Compact Course Preparation Dental Knowledge Test

Objective

This course prepares foreign dentists for the Professional Knowledge Test to obtain the German medical license (Approbation).

Course contents

The test conditions and the handling of the test questions will be introduced. The main subjects of the Dental Knowledge Test will be taught and knowledge test questions will be dealt with.

Practical training

In the dental practice laboratory, the practical skills in dental simulation units with phantom heads are intensively trained in a two-week practical course under the guidance of specialist lecturers (six training units per day).

The practical part always takes place in Freiburg (also for courses in Essen)!

Teaching materials

The following textbooks are included in the course fees:

• Einführung in die Zahnerhaltung

Teachers

Teachers are qualified dentists or professors with a corresponding degree (German approbation) and pedagogical aptitude.

Participation requirements

• Degree in dentistry
• Recognized language certificate B2 (FIA, Telc, Goethe or ÖSD – confirmation of participation is not sufficient)
• Recognized professional language certificate C1 (FIA or Dentists' Chamber – a confirmation of participation is not sufficient)
  Note: If you do not have a recognized professional language certificate, you can sign up here for the Patient Communication Test (PCT) C1 Dentistry at the FIA.

Examination

After completing the course, the Knowledge Test should be taken at the responsible licensing authority.

Certificate of attendance

After completing the course (with attendance at least 80%), the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Evaluation

For quality assurance, the course will be evaluated by the participants and the teachers.