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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL STUDENTS No. 2, 2018

Now a bit about dentistry in Estonia. Both dentistry and medicine can be studied in our oldest university, namely the University of Tartu. The dental faculty was officially opened in 1938 and is now functioning as the Dental Institute of the university. One course consists of 32 students; at the One course consists of 32 students; at the moment we do not have an international course but definitely in the future, it will be also possible to study dentistry in English. It takes 5 years of studies to become a dentist in Estonia with the studies divided between 2 years of mostly general medicine followed by 3 years of mainly dental subjects. by 3 years of mainly dental subjects. Students can start working on patients from the third year and after graduation they can go to work in a clinic or open their own private office. There are also various postgraduate specializations a graduate can apply for: pedodontics, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontology, maxillofacial surgery, periodontology, prosthodontics, orthodontics. The specializations are highly competitive to get accepted to, as only a few spots are open every 2-3 years. The Estonian Dental Association was founded in 1921. It unites dentists in Estonia- organizes various courses, stands for dentists’ rights and various courses, stands for dentists’ rights and helps them in various professional matters. It is not compulsory for dentists to be members of the EDA but rather warmly recommended as it also grants them malpractice insurance. The Estonian Dental Students’ Association was founded after Estonia became independent again in 1991. The EstDSA unites all dental students, stands for their rights, organizes courses and social events. Each spring we have a big dental conference for students and dentists, last year it was also students and dentists, last year it was also international for the first time with lecturers and participants coming from all over Europe. The association joined IADS in 2015 and EDSA in 2016. We actively participate each year in organizing local and national campaigns for World Oral Health Day, we have also joined other prevention-related campaigns such as other prevention-related campaigns such as the Mouth Action Month in November. On a national level, the association works hard on prophylaxis, going regularly to kindergartens and schools to teach children about oral health. Estonia is a small yet very diverse country. Dentistry in general is at a very good level, Dentistry in general is at a very good level, most of our clinics are equipped with the newest technology and knowledge. The EstDSA is very happy to be a part of the IADS and plans to organize more events for our international colleagues to come and witness this beautiful country named Estonia. AVE POLD /ESTONIA Estonia IADS MAGAZINE 16

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