Dentists - Education abroad

The language certificates must be provided by every applicant, irrespective of whether the dental training is in an EU country, an EEC country or a third country.
Language skills in German must initially be demonstrated at level B2 and, in the course of the procedure, specialist language skills in medicine based on level C1 (by means of a language test at the Medical Association).
No academic degrees (e.g. doctorate, bachelor, master, diploma) are entered on the licence to practise medicine, as academic degrees are not part of the name.
We ask for your understanding that no information on the status of a recognition procedure can be given to outside persons without a corresponding power of attorney.

In the case of dental training from Romania, the diploma must be submitted (certified copy) for automatic recognition according to Directive 2005/36/EC. The degree certificate issued by the universities is not sufficient for the granting of the German licence to practise dentistry.

A licence to practise dentistry on a permanent basis is required. Please submit the documents according to the application by post.

For the granting of the licence to practise dentistry, the Dentistry Act (ZHG) provides for the equivalence check of the dental studies completed abroad with the current German dental studies.

Approbation as a dentist is to be granted if the other requirements, for example, fully completed dental training, health suitability, absence of criminal convictions, sufficient proof of German language skills, etc., are met and proof of an equivalent (third-country) dental degree/level of knowledge is also provided.
Please note that a review of the content of the documents sent can only take place if the local jurisdiction of the Regional Council of Stuttgart is given. This means that there must be a prima facie case that the dental profession is to be practised in Baden-Württemberg.
Please note that applicants who have previously applied for a licence to practise dentistry in another federal state or who are/were resident in another federal state must prove by means of a concrete job promise (subject to the granting of the licence to practise dentistry) that the dental profession will be practised in Baden-Württemberg after obtaining the licence to practise dentistry.

If you think that you can already prove an equivalent level of knowledge and therefore wish to apply for an expert opinion, please submit further documents. The expert opinion is subject to a fee. While the expert opinion is being processed, you can apply for a temporary professional permit. Cf. Form

The documents must be submitted as certified copies and German translations. Other documents may be requested in the further course of the procedure. If the equivalence of the educational level cannot be determined or is only possible with unreasonable time or material effort, proof of the required knowledge and skills shall be provided by taking an examination (knowledge examination) which relates to the content of the state final examination.
If the equivalence of the level of training cannot be proven, or if you do not wish to apply for an expert opinion because you are of the opinion that you cannot prove an equivalent level of knowledge, it is possible to prove the required knowledge and skills in a knowledge examination. Cf. form.