Step 3: Pay and send in the application

The processing time varies depending on the specialty and takes 2–4 weeks if you have submitted a complete application. The processing time may increase with a large influx of applications and on major weekends.

You apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise according to the regulations HSLF-FS 2017:77 (in Swedish). An application must always be made based on the certificates belonging to those regulations.

The application must contain the following documents as originals:

• an application form filled in with all of the relevant information
  Application form for a certificate of specialist expertise for dentists
• certification of fulfilment of intermediate learning objectives
  Form for Certificate of fulfilment of intermediate learning objective(s)
• certificate of completed dental specialty training
  Form for a completed dental specialty training
• certificate of specialist expertise achieved.
  Form for acquired specialist expertise

To learn more about the various certificates and how to fill them out, you can read more about this in the document instructions.

Instructions for the Application for Certificate of specialist expertise for dentists with a licence to practise in accordance with HSLF-FS 2017:77 (In Swedish)

Pay the application fee before submitting the application

The fee for applying for certification of specialist expertise is SEK 2,900.

Pay the application fee by bankgiro 790-3750.

Include your Swedish personal identity no. (YYYYMMDDXXXX) in the message box (without any hyphens or spaces).

Questions about payment

Can I pay in a foreign currency or from a foreign account?

• That depends upon which bank you are paying from. Check with the bank to see what is possible.

Download and print out the application form

Application form (In Swedish) pdf

Post your application to:

Socialstyrelsen
Behörighet
SE-106 30 Stockholm, Sweden

CERTIFICATE of attainment of intermediate learning objective(s)

The dental specialty training for dentists is a learning objective-driven education, which means that it is based on a set of established learning objectives and goals. The description of learning objectives for each specialty shows which intermediate learning objectives are to be presented on the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s certificate of intermediate learning objectives.

Fill in the speciality which the application relates to, the intermediate learning objective to which the certificate relates, the training activities carried out to achieve the intermediate learning objective and the check that the qualification requirements for the intermediate learning objective has been fulfilled. The internship supervisor completes the intermediate learning objective of the description of learning objectives to which the certificate relates and signs the certificate. The internship supervisor must have specialist expertise and must have completed dental intern supervisor training.

The certificate must relate only to one intermediate learning objective and contain a description of the training activities carried out for the intermediate learning objective, e.g. clinical training under supervision, courses, or auscultations. Furthermore, the certificate must contain a detailed description of how it has been verified that the applicant has achieved the intermediate learning objective, such as assessments of clinical care or course examinations.

Clinical training abroad must be reported both on the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s certificate of intermediate learning objectives and on a certification from the administrative director or a person with an equivalent position in the country where the clinical training was performed. Courses completed abroad must also be presented on the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s certificate of intermediate learning objectives and a certified copy of the course certificate or diploma that you received from the course taken abroad must be attached to the application.

CERTIFICATE of completion of dental specialty training

Fill in the speciality which the application relates to and the applicant’s name and Swedish personal identity number and if you have completed a minimum of three years of dental specialty training in Sweden or a minimum of one year of specialisation dental specialty training in Sweden according to Chapter 8, § 4 (1).

The administrative director at the place where the dental specialist intern primarily carries out his/her clinical training for the dental specialty training is to sign the certificate.

CERTIFICATE of specialist expertise achieved

Fill in the speciality which the application relates to, the applicant’s name and personal identity number and if the applicant has achieved all the intermediate learning objectives in the description of the learning objectives.

The principal internship supervisor and the external examiner are to sign the certificate. The internship supervisor must be specialist in the intended specialty. The examiner must be specialist in the intended specialty and may not have organisational links with the healthcare provider.