Dental practitioners – Qualifications – Recognition

• Austrian Dental Chamber
  Kohlmarkt 11/6
  1010 Vienna
  
  email: office@zahnaerztekammer.at
  
• Dental Chambers of the Federal States
  (Addresses on the pages of the Austrian Dental Chamber [ → ÖZÄK ] )

• 13,20 Euro administration fee
• 13,20 Euro fee for the dental practitioner identification card

The application is for: Dental practitioners

Further information can be found on the website of the Austrian Dental Chamber regarding Training abroad . ^{German text}

Dental Practitioners who have acquired their qualification in a Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland can apply for recognition of their professional qualification at the Austrian Dental Chamber [ Österreichische Zahnärztekammer ].

Working in Austria without recognition or employing such persons is an administrative offence, punishable by a fine. There may also be consequences under criminal and civil law.

• sections 7 , 9 , 26c of the Zahnärztegesetz (ZÄG)
• Zahnärzte- EWR -Qualifikationsnachweis-Verordnung (ZÄ-EWRV)

A written application has to be submitted in person, by post or by electronic means.

If the requirements are fulfilled, the applicant will be registered in the list of dental practitioners.

The recognition process can be expected to take up to three months after the submission of all required documents, in case of non-automatic recognition it can take up to four months.

• Application
• Birth certificate
• Austrian residence permit
• In case the applicant's name differs from the name shown on the diploma or on the certificate, a wedding or divorce certificate or any other official document proving the change of name must be submitted
• Evidence of citizenship, valid passport or personal identification document (copy)
• Diploma – formal qualification conforming officially recognized and successfully completed training in an EU Member State, EEA -State or in Switzerland
• For certificates from other EU Member States: Certificate of conformity in accordance with Directive 2005/36/ EC
• Police clearance certificate from the country of origin and Austrian Criminal Record Certificate, issued within the last three months. Please note: Police clearance certificates from Croatia and Slovenia issued by Ministry of Justice only.
• Attestation certifying that the applicant is legally established in a Member State for the purpose of pursuing the activities concerned and that she/he is not prohibited from practising, even temporarily, at the moment of delivering the attestation (Certificate of Good Standing), issued within the last three months
• Medical certificate (issued by an Austrian general practitioner within the last three months) confirming that the applicant fulfils all health requirements for the profession
• Proof of knowledge of the German language at level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR)
• Employer's confirmation (employment contract, place of work) or address of establishment or domicile (so-called Wohnsitzzahnarzt )
• Proof of professional indemnity insurance (minimum amount insured: two Million Euro) with an in Austria authorised insurance company
• One passport photograph
• Social security number
• Domicile and address for service

All documents and certificates must be submitted as originals or as copies authenticated by a court or a notary public. Documents in other languages than German have to be translated by a certified court translator.

Except from the evidence of professional qualifications, documents must not be older than three months.

Not authenticated copies or untranslated documents are not accepted as evidence. After processing, all original documents will be returned immediately.

Diploma for dental practitioner, issued by an EEA -State or Switzerland