Apply for an approbation to practise as a dentist (third country)

• Dental training completed in a third country that is equivalent to German training or of an equivalent level of knowledge. The equivalence of the level of knowledge is to be proven by an examination if necessary • Health fitness • Proof of reliability and worthiness for practising the profession of dentist • Sufficient knowledge of German level B 2 • Technical language test • Proof of responsibility

• Application for the granting of the licence to practise medicine in the case of training in a third country • Proof of responsibility for the Land of Berlin (e.g. confirmation of employment, proof of habitual residence in the Land of Berlin/ main residence if applicable, applications for vacancies in the Land of Berlin, invitations to interviews). • Curriculum vitae in tabular form with signature and date • Proof of identity (valid identity card or passport) • Certificate of birth (in the event of a change of name, e.g. due to marriage, also this document) • Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority To verify personal reliability, information from the Federal Central Register (certificate of good conduct) is required for submission to an authority (document type O). The information must not be older than three months. • Certificate of Good Conduct/Certificate of Clearance of Offences of the police or judicial authorities of the home country, if applicable, of the study country (if presented, not older than 3 months) • Certificate of good standing/Certificate of good standing of the competent authority of the country in which the profession was practised (if presented, not older than 3 months) • Medical certificate from a doctor licensed in Germany (not older than 3 months if presented) • Evidence of completed education (third country) (see checklist for persons with third-country education) • Certificate B 2 on knowledge of the German language (from telc, TestDaF or Goethe-Institut - not older than 3 years). It is not necessary to submit the language certificates at the time of application. • Specialised language test - Level C 1 (Chamber of Dentists Berlin) It is not necessary to submit the language certificates at the time of application. • Doctoral certificate (if available) • Official certification of copies If copies are submitted, they must be officially certified. In the case of copies without official certification, the simultaneous submission of the originals is required.

• Application for the granting of the licence to practise medicine in the case of training in a third country www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Medical certificate from a doctor licensed in Germany www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Checklist: Evidence of completed education (third country) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Specialised language test - Level C 1 (Chamber of Dentists Berlin) www.zaek-berlin.de/zahnaerzte/berufsrecht.html

EUR 430.00

• Dentistry Act (ZHG) §1 ff www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zhg/__1.html • Licensing Regulations for Dentists (ZApprO) § 84 ff www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zappro/__84.html • Ordinance on the Charging of Fees in the Health Care and Nursing Sector (GesPflGebO) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit

approx. 3-4 months , if all documents are complete

• Explanation Approbation and contact persons Training outside the European Union (third country) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a • Explanation Approbation and contact persons Training in the European Union (EU) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a • Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications ("Recognition in Germany") www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php • Financial assistance in the recognition procedure www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/financial-support. • Publicly appointed translators in Germany www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/

The Approbation (professional licence) is only issued by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin).