Will have no experience of working with a dental therapist, an orthodontic therapist, or a clinical dental technician in Italy; May not appreciate professional indemnity is compulsory in the UK; May not be vaccinated against hepatitis B; May not appreciate that amalgam separators are mandatory in the UK. In some dental schools may have treated very few patients in person before qualifying. Number of registered dentists: 3,773 Country : Lithuania Population: 3,299,000 (2011) (2012) Number of active dentists: 3,773 (2012) Qualified overseas: 74 (2012) Number of dentists registered in the UK by 2007: 105 by 2008: 102 by 2009: 127 by 2010: 148 by 2011: 162 Background In 2012, there were 3,773 registered dentists, some 83 per cent of whom were female. About 20 per cent of the dentists work in the public service and about 80 per cent in private practices, (17). The active dental workforce is stable but increasing slowly. There is no reported unemployment among dentists. Approximately 200 dentists asked for a of Good Standing” to work abroad through “Certificate the years from 2004 to the end of 2006, but there is no a reliable source of information of how many of them have left Lithuania (5). The system of the State Social Insurance in Lithuania covers nearly all residents. It is based on the principle of solidarity. Some patients (children, the elderly and the disabled) may receive some or their entire oral healthcare free. Adults must pay for part or for all of the costs of their treatment, (5). Oral health care expenses may be reimbursed from or municipal and mandatory health insurance funds, supplemented by health insurance funds and contributions from patients. Only essential oral health care services are provided free of charge. The Ministry of Health sets the fees for the services provided by state, district and municipal institutions. Private fees are set by dentists themselves. Adult dental care in public dental service is partly funded by reimbursement from public insurance and partly paid for by the patient. Private oral health care must be covered in full by the patient (17). The Mandatory Health Insurance fund covers a fixed amount of money for prostheses for the retired and disabled.
Will have no experience of working with a dental therapist, an orthodontic therapist, or a clinical dental technician in Italy; May not appreciate professional indemnity is compulsory in the UK; May not be vaccinated against hepatitis B; May not appreciate that amalgam separators are mandatory in the UK. In some dental schools may have treated very few patients in person before qualifying. Country : Lithuania Population: 3,299,000 (2011) Number of registered dentists: 3,773 (2012) Number of active dentists: 3,773 (2012) Qualified overseas: 74 (2012) Number of dentists registered in the UK by 2007: 105 by 2008: 102 by 2009: 127 by 2010: 148 by 2011: 162 Background In 2012, there were 3,773 registered dentists, some 83 per cent of whom were female. About 20 per cent of the dentists work in the public service and about 80 per cent in private practices, (17). The active dental workforce is stable but increasing slowly. There is no reported unemployment among dentists. Approximately 200 dentists asked for a “Certificate of Good Standing” to work abroad through the years from 2004 to the end of 2006, but there is no a reliable source of information of how many of them have left Lithuania (5). The system of the State Social Insurance in Lithuania covers nearly all residents. It is based on the principle of solidarity. Some patients (children, the elderly and the disabled) may receive some or their entire oral healthcare free. Adults must pay for part or for all of the costs of their treatment, (5). Oral health care expenses may be reimbursed from or municipal and mandatory health insurance funds, supplemented by health insurance funds and contributions from patients. Only essential oral health care services are provided free of charge. The Ministry of Health sets the fees for the services provided by state, district and municipal institutions. Private fees are set by dentists themselves. Adult dental care in public dental service is partly funded by reimbursement from public insurance and partly paid for by the patient. Private oral health care must be covered in full by the patient (17). The Mandatory Health Insurance fund covers a fixed amount of money for prostheses for the retired and disabled.
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