Research and results
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20 EU countries / 12 EU countries
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How many years of study for dental
technicians in EU countries?
Number of schools for dental technicians
What are you allowed to do for work by law
with the diploma?
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Value added tax – VAT
How many associations of dental technicians
are in the country?
Registration as health workers
Credit points system to confirm the licence
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Secondary school
Bologna system
Other system
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Licence or Bachelor degree – BSc
3 years
Master degree – MA
1 year or 2 years
Doctorate degree – PhD
3 years
ECTS-European Credit Transfer and
Accumulation System
Country
Secondary
school
BSc
MA
PhD
Other
System
Belgium
3
-
-
-
-
Croatia
4
-
-
-
-
Czech Rep.
4
-
-
-
3
2,5
-
-
-
2
Greece
2
4
2
-
-
Italy
5
-
-
-
-
Luxemburg
4
-
-
-
3(MA)
Netherlands
4
-
-
-
5-6
Norway
3
-
-
-
Slovak Rep.
-
3
-
-
-
Slovenia
4
3
-
-
-
Sweden
-
3
1-2
4
-
Denmark
Country
YEAR
Belgium
3
Croatia
4
Czech Republic
7
Denmark
4,5
Greece
8
Italy
5
Luxemburg
4
Netherlands
9 or 10
Norway
3
Slovak Republic
3
Slovenia
7
Sweden
9 or 10
Years of study for dental technicians in EU countries
19%
Secondary school
BSc
5%
49%
MA
PhD
5%
Other system
21%
Country
Secondary
school
BSc
MA
PhD
Other
System
Belgium
N
-
-
-
-
Croatia
P/N
-
-
-
-
Czech Rep.
N
-
-
-
P/N
Denmark
N
-
-
-
N
Greece
P/N
N
N
-
-
Italy
P/N
-
-
-
-
Luxemburg
N
-
-
-
N
Netherlands
N
-
-
-
P
Norway
N
-
-
-
Slovak Rep.
-
P
-
-
-
Slovenia
N
N
-
-
-
Sweden
-
N
N
N
-
Country
Second.
school
BSc
MA
PhD
Other
System
Population /
milions
Belgium
11
-
-
-
-
10,4
Croatia
6
-
-
-
*-
4,4
11
-
-
-
9
10,9
1
-
-
-
1
5,5
Greece
20
1
1
-
-
10,4
Italy
52
-
-
-
-
58
-
-
-
0,5
16,7
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Luxemburg
Netherlands
2
establ.
-
-
Norway
1
1
-
-
-
4,6
Slovak Rep.
-
1
-
-
-
5,4
Slovenia
1
1
-
-
-
2
Sweden
-
4*
4*
4*
-
9
Number of schools for dental technician in EU
countries
7%
3%
4%
Secondary
school
BSc
5%
MA
PhD
Other system
81%
Belgium
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Secondary school (Sec.s.):
all dental technicians by prescription of
dentists, dental surgions and maxillofacial
surgeons
Croatia
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Sec.s.: as dental technician
Czech Republic
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Sec.s. : as dental assistant
Other system (Oth.s.): as dental technician
Denmark
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Sec.s.: no patients work
Oth.s.: work with patients
Greece
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Sec.s.: as dental assistant
BSc : manager in dental laboratory
MA : academic career
Italy
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Sec.s.: as dental technician
Luxemburg
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Sec.s.:
Oth.s.:
Netherlands
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Sec.s.: nothing you can do without the diploma
Oth.s.: as dental technician
Norway
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Sec.s.: as dental technician
BSc : manager in dental laboratory,
assistent in high school,
works you are qualificated for in education
for dental technician
Slovak Republic
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Sec.s.: /
BSc : as dental technician
Slovenia
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Sec.s.: as dental technician
BSc : manager in dental laboratory,
assistent in high school,
works you are qualificated-pretentiousness
prosthetics work
Sweden
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Sec.s.: /
BSc ,MA, PhD: as dental technician
everything according to directive 93/42
EEG
Country
Incoming VAT Yes
No
Outcoming VAT Yes
No
Belgium
21
0
Croatia
23
0
Czech
Republic
10 in 20
0
Denmark
25
0
23 or 9
0
4 metal&teeth
20 other material
0
19
0
Norway
8 -25
0
Slovak
Republic
20
0
Slovenia
20
0
Sweden
25
0
Greece
Italy
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Country
Associations
Population / milions
Belgium
1
10,4
Croatia
1
4,4
Czech Republic
1
10,9
Denmark
1
5,5
Greece
1
10,4
Italy
5
58
Luxemburg
1
0,5
Netherlands
2
16,7
Norway
1
44,6
Slovak Republic
1
5,4
Slovenia
1
2
Sweden
1
9
Country
Yes
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Norway
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Sweden
This year
No
Country
yes
no
Credit points / years
Belgium
Croatia
60/6
Czech Republic
40/6
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Next year
Norway
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Sweden
50/5
European Higher Education Area
Mean to ensure more:
Comparable
 Compatible
 Coherent system of higher
Education in Europe
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If you think, what you always think,
and do, what you always do,
then you will get, what YOU always get.
(Nikola Tesla)
Thank you for your attention!
Mirjana Zagoričnik
Venice, May, 2011