1. Research and results

2.  20 EU countries / 12 EU countries

3.  How many years of study for dental technicians in EU countries?  Number of schools for dental technicians  What are you allowed to do for work by law with the diploma?

4.  Value added tax – VAT  How many associations of dental technicians are in the country?  Registration as health workers  Credit points system to confirm the licence

5.  Secondary school  Bologna system  Other system

6.  Licence or Bachelor degree – BSc 3 years  Master degree – MA 1 year or 2 years  Doctorate degree – PhD 3 years ECTS-European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

7. CountrySecondary school BScMAPhDOther System Belgium3---- Croatia4---- Czech Rep.4---3 Denmark2,5---2 Greece242-- Italy5---- Luxemburg4---3(MA) Netherlands4---5-6 Norway3--- Slovak Rep.-3--- Slovenia43--- Sweden-31-24-

8. CountryYEAR Belgium3 Croatia4 Czech Republic7 Denmark4,5 Greece8 Italy5 Luxemburg4 Netherlands9 or 10 Norway3 Slovak Republic3 Slovenia7 Sweden9 or 10

10. CountrySecondary school BScMAPhDOther System BelgiumN---- CroatiaP/N---- Czech Rep.N---P/N DenmarkN---N GreeceP/NNN-- ItalyP/N---- LuxemburgN---N Netherlands N---P Norway N--- Slovak Rep.-P--- SloveniaNN--- Sweden-NNN-

11. CountrySecond. school BScMAPhDOther System Population / milions Belgium11----10,4 Croatia6---*-4,4 Czech Rep.11---910,9 Denmark1---15,5 Greece2011--10,4 Italy52----58 Luxemburg---0,5 Netherlands 2establ.--16,7 Norway 11---4,6 Slovak Rep.-1---5,4 Slovenia11---2 Sweden-4* -9

13. Belgium  Secondary school (Sec.s.): all dental technicians by prescription of dentists, dental surgions and maxillofacial surgeons Croatia  Sec.s.: as dental technician

14. Czech Republic  Sec.s. : as dental assistant  Other system (Oth.s.): as dental technician Denmark  Sec.s.: no patients work  Oth.s.: work with patients

15. Greece  Sec.s.: as dental assistant  BSc : manager in dental laboratory  MA : academic career Italy  Sec.s.: as dental technician

16. Luxemburg  Sec.s.:  Oth.s.: Netherlands  Sec.s.: nothing you can do without the diploma  Oth.s.: as dental technician

17. Norway  Sec.s.: as dental technician  BSc : manager in dental laboratory, assistent in high school, works you are qualificated for in education for dental technician Slovak Republic  Sec.s.: /  BSc : as dental technician

18. Slovenia  Sec.s.: as dental technician  BSc : manager in dental laboratory, assistent in high school, works you are qualificated-pretentiousness prosthetics work Sweden  Sec.s.: /  BSc,MA, PhD: as dental technician everything according to directive 93/42 EEG

20. CountryIncoming VAT YesNoOutcoming VAT YesNo Belgium210 Croatia230 Czech Republic 10 in 200 Denmark250 Greece23 or 90 Italy4 metal&teeth 20 other material 0 Luxemburg Netherlands190 Norway8 -250 Slovak Republic 200 Slovenia200 Sweden250

21. Country AssociationsPopulation / milions Belgium110,4 Croatia14,4 Czech Republic110,9 Denmark15,5 Greece110,4 Italy558 Luxemburg10,5 Netherlands216,7 Norway144,6 Slovak Republic15,4 Slovenia12 Sweden19

22. Country Yes No Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Greece Italy Luxemburg Netherlands This year Norway Slovak Republic Slovenia Sweden

23. Country yes noCredit points / years Belgium Croatia60/6 Czech Republic40/6 Denmark Greece Italy Luxemburg NetherlandsNext year Norway Slovak Republic50/5 Slovenia Sweden

24. European Higher Education Area Mean to ensure more:  Comparable  Compatible  Coherent system of higher Education in Europe

25. If you think, what you always think, and do, what you always do, then you will get, what YOU always get. (Nikola Tesla)

26. Thank you for your attention! Mirjana Zagoričnik Venice, May, 2011