Research and results

20 EU countries / 12 EU countries

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?

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

Secondary school Bologna system Other system

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

Denmark 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 -

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

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

Czech Rep. 11 - - - 9 10,9

Denmark 1 - - - 1 5,5

Greece 20 1 1 - - 10,4

Italy 52 - - - - 58

Luxemburg - - - 0,5

Netherlands 2 establ.

- - 16,7

Norway 1 1 - - - 4,6

Slovak Rep. - 1 - - - 5,4

Slovenia 1 1 - - - 2

Sweden - 4* 4* 4* - 9

Belgium Secondary school (Sec.s.): all dental technicians by prescription of

dentists, dental surgions and maxillofacial surgeons

Croatia Sec.s.: as dental technician

Czech Republic Sec.s. : as dental assistant Other system (Oth.s.): as dental technician

Denmark Sec.s.: no patients work Oth.s.: work with patients

Greece Sec.s.: as dental assistant BSc : manager in dental laboratory MA : academic career

Italy Sec.s.: as dental technician

Luxemburg Sec.s.: Oth.s.:

Netherlands Sec.s.: nothing you can do without the diploma Oth.s.: as dental technician

Norway 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 Sec.s.: / BSc : as dental technician

Slovenia Sec.s.: as dental technician BSc : manager in dental laboratory, assistent in high school, works you are qualificated-pretentiousness

prosthetics work

Sweden 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

Greece 23 or 9 0

Italy 4 metal&teeth20 other material

0

Luxemburg

Netherlands 19 0

Norway 8 -25 0

Slovak Republic

20 0

Slovenia 20 0

Sweden 25 0

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 No

Belgium

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Greece

Italy

Luxemburg

Netherlands This year

Norway

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Sweden

Country yes no Credit points / years

Belgium

Croatia 60/6

Czech Republic 40/6

Denmark

Greece

Italy

Luxemburg

Netherlands Next year

Norway

Slovak Republic

50/5

Slovenia

Sweden

European Higher Education Area Mean to ensure more:

Comparable Compatible Coherent system of higher Education in Europe

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