49 PhD programmes in Dentistry in Europe

If you’re a dentist who wants to specialise in periodontology either in primary or secondary services, or become a clinical academic, this course is for you. The Professional Doctorate in Periodontology from Queen Mary University of London provides you with an integrated three-year training programme, so you can gain high-level research expertise alongside your specialist clinical training.

The school combines laboratory-based and clinically-applied research and fosters a high level of collaboration between research groups in University.  University of Bristol offers the Oral and Dental Sciences programme. 

If you’re a dentist who has a special interest in clinical oral microbiology or want to become a clinical academic, this course is for you. The Professional Doctorate in Clinical Oral Microbiology from Queen Mary University of London provides you with an integrated three-year training programme, so you can gain high-level research expertise alongside your clinical training.

Oral and Biomedical Sciences programme from Cardiff University is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Dentistry research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

This Dentistry and Dental Sciences PhD programme from Newcastle University has a world-class reputation and renowned experts in the field of dentistry. With our new facilities, we are well placed to offer dentistry and dental research opportunities of the highest standard.

Dentistry programme's, offered at Cardiff University, primary objective is to provide internationally competitive research projects, producing highly skilled and competitive postgraduates with excellent future career prospects.

The Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) programme from University College Cork is a full-time programme running for 36 months from the date of first registration for the programme. It is run on a cyclical basis with an intake of students in October 2027 with four students maximum per intake on a three year cycle. 

On this Prosthodontics course from University of Dundee develop your knowledge and clinical skills in fixed and removable prosthodontics. This covers implant dentistry and multi-disciplinary patient-centred care.

Assess, diagnose and treat severe dental diseases in children, from dental anomalies to dental traumas in this intensive yet rewarding Doctorate programme. This Paediatric Dentistry programme offered at Queen Mary University of London provides integrated, hands-on training for dentists who aspire to be specialists, either in primary or secondary services, or clinical academics of the future.

If you’re a qualified dentist who wishes to pursue a career in Oral Surgery, this Oral Surgery programme from Queen Mary University of London is for you. The Professional Doctorate (DClinDent) in Oral Surgery provides you with an integrated three-year training programme, so you can gain high-level research expertise alongside your clinical training.-

If you are a dental graduate who wants to pursue a career in prosthodontics, this programme is for you. The Professional Doctorate Programme in Prosthodontics offered at Queen Mary University of London provides an integrated 3 years training for dentists who aspire to be specialists, either in primary or secondary services, or clinical academics of the future. 

The Dentistry programme from University of Birmingham will cultivate the skills needed to contribute to research that focuses on the scientific basis of oral and dental disease, providing innovative solutions to important problems significantly impacting the population and helping to deliver a vision for improving oral and general health.

The University of Dundee’s School of Dentistry, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Issues on Congenital Anomalies and Technology Transfer, has an established reputation in the quality of its dental research and the delivery of research degrees.

If you’re a dentist who has a special interest in oral medicine or want to become a clinical academic, this course is for you. The Professional Doctorate in Oral Medicine from Queen Mary University of London provides you with an integrated three-year training programme, so you can gain high-level research expertise alongside your clinical training.

Applied Clinical Research and Public Health is a research programme from Cardiff University, within which you can focus your studies as part of the suite of Dentistry research programmes.

Whatever your dental subdiscipline, this four year PhD in Dentistry (with a Clinical Component) at Cardiff University is an ideal opportunity to engage in exciting research that will grow your research capabilities and confidence, whilst developing your clinical skills.

The Dental and Health Sciences Research programme at King's College London is offered to graduate students seeking advanced research training in dental and health sciences.

Within this Oral Regenerative Medicine programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, our scientists conduct research on the biological processes related to: the adaptability (adaptation) and recovery of bone; the supporting tissue around the teeth (periodontium); and the biocompatibility of materials used by the dentist to restore dental function.

At the Institute of Dentistry at University of Aberdeen, we offer postgraduate research degrees under the supervision of experts in the fields of Clinical & Population Health, Dental Education and Experimental & Translational Research.

To find out what causes oral diseases, our scientists in this Oral Infections and Inflammation programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are looking at specific bacteria in dental plaque, host factors and various individual responses to the inflammation.