“Approbation” in Germany as a dentist graduated from Poland
Hello everyone,
I will be graduating this year from the English division of a DMD program in Poland, and I’m planning to work as a dentist in Germany afterward.
However, the mandatory internship (“staż”) required to obtain a full license in Poland is currently an issue for me, and I’m trying to find a solution. As far as I understand, in Germany, to obtain “Approbation” as an EU graduate, you need to hold a full license in the country where you completed your education (is that correct?). The problem is that completing the staż in Poland within the English program is quite expensive, so I’m looking for alternatives at the moment.
So far, I’ve come across a couple of possible options:
Completing the staż in Germany and having it recognized in Poland, so that I can then be fully licensed and recognized in Germany.
Working in Ireland (where staż is not required) for a few years and then applying to Germany with proof of professional experience.
If anyone has gone through a similar path, I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you!
(P.S. I speak German, as I lived there as a child, so learning the language for the medical language exam is not a big problem)