basis of the number of applications received and may also be located outside the venues of the university.

The time when candidates will be convened the locations of the test will be published by 29/09/2025.

Ranking and publication of results and procedure for managing takeovers

By 6 october 2025 ithe candidates may log in to their  personal page on the official website of the university using the codes contained in the credentials sheet, included in the test package and view their paper and score. After publication, the boxes of the biographical data sheets will be opened in public session to allow the candidate code and biographical data to be matched.

By 7 october 2025 will be published on the official website of the university in anonymous form, using the candidate's pre-matriculation number.

For candidates from non-EU countries residing abroad the University will draw up an independent ranking list, which will also published anonymously using the candidate's pre-matriculation number.

Candidates who are placed in a useful position are admitted to the course and can therefore proceed with enrolment, specifically: - those who have obtained a score of 20 or higher in the 2017 ENPAT exam;

  1. >with reference to the ranking list for candidates from EU countries and non-EU countries legally residing in Italy: candidates ranked from 1 to 55;
  2. with reference to the ranking list for candidates from non-EU countries residing abroad: candidates ranked from 1 to 5.
The status of eligible non-winner refers only to the current selection procedure: it does not give rise to any right to access master's degree courses in years subsequent to the one in which the test was taken.

Registration requirements and deadlines

In the period between 4.00 p.m. on 7 october 2025 and 4.00 p.m. on 14 october 2025 candidates placed in a useful position and therefore admitted to the course must proceed with enrolment exclusively by the methods published on the academic website.

Enrolment is finalised upon payment of the first instalment of tuition fees.

Failure of admitted candidates to finalize their matriculation by the deadline will result in the renunciation of matriculation and will result in the sliding of the ranking list.

Within 15 october 2025 the University will publish the list of possible replacements, who in turn will have to register between 15 october 2025 and 21 october 2025.

Summary table of deadlines and privacy notice

Guidelines: Registration to the Portal

STEP 1 - Click on the "Register" button at the top right.

 

STEP 2 - Click on the "Web Registration" button.

 

STEP 3 - Fill in the module in its entirety, then click on the "Next" button.
ATTENTION: please verify your tax code, because in case of error the user cannot be registered correctly.

 

STEP 4 - Fill in the following form with the address of residence as stated in the title of the present section, then click on the "Next" button.

 

STEP 5 - Fill in the form related to the contact details only on the fields marked with an asterisk, in the "international prefix" field if you are in Italy, use 0039 as shown in the figure. Then click on the "Next" button.

 

STEP 6 - You will now visualize the summary screen. Verify the correctness of the data and click on the "Confirm" button.

 

STEP 7 - At the end of the registration process you will receive the login credentials.

 

STEP 8 - Return to the Home of the portal and click on the "Access" button on the top right.

 

STEP 9 - In the following screen click on the "Change Password" button.

 

STEP 10 - Enter the previously provided credentials and create a new password. Then click on the "Modify" button.

 

STEP 11 - Now you can login to the reserved area (ACCESS TO THE RESERVED AREA).

 

STEP 12 - Enter the access credentials with the newly changed password.

 

STEP 13 - Click on the the side menu item "ACCESS TO THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE (MEDICINE AND SURGERY LM-41)" as shown in figure.

We recommend that you print this page before continuing with the registration process, so that you have an easily accessible paper version.

THE CANDIDATE MAY ACCESS TO THE ADMISSION TEST BY CLICKING ON THE "ACCESS TO THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE" BUTTON LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PRESENT PAGE.

BEFORE PROCEEDING IT IS NECESSARY TO READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: 

STEP 1 - Access to your Reserved Area, as noted at the end of the first phase.

STEP 2 - Once you have clicked on "ACCESS TO THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE" button located at the bottom of the present page, you will access to the following page.

STEP 3 - Click on the "Login" button.

 

STEP 4 - Click on the "MENU" icon at the top right.

 

STEP 5 - Click on the "Student Administration Office" button and then on "Admission Test" and follow the video instructions.

 

 

ACCESS TO THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE

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