Dentist
Dentists educated outside Denmark (including dentists from the Nordic countries and the EU/EEC countries) must hold Danish authorization to be able to use the title dentist in Denmark and the Faroe Islands.
As a result of international agreements, different rules govern the recognition of qualifications obtained abroad, depending on the applicant’s nationality, and where the education took place. For this reason, applicants are divided into three groups.
You will find application forms and further information at the links below.
Information about new registration procedure for dentists trained outside the EEA.
The National Board of Health has composied a new registration procedure for dentists which have become effective as from 1 March 2011.
The new registration procedure will among other things include tests designed for the candidate to demonstrate his/her necessary skills and knowledge to communicate in Danish and to practice dentistry. The dentist must pass these tests before he/she can take up employment as a dentist in Denmark.
The procedure will apply to dentists who have handed in an application and as of 1 March 2011 have not received a decision and to dentists who have applied for a temporary authorisation to be used in connection with employment as a dentist that will take place on or after 1 March 2011. In short, this means that according to the new procedures, dentists will not be able to work as such until after the above mentioned tests have been passed.
Further Information of the new registration procedure
Please be informed that in connection with the administration of an application, all information including personal data is processed electronically by the National Board of Health. Pursuant to the Personal Data Act (persondataloven), all parties involved - with some exceptions – have e.g. a right to access to the information that is processed. For further information see www.datatilsynet.dk.