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Oral fungal infections are a worldwide healthcare problem. Although <i>Candida albicans</i> is still the most common yeast involved in the infections of oral cavity, non-<i>Candida</i> <i>albicans</i> <i>Candida</i> species (NCACs) have been highly related to these infections, particularly in older, immunosuppressed or patients with long exposure to antimicrobial drugs. The goal of this work was to perform a quick epidemiological and mycological study on the oral samples collected from a laboratory of a hospital in Slovakia, for 60 days. The samples’ identification was performed by Germ-tube formation test, CHROMID^® <i>Candida</i><i>,</i> Auxacolor 2, ID 32C automated method, and the antifungal susceptibility testing determined by E-test^®. Results confirm that comparing with bacteria, yeasts still occur in the lower number, but there is a high rate of antifungal resistance (81.6%)—to, at least one drug—among the collected samples, particularly to azoles and 5′-FC, which is clinically noteworthy.