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JAMB subject combination for Dentistry

Checked against JAMB's brochure on 9 October 2026. Faculty in the brochure: Medical/Pharmaceutical/Health Sciences.

Good to know: The brochure says Chemistry, Physics and Biology, but some schools' live brochure entries say Chemistry, Biology and one other science subject. Physics as your third subject meets both.

UTME subjects and WAEC (O'level) requirements for Dentistry

You write four subjects in the UTME. Use of English is compulsory for every course.

  1. 1Use of English
  2. 2Chemistry
  3. 3Physics
  4. 4Biology

In plain words: Use of English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
JAMB's brochure, word for word. Use of English is added for every course.

WAEC or NECO (O'level): Five credits: English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. More on O'level below.

O'level requirements

Five credits: English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.

Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
JAMB's brochure, word for word

Rules for every course at these schools

  • University of Ibadan: All candidates need at least five SSC credit passes at ONE sitting, including English Language and Mathematics, except where otherwise stated.
  • Delta State University, Abraka: Five O'level credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings.

Direct Entry

Three 'A' Level passes to include Chemistry, Biology/Zoology and Physics.

From the Direct Entry column of JAMB's brochure.

JAMB past questions for Dentistry students

Practise the UTME subjects for Dentistry. Each page has ten questions with answers and explanations; the rest are in the app.

How big schools differ

JAMB's live brochure lists 33 degree-awarding institutions for this course.

Offered at big schools including: University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Benin, University of Ilorin, University of Port Harcourt, Lagos State University, University of Calabar, University of Jos, University of Uyo, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, Ekiti State University, Delta State University, Abraka.

Dentistry at UNILAG

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject
  • UTME subjects: requires English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Dentistry at UI

  • UTME subjects: same as in Medicine and Surgery (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
  • O'level: five credits at one sitting (University-wide rule)

Dentistry at OAU

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject

Dentistry at UNN

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject
  • O'level: credits in English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at not more than one (1) sitting

Dentistry at ABU

  • UTME subjects: requires Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Dentistry at UNIBEN

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject

Dentistry at UNIPORT

  • UTME subjects: requires Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics

Dentistry at LASU

  • O'level: credits in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language at one sitting

Dentistry at UNICAL

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject

Dentistry at UNIJOS

  • UTME subjects: require Physics as the other science subject

Other schools have their own rules too. Requirements differ between schools and can change each year. Before you register, check your chosen school's entry in the official JAMB brochure on ibass.jamb.gov.ng (Brochure, then View by institution) and the school's own admission notice.

From JAMB's brochure, checked 9 October 2026. How we check these figures

Practise these subjects

Past questions with answers and full JAMB mock exams for your UTME subjects, in the Skolra app.

Cut-off marks for Dentistry

Post-UTME at these schools