Long time, no post friends. I am back now and newly committed to updating! Let me catch you up on whats been going down in Central Europe.
After my last post I put all my resources into finding out the appearantly closely held secret of obtaining a Czech Dental License.
I dug out all of the intricacies of this endeavor and am now a wealth of information for any foreign trained dentist wishing to practice. My good friend Martina who is dentist here in Prostejov helped me beyond measure. Without her I do not think I would have been able to get any information because the bureaucracy is next to impossible to navigate without a native Czech speaker.
To obtain a license one must take a series of 2 tests. The first test covers all the same information covered on the American dental board exams but also includes a section on the Czech insurance system and Czech law.
After passing this test you work under the supervision of a licensed dentist for 5 months and complete 5 case studies. After 5 months the supervising dentist writes a letter to the ministry of health on your behalf and you can set up a date for the second test. The second test is an oral exam that must be conducted in Czech. At this time you will present one of your 5 case studies and answer a series of questions from a board of 6 dentists. If these questions are answered to their satisfaction then you pass and are granted a dental license.
The request to take the exam must be sent in with all of the paper work which includes a background check no older than 90 days and a translated copy of your diploma. The first test is offered in September and March.
Unfortunately I missed the cut off and will be leaving in April so practicing is out of the question. I have made some great contacts through my understanding of this process and will continue to observe and learn from my Czech colleagues!
Martina gave me a great tour of the Olomouc Dental School and Medical Campus. It is a great facility and reminds me so much of my time at CU.
Pre-Docs hard at work!
This is one of the operatories in the building from the pic above.
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