Specialist in dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine
The training to become a dentist in Austria traditionally included studying medicine and a subsequent three-year course to become a specialist in dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine .
The basis for these courses was the ordinance of the Federal Ministry for Education in agreement with the Federal Ministry for Social Administration of September 26, 1925, regarding the regulation of training as a dentist , which was raised to the legal level by Federal Law BGBl. No. 184/1986 . The course was set up at the medical faculties of the Universities of Graz , Innsbruck and Vienna . The prerequisite for admission to the course was the completion of medical studies with the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. Univ.). Since this specialization was based on medical studies, the specialists in dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine were subject to the Doctors Act and were members of the medical associations .
Since the law of the European Union sees dentists and doctors as two separate professional groups and stipulates that dentists must have completed their own degree in dentistry, Austria created this degree in 1997 (the University Studies Act came into force ). Accordingly, the training to become a specialist in dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine could only be completed by people who began studying medicine before January 1, 1994 (when Austria joined the EEA ). The courses were closed by Federal Law BGBl. I No. 91/2002 , so new participants could not be accepted.
The specialists for dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine are on an equal footing with dentists with a degree in dentistry. In particular, you are also entitled to use the professional title “dentist”. However, you can continue to use your previous job title.
On January 1, 2006, the Dentists Act came into force, which completes the separation of the professions of doctor and dentist. The Dentists Act applies to dentists, specialists in dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine and to the remaining dentists . With the Austrian Chamber of Dentists , a separate professional representation was established from the medical associations, in which the dentists, the specialists for dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine and the dentists are organized.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Education in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Social Administration of September 26, 1925, regarding the regulation of training as a dentist in the version of January 1, 2004 in the federal legal information system.