Approbation als Zahnarzt / Zahnärztin beantragen

• § 2 Gesetz über die Ausübung der Zahnheilkunde (ZHG)
• Approbationsordnung für Zahnärzte
• Sächsisches Kostenverzeichnis (SächsKVZ), Lfd. Nr. 9 – Apotheker/Apothekerinnen, Ärzte/Ärztinnen, Zahnärzte/Zahnärztinnen

Application for a licence to practise dentistry pursuant to § 2 of the German Act on the Practice of Dentistry (Gesetz über die Ausübung der Zahnheilkunde/ZHG)

As a rule, the prerequisite for practising dentistry is the possession of a corresponding licence to practise dentistry or a permit to practise dentistry on a temporary basis. In Saxony, the application is made at the state directorate (Landesdirektion).

Single Point of Contact

For this procedure, you can use the service of the Single Point of Contact (Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner). They will guide you through the administrative procedure, take care of correspondence with all the offices responsible for your request and will be available to you as a competent advisor.

• a brief curriculum vitae
• Birth certificate, in the case of married persons or registered partners also the marriage or civil partnership certificate
• proof of identity
• an official certificate of good conduct, which must have been issued not earlier than one month prior to submission
• a declaration stating whether you are the subject of criminal or public prosecutorial proceedings
• a medical certificate, not older than one month, stating that you are fit to exercise the profession from a health point of view
• the certificate of the dental examination

You have successfully passed the dental examination.

• german licence to practise medicine: EUR 170.00
• Approbation for a degree in another EU/EEA state or Switzerland: EUR 300.00
• Approbation for a degree made by a so-called third country
  • without prior granting of a professional licence: EUR 490.00
  • after prior granting of a professional licence: EUR 170.00
• Issue of a professional licence: EUR 490.00
• Extension of a professional licence: EUR 170.00
• Determination of equivalence in individual cases: EUR 220 to EUR 2,860.00
• examination of equivalence by an expert: EUR 1,773.00
• Examination of reference qualification: EUR 417.00
• Authenticity check: EUR 145.00

Expenses

• 1. up to 50 copies: EUR 0.50 per sheet, from 51 copies EUR 0.15 per sheet
• Authentication of licence to practise or professional licence certificates: EUR 5.00 for one copy, reduction of up to half for each additional copy possible

Submit your application for licensure in writing on the prescribed form.

• The authority will confirm receipt of the application and inform you of any documents that may still be missing.
• Submit the application documents to the competent authority.
• If the examination is positive, the licence to practise medicine will be issued and handed over to you against acknowledgement of receipt or sent to you by post.

• Application processing: up to 3 months after complete submission of the application documents
• Examination of substantial differences ("equivalence examination") for applicants from third countries:
  generally up to 4 months after submission of the complete documents and expert opinions

Note: Especially if an expert is consulted, the processing time may be considerably longer.

• Acknowledgement of receipt: 1 month
• Notification: within 3 months

after submission of the complete, verifiable application documents

Exercise of the profession in the case of foreign nationality

Nationals of another EU member state or another EEA contracting state may practise the profession of dentistry using the corresponding professional title without a licence to practise or without a permit to practise temporarily if they provide their professional activity as a temporary and occasional service within the meaning of Article 50 of the EC Treaty (EG-Vertrag). However, they are subject to the obligation to register and to verification.

The same applies to third-country nationals if their training has been recognised as equivalent by the competent authority.

Appeal (details on the procedure in the decision)