Approbation als Zahnärztin oder Zahnarzt beantragen

If you want to practice the dental profession in Germany without restrictions, you need a state license, the Approbation.

After your studies and specialist training, you can apply for a license to practice as a dentist. Once you have been granted a license to practice as a dentist, you are entitled to practice the dental profession in Germany independently and on your own responsibility.

The license is issued for an unlimited period of time and is valid for the entire Federal Republic of Germany.

• Proof of identity
• Birth certificate or a current extract from the parents' family register
• if applicable, marriage certificate/registered civil partnership (proof of name change)
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Official certificate of good conduct (document type O)
• The original or a certified copy of the dental examination certificate.
• Declaration as to whether criminal proceedings or a public prosecutor's investigation are pending against the applicant
• Medical certificate, which must not be older than one month, stating that the applicant is not medically unfit to practise the profession

The license to practice as a dentist is granted upon application if you:

• have completed the prescribed training and passed the state examination.
• have not been guilty of any conduct that makes you unworthy or unreliable to practise the medical profession
• are not unfit in health terms to practise the profession,
• have the German language skills required for practicing the profession.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

• You submit the application for licensure including all required documents to the competent authority
• The competent authority will confirm receipt of the application and receipt of the documents and certificates within one month and inform you which documents and certificates are missing.
• The competent licensing authority will check the licensing requirements.
• After a positive outcome, you will be sent a certificate of licensure against acknowledgement of receipt or with a certificate of service.

The competent authority shall decide on the application no later than three months after receipt of the required documents and certificates.

You do not have to observe any statutory deadlines when submitting your application.

There are no indications or special features.

Appeal (appeal may be excluded depending on state law), administrative court action

• Licensing as a dentist
• In order to be able to work as a dentist in Germany, a special professional license, the Approbation, is required
• The license to practice is issued upon application
• The prerequisite for the application in the procedure for regular licensure is training within the Federal Republic of Germany
• In the case of training completed abroad, equivalence must first be established.
• Competent authority: The competent authority is the authority of the country in which the applicant passed the dental examination.

State Office for Health and Social Affairs in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No