Longueuil, QC
Organisational Structure The Federal Assembly is the highest descision-making body of Austrian Dental Chamber. It is composed of delegates designed by the nine Landeszahnärztekammern (regional dental chambers). The Federal Board of the Austrian Dental Chamber is composed of the Austrian Dental Chamber-President, the three Vize-Presidents and the Austrian Dental Chamber-Treasurer.dentiste à Longueuil Each Landeszahnärztekammer has as its own highest decision-making body an federal state assembly, consisting of elected delegates. The federal state board of each Landeszahnärztekammer consists of the President, one or two Vice-President(s) and the Treasurer. General information The Austrian Dental Chamber is the competent authority for the registration in the list of dental practitioners, which is necessary for being allowed to work in Austria. Working in Austria without being registered in the list of dental practitioners or employing such persons is an administrative offence, punishable by a fine. It may also be subject to personal liability consequences under criminal and civil law. Prerequisites a. Diploma acquired in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland The Austrian Dental Chamber is the competent authority for the recognition of equivalence of a diploma for dental practitioners acquired in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland (regulated by §§ 7, 9 ZÄG and the “Zahnärzte-EWR-Qualifikationsnachweis-Verordnung 2008”). b. Diploma acquired in a third country If you have a diploma acquired outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, which has been recognized in an EEA-country and you can proof minimum three years of practice during the past 5 years in an EEA-country (other than Austria), the diploma can be recognized by the Austrian Dental Chamber. If you have a diploma acquired outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, which has not been recognized in an EEA-Country or you can’t proof minimum three years of practice during the past 5 years in an EEA-country (other than Austria), you need to do the recognition process (so-called “Nostrifikation”) at one of the Medical Universities. This request should be addressed directly to one of the Medical Universities in Vienna, Graz or Innsbruck (more information and forms you can find on the internet Procedure A written application has to be submitted in person. If the requirements are fulfilled (after the recognition of diploma or after having successfully finished the “Nostrifikation"), the applicant will be registered in the list of dental practitioners. Therefore the applicant must contact the Dental Chamber of that federal state where he/she wants to work (“Landeszahnärztekammer”). The recognition process can be expected to take three month after the submission of all the required documents. If the automatic recognition because of Directive 2005/36/EC is not possible, the recognition process can be expected to take four month after the submission of all the required documents.