Dentists Act 1984

Section 15(2).

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. European Dental Qualifications

Part I U.K. Appropriate European Diplomas

[F1 1 (1) In this Part of this Schedule— U.K.

“Community Council Directive No. 78/686/EEC” means Community Council Directive No. 78/686/ EEC M1 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of practitioners in dentistry, as adapted, amended or extended by the Accession of Greece Act, Council Directive No. 81/1057/ EEC M2 , the Accession of Spain and Portugal Act, Council Directives Nos. 89/594/ EEC M3 and 90/658/ EECM4 , the EEA Agreement [F2 , the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act, Directive 2001/19/ EC [F3 , the Swiss Agreement and the Act of Accession 2003 ]];

“competent authority” means an authority or body designated by an EEA State in accordance with Community Council Directive No. 78/686/ EEC ;

“the Dental Training Directive” means Community Council Directive No. 78/687/ EEC M5 concerning the co-ordination of provisions in respect of activities of dental practitioners as amended by the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act [F4 , Directive 2001/19/ EC and the Act of Accession 2003];

“the implementation date” means—

(a) in the case of Greece, 1st January 1981;

(b) in the case of Portugal, 1st January 1986;

(c) in the case of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, 1st January 1994;

(d) in the case of Liechtenstein, 1st May 1995; F5 ...

[F6 (da) in the case of Switzerland, 1st June 2002; F7 ... ]

[F8 (db) in the case of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, 1st May 2004;]

(e) in the case of any other EEA State, the date notified by the State to the Commission as that on which it implemented the Dental Training Directive;

• “scheduled European diploma” means a diploma specified in Part II of this Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

“the Accession of Greece Act” means the Act annexed to the Treaty relating to the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Community signed at Athens on 28th May 1979M6 ;

“the Accession of Spain and Portugal Act” means the Act annexed to the Treaty relating to the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Community signed at Madrid and Lisbon on 12th June 1985;

“the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act” means the Act annexed to the Treaty relating to the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, signed at Corfu on 24th June 1994M7 , as adjusted by the Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1st January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new member States to the European Union.

[F9 “the Swiss Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons, signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999.]

[F10 “the Act of Accession 2003” means the Act annexed to the Treaty relating to the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the Adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded signed at Athens on 16th April 2003.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496, reg. 3(2)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2003) by The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148), reg. 6(6)(a)(i)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) substituted (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(a)(i)

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) substituted (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(a)(ii)

F5 Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) omitted (31.12.2003) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148), reg. 6(6)(a)(iii)

F6 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) inserted (31.12.2003) by The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148), reg. 6(6)(a)(iii)

F7 Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) omitted (18.8.2004) by virtue of European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(a)(iii)

F8 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(1) inserted (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(a)(iii)

F9 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) added (31.12.2003) by The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148), reg. 6(6)(b)

F10 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) inserted (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 O.J. No. L233, 24.8.78, p.1.

M2 O.J. No. L385, 31.12.81, p.25.

M3 O.J. No. L341, 23.11.89, p.19.

M4 O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.73.

M5 O.J. No. L233, 24.8.78, p.10.

M6 O.J. No. L291, 19.11.79, p.91.

M7 O.J. C241, 29.8.94, p.21. Norway did not ratify the Treaty.

[F11 2 U.K. Subject to paragraphs 3, 3A and 4 below, any diploma in dentistry granted in an EEA State is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act. ]

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(3)

3 U.K. A scheduled European diploma granted in [F12 an EEA State] before the implementation date or on or after that date where training of which the diploma is evidence was commenced by the holder before that date is not an appropriate European diploma for the said purposes unless the holder either—

(a) satisfies the registrar (by means of a certificate of the competent authority of that State or otherwise) that the diploma guarantees that his training satisfies the requirements laid down by the Dental Training Directive; or

(b) produces to the registrar a certificate of the competent authority of [F12 any EEA State] that he has lawfully practised dentistry for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of the certificate.

Textual Amendments

F12 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(4)

[F13 3A U.K. A diploma granted in an EEA State on or after the implementation date which is not evidence of training commenced by the holder before that date (not being a scheduled European diploma) is not an appropriate European diploma for the said purposes unless the holder produces to the registrar a certificate issued by the competent authority of the EEA State certifying that the diploma—

(a) was awarded following training which satisfies the requirements laid down by the Dental Training Directive; and

(b) is treated by that EEA State as if it were a scheduled European diploma. ]

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3A inserted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(5)

4 U.K. A diploma granted in [F14 an EEA State] before the implementation date or on or after that date where training of which that diploma is evidence was commenced by the holder before that date (and not being, in either case, a scheduled European diploma) is not an appropriate European diploma for the said purposes unless the holder produces to the registrar such a certificate as is mentioned in paragraph 3(b) [F15 or 3A]above.

Textual Amendments

F14 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(6)(a)

F15 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 inserted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(6)(b)

[F16 5 (1) Subject to paragraph 6 below, on or after the date notified to the Commission by Italy, Spain or Austria as that on which that State implemented Community Council Directive No. 78/686/ EEC , a diploma in medicine awarded in the State to a person who began medical training at a university before the relevant date is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act where that person produces to the registrar a certificate issued by the competent authority of the State certifying that— U.K.

