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Have you completed further training as a specialist dentist abroad? Then you can apply for recognition as a specialist dentist in Germany under certain conditions.

The profession of specialist dentist is regulated in Germany. This means that you need a permit if you want to use the title “specialist dentist” for your specialization in the federal state you have chosen. With your training as a specialist dentist, you have acquired a medical specialization to qualify as a dentist abroad.

To work as a dentist in Germany, you first need a license or a professional permit. In order to work as a specialist dentist in Germany, you must also apply for recognition of your further training as a specialist dentist. This allows you to use the title “specialist dentist” in your respective specialization.

You may only use the title for your specialization if there is a corresponding further training title in Germany.

• Curriculum vitae with information on completed further training and professional experience
• Proof of identity (ID card or passport)
• Proof of German approbation or professional license and proof of the equivalent level of training
• Proof of further training and certificates of professional experience
• Written declaration as to whether you have already submitted an application for recognition to another medical association

You only need to submit the following documents if your professional qualification was completed before a certain date (key date). The competent authority will inform you:

• Certificate of Conformity or
• Evidence that you have actually and lawfully practiced the profession continuously for at least 3 years during the last 5 years before the certificate was issued.

If your documents are not in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be made by translators who are publicly appointed or authorized.

There will be charges.

Before you submit your application, you must already have a license to practice dentistry in Germany or a professional license.

You can apply for recognition of your further training qualification as a specialist dentist from the responsible authority:

• First, submit your application and the required documents to the responsible authority in the federal state in which you want to work.
• If necessary, you will be asked to submit missing documents.
• The automatic recognition procedure often applies. This means that your professional qualification is recognized without an individual equivalence assessment.
• If you started your further training before your country of training joined the EU/EEA, you must prove that your professional qualifications meet the EU's minimum standards ("certificate of conformity"). This will be certified by the competent authority in your country of training.
  • If your professional qualifications do not meet the minimum standards, you must provide evidence of your professional experience. To do this, you must have worked in the profession in your country of origin for 3 years without interruption in the last 5 years before submitting your application.
• If your professional qualification is not automatically recognized, your training must be checked individually. The responsible body will then check whether your professional qualification is equivalent. The professional qualification is equivalent if there are no significant differences between your foreign professional qualification and the German professional qualification.
• If your qualification as a specialist dentist is recognized, you can work in this profession in Germany. You will receive a notification.

If significant differences are identified, the equivalence of your qualifications as a specialist dentist will not be certified:

• You will receive an explanation.
• You can take an aptitude test to prove the missing knowledge.
• If you successfully complete the aptitude test, you will receive recognition. You will then be able to use the title “specialist dentist” for your specialization.

You will receive confirmation of receipt within one month of submitting your application. The responsible authority will inform you if any documents are missing. A decision will be made on your application no later than three months after receipt of your complete documents. The deadline can be extended by one month.

No

• Contradiction
  • Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the decision on your application
• Action before the administrative court

• Permission required to use the title “specialist dentist”
• Permission required for the selected state
• Training to become a specialist dentist = medical specialization in addition to the qualification as a dentist
• To work as a dentist in Germany: Approbation or professional permit required
• For work as a specialist dentist: recognition of further training required
• The designation “specialist dentist” is only permitted if the corresponding German further training title has been obtained

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