Dentists in the Czech Republic: Accreditation and qualifications

There are over 8,000 dentists in the Czech Republic, and each must be registered with the Ministry of Health and the Czech Dental Chamber (CSK).

Dental training takes 5 years and takes place at university dental schools (Stomatologická klinika Lékarské fakulty). Dentists who qualified before 2004 will hold the same title as a Czech doctor – the MUDr, with their certificate annotated to read “Medicinae universae doctor in disciplina medicinae stomatologicae”. Since 2004, this has been changed to MDDR.

Following qualification there is a compulsory period of vocational training lasting a further 3 years before a dentist is licenced to practice independently, with onging compulsory requirements for continuing education.

Czech dentists can specialise in a range of fields, including Periodontology, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry or Orthodontics, receiving a Certificate of Proficiency.

There is further specialist training available leading to a diploma. This takes 3 years for orthodontics, leading to a qualification called Orthodontics:attestation in maxillo-facial orthopaedics Diplom o specializaci (voboru ortodoncie) and 6 years for oral-maxillo-facial surgery, leading to a qualification called Oral Surgery:attestation in oral and maxillofacial surgery Diplom o specializaci (v oboru orální a maxilofaciálníChirurgie).