Dental practitioner educated outside the EU and EEA
1. Basic requirements
In order to be able to apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise, you will need to have completed clinical training equivalent to two years of a dental internship and three years of dental specialty training in your country of education.
What if I don’t fulfil the requirements?
If you do not fulfil the requirements for a minimum of two years of a dental internship and three years of a dental specialty training, you will need to apply for a certificate of specialist expertise according to the same rules as dentists with a foundation education in Sweden. This means that you must complete a minimum of three years of dental specialty training before you can apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise.
2. Apply for a licence to practise
If you fulfil the requirements of step 1, you should apply for a Swedish licence to practice. You can not proceed to the next step until you have received your Swedish licence to practise as a dental practitioner.
3. Complete a supplemental dental specialty training (ST)
Once you have received your Swedish licence to practise, you must complete a minimum of one year of supplemental dental specialty training (ST) in Sweden.
Here’s how it’s done
- Contact a clinic that offers dental specialty training and apply for a place in a dental specialty training programme.
- Once you have received a place, the responsible internship supervisor makes an assessment of your education completed outside of Sweden and then develops an individual training plan for your Swedish dental specialty training.
- During your supplementary dental specialty training in Sweden, the internship supervisor assesses your knowledge, skills, and approach according to the description of learning objectives for the specialty that you are going to apply for.
You perform your dental specialty training for a minimum of a year.
4. Apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise
Once you have completed your dental specialty training, you apply for a Certificate of specialist expertise according to the same rules that apply to dentists educated in Sweden.
5. Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about how to apply?
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesday–Friday, 9–10
E-mail: fragoromansokan@socialstyrelsen.se
Do you have questions about your application?
If you have submitted an application and have questions about your application, you can contact us. Always state your case number (diary number). During the summer, we have lower staffing, which results in longer response times to incoming questions.
Telephone: 075-247 30 00
Telephone hours: Tuesdays and Tuesdays, 9–10
E-mail: socialstyrelsen@socialstyrelsen.se