Hamburg Chamber of Dentists
Single point of contact for professional recognition of specialist dentists in orthodontics or oral surgery. General information.

For recognition of your foreign professional qualification as a specialist dentist in orthodontics or oral surgery, you can contact a single point of contact. Further information can be found here.

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Point of single contact for professional recognition

Detailed description

If you have completed your specialist training as an orthodontist or oral surgeon abroad, you must have this professional qualification recognized in Germany in order to work in this field.

The single point of contact is a central office that will inform you about this, accept your application and forward it to the responsible department.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for contacting the Single Point of Contact.

The following requirements must be met for your further training to be recognized:

They want to work in Germany as a specialist dentist for orthodontics and/or oral surgery.
They have a license to practice as a dentist or dentist.
Dentist and a completed specialist medical training qualification.
Professional qualifications from abroad are considered equivalent. This is the case if there are no significant differences between your professional qualification and the German professional qualification.

Documents required

Proof of identity (e.g., identity card, passport, travel document)
Officially certified evidence of further education and professional experience (further education certificates, diplomas, seminar certificates, project work, practical tasks)
tabular CV
Declaration that you have not submitted an application for recognition in any other federal state.

Please note

For recognition of your further training, you can contact either the Single Point of Contact or the relevant department directly.

Deadlines

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You submit the application and all required documents in the required form to the single point of contact.
The single point of contact will forward your application to the relevant department.
The responsible authority will check whether you meet all the requirements.
The responsible authority will compare your professional qualification from abroad with the German professional qualification.
If your qualifications are deemed equivalent, please submit proof of your health, language skills, and personal suitability.
If your qualifications are not recognized as equivalent, you will complete an adaptation measure in the form of an aptitude test or an adaptation course. The responsible authority will provide you with more detailed information.

Processing time

The duration of the procedure depends on the individual case.

Fees

For the dental postgraduate examination: 450.00 EUR

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

http://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/jportal/portal/page/bshaprod.psml?nid=1a&showdoccase=1&doc.id=jlr-HKGHAV6P36a&st=lr

https://www.zahnaerzte-hh.de/zahnarzt-team/kammer/recht.html

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