2. Dr. Gintaras Janužis LITHUANIAN DENTAL CHAMBER LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF DENTISTRY IN LITHUANIA

3. DENTIST – A SPECIALIST OR NOT? WHAT IS THE LIMIT OF P R OFESSIONALITY?

4. HISTORY AND TODAY: WHAT IS CHANGING? WHAT DETERMINES THE SPECIALIZATIONS? SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, NEED, ADMINISTRATION.

5. ENDODONTOLOGIST PROSTHODONTIST ORTHODONTIST PERIODONTOLOGIST ORAL SURGEON PAEDIATRIC DENTIST OTHERS

6. ENDODONTOLOGIST PROSTHODONTIST ORTHODONTIST PERIODONTOLOGIST ORAL SURGEON (MFS) PAEDIATRIC DENTIST OTHERS

7. TYPES OF SPECIALTIES AND NUMBERS IN EACH EU Manual of Dental Practice version 4.1. (2009)

8. MAJOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES EU Manual of Dental Practice version 4.1. (2009)

9. SMALLER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES EU Manual of Dental Practice version 4.1. (2009)

10. MORE IS BETTER ?

11. POSTGRADUATE POSITION

12. QUESTION ??? Do we know professional needs? NO Is need of specialists examinated? NO Does the strategy of government on this position exist? NO

13. QUESTION ??? What is the motivation for postgraduate study? Improving the knovledge base. Lack of experience. Low-skill. Basic study of high-quality?

14. BