This questions reached us from the community:
Hallo every one my name is shakirullah from Afghanistan and i am New here since 2 months ago in ausborg Germany I am graduated from Stomatolgy Dentist doctor have 4 year experience and I don't no how to start ? and I have all dacomnt in my hand
Dear Zalmai10
Thank you for reaching out to us.
It is great that you want to keep working as a dentist in Germany as well!
Firstly, you will need to check if your university and your degree are already acknowledged in Germany. Therefore youc an have a look at the database, anabin, if your degree is listed. Best would be if your university is listed as H+ and your degree is mentioned "equivalent". Don't worry, if it is not. You can still apply for an acknowledgement process. Therefore you can reach out to IQ network in Augsburg, who can support you during the process. Please find their contact details as followed:
IQ Anerkennungs- und Qualifizierungsberatung Augsburg
anerkennungsberatung@tuerantuer.de
+49 821 455 10 90
Consultation hours via telephone:
Monday 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Tuesday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Additionally, there is another step: In Germany the occupation as a dentist is regulated, which means that not only your degree has to be acknowledged but also you need to get a so-called approbation to be able to start as a dentist. You can apply for the issuance of an approbation in the relevant federal state. In your case this is in Munich: https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/en/interest/finder/result?arr…
Among other things, you will have to prove the equivalence of your degree and later Germany language skills as well. On the website of Oberbayern, you can find the rest of the required documents: https://www.regierung.oberbayern.bayern.de/aufgaben/37198/244210/leistu…
Please let me know if you need support finding your university and your degree on the database or have further questions.