(a) he has effectively, lawfully and principally practised dentistry in the State for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate; and

(b) he is authorised to practise dentistry under the same conditions as holders of the State’s scheduled European diploma.

(2) In this paragraph “ the relevant date ” means—

(a) 28th January 1980 in relation to Italy;

(b) 1st January 1986 in relation to Spain; and

(c) 1st January 1994 in relation to Austria.]

Textual Amendments

F16 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(7)

[F17 6 U.K. A person shall be excepted from satisfying the requirement referred to in paragraph 5(1)(a) above if he satisfies the registrar that he has successfully completed three years of study which are certified by the competent authority of the State concerned as being equivalent to the training referred to in Article 1 of the Dental Training Directive.]

Textual Amendments

F17 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(7)

[F18 6A. (1) A diploma in medicine awarded in Italy to a person who began medical training at a university on or after 28th January 1980 but not later than 31st December 1984 is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act where, subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, that person produces to the registrar a certificate issued by the competent authority in Italy certifying that— U.K.

(a) he has passed the specialist aptitude test set by that competent authority which demonstrates that he possesses a level of knowledge and skills comparable to those of a person holding the qualification listed for Italy in Part II of this Schedule;

(b) he has effectively, lawfully and principally practised dentistry in Italy for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate; and

(c) he is authorised to practise dentistry under the same conditions as a holder of the qualification listed for Italy in Part II of this Schedule.

(2) A person shall be excepted from satisfying the requirement referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above if he satisfies the registrar that he has successfully completed three years of study which are certified by the competent authority of Italy as being equivalent to the training referred to in Article 1 of the Dental Training Directive.]

Textual Amendments

F18 Sch. 2 para. 6A inserted (31.12.2003) by The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148) , regs. 1(1)(c) , 6(6)(c)

F19 [ 7 U.K. A diploma in dentistry which is evidence of training commenced before 3rd October 1990 and undertaken on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act if—

(a) the holder produces to the registrar a certificate of the competent authority of Germany certifying that he has effectively and lawfully practised dentistry in Germany for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate; and

(b) he is authorised to practise dentistry throughout the territory of Germany under the same conditions as holders of the German scheduled European diploma.]

Textual Amendments

F19 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 7 inserted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496 , reg. 3(7)

[F20 8. (1) A diploma in dentistry which— U.K.

(a) is evidence of training that commenced before the date specified in column (a) of the table below in the territory specified in the corresponding entry in column (b) of that table; or

(b) was awarded by the state (or former state) specified in column (b) of that table before the date specified in the corresponding entry in column (a) of that table,

is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act if the holder produces to the registrar the certificates specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The certificates specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a) a certificate of the competent authority of the EEA State specified in the corresponding entry in column (c) of the table stating that he has effectively and lawfully practised dentistry in that EEA State for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate; and

(b) a certificate from the competent authority of that EEA State stating that that diploma has, on its territory, the same legal validity as regards access to and practice of the dental profession as the scheduled European diploma specified in relation to that State.

Column (a)	Column (b)	Column (c)
20th August 1991	Former Soviet Union	Estonia
21st August 1991	Former Soviet Union	Latvia
11th March 1990	Former Soviet Union	Lithuania
25th June 1991	Yugoslavia	Slovenia

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 2 paras. 8-10 added (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(c)

9. U.K. A diploma in medicine awarded in the Czech Republic or in the former Czechoslovakia which is evidence of university medical training commenced before 1st May 2004 is an appropriate European Diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act if the holder produces to the registrar a certificate of the competent authority of the Czech Republic certifying that he—

(a) has—

(i) effectively, lawfully and principally been engaged, in the Czech Republic, in the activities specified in Article 5 of the Dental Training Directive for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of that certificate, or

(ii) successfully completed three years of study which are equivalent to the training referred to in Article 1 of the Dental Training Directive; and

(b) is authorised to practise the activities referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) under the same conditions as holders of the scheduled European diploma specified in relation to the Czech Republic.

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 2 paras. 8-10 added (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(c)

10. U.K. A diploma in medicine awarded in Slovakia or in the former Czechoslovakia which is evidence of university medical training commenced before 1st May 2004 is an appropriate European diploma for the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of this Act if the holder produces to the registrar a certificate of the competent authority of Slovakia certifying that he—

(a) has—

(i) effectively, lawfully and principally been engaged, in Slovakia, in the activities specified in Article 5 of the Dental Training Directive for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the date of issue of that certificate, or

(ii) successfully completed three years of study which are equivalent to the training referred to in Article 1 of the Dental Training Directive; and

(b) is authorised to practise the activities referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) under the same conditions as holders of the scheduled European diploma specified in relation to Slovakia.]

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 2 paras. 8-10 added (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(c)

[F21 PART II U.K. SCHEDULED EUROPEAN DIPLOMAS

Textual Amendments

F21 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2003) by the European Qualifications (health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3148), regs. 1(1)(c), 6(7), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

Country	Title of qualification	Awarding body	Certificate accompanying qualification
Austria	Bescheid über die Verleihung des akademischen Grades “Doktor der Zahnheilkunde”	Medizinische Fakultät der Universität
Belgium	— Diploma van tandarts — Diplôme de licencié en science dentaire	1. De universiteiten/les universités 2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap/le Jury compétent d'enseignement de la Communauté française
[F22 Cyprus	Πιστοποιητικό Σγγραφής Οδοντίατρου	Οδοντιατρικό Συμβούλιο]
[F22 Czech Republic	Diplom o ukončení studia ve studijnním programu zubní lékařství (doktor zubního lékařství, Dr.med.Dent.)	Lékařská fakulta univerzity v České republice	Vysvědčení o státní rigorózni zkoušce]
Denmark	Bevis for tandlægeeksamen (odontologisk kandidateksamen)	Tandlægehøjskolerne, Sundhedsvidenskabeligt universitetsfakultet	Autorisation som tandlæge, udstedt af Sundhedsstyrelsen
[F22 Estonia	Diplom hambaarstiteaduse õppekava läbimise kohta	Tartu Ülikool]
Finland	Hammaslääketieteen lisensiaatin tutkinto/odontologie licentiatexamen	1. Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet 2. Oulun yliopisto 3. Turun yliopisto	Terveydenhuollon oikeusturvakeskuksen päätös käytännön palvelun hyväksymisestä/Beslut av Rättsskyddscentralen för hälsovården om godkännande av praktisk tjänstgöring
France	Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en chirurgie dentaire	Universités
Germany	Zeugnis über die Zahnärztliche Prüfung	Zuständige Behörden
Greece	Πτυχίο Οδοντιατρικής	Πανεπιστήμιο
[F22 Hungary	Fogorvos oklevél (doctor medicinae dentariae, abbrev.: dr.med.dent.)	Egyetem]
Iceland	Próf frá tannlæknadeild Háskóla Íslands	Tannlæknadeild Háskóla Íslands
Ireland	Bachelor in Dental Science (B.Dent.Sc)/Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)/Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS)	Universities/Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Italy	Diploma di laurea in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria	Università	Diploma di abilitazione all'esercizio dell'odontoiatria e protesi dentaria
[F22 Latvia	Zobārsta diploms	Universitātes tipa augstskola	Rezidenta diploms par zobārsta pēcdiploma izglītības programmas pabeigšanu, ko izsniedz universitātes tipa augstskola un "Sertifikāts"— kompetentas iestādes izsniegts dokuments, kas apliecina, ka persona ir nokārtojusi sertifikācijas eksāmenu zobārstniecībā]
Liechtenstein	The diplomas, certificates and other titles awarded in another EEA State and listed in this Part of Schedule 2		Certificate on the completed practical training issued by the competent authorities
[F22 Lithuania	Aukštojo mokslo diplomas, nurodantis suteiktą gydytojo odontologo kvalifikaciją	Universitetas	Internatūros pažymėjimas, nurodantis suteiktą gydytojo odontologo profesinę kvalifikaciją]
Luxembourg	Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en médecine dentaire	Jury d'examen d'Etat
[F22 Malta	Lawrja fil-Kirurġija Dentali	Università 'ta' Malta]
Netherlands	Universitair getuigschrift van een met goed gevolg afgelegd tandartsexamen	Faculteit Tandheelkunde
Norway	Vitnemål for fullført grad candidata/candidatus odontologiae, short form: cand. odont.	Odontologisk universitetsfakultet
[F22 Poland	Dyplom ukończenia studiówwyźszych z tytulem "lekarz dentysta"	1. Akademia Medyczna, 2. Uniwersytet Medyczny, 3. Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego	Lekarsko— Dentystyczny Egzamin Państwowy]
Portugal	Carta de curso de licenciatura em medicina dentária	Faculdade/Institutos Superiores
[F22 Slovakia	Vysokoškolský diplom o udelení akademického titulu "doktor zubného lekárstva" (“MDDr.”)	Vysoká škola]
[F22 Slovenia	Diploma, s katero se podeljuje strokovni naslov "doktor dentaine medicine/doctorica dentalne medicine"	Univerza	Potr o opravljenem strokovnem izpitu za poklic zobozdravik/zobozdravnica]
Spain	Título de Licenciado en Odontología	El rector de una Universidad
Sweden	Tandläkarexamen	Universitetet i Umeå Universitetet i Göteborg Karolinska Institutet Malmö Högskola	Endast för examensbevis som erhållits före den 1 juli 1995, ett utbildningsbevis som utfärdats av Socialstyrelsen
Switzerland	Titulaire du diplôme fédéral de médecin-dentiste, eidgenössisch diplomierter Zahnarzt, titolare di diploma federale di medico-dentista	The Département fédéral de l'intérieur]

Textual Amendments

F22 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table: entries inserted (18.8.2004) by European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1947), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(d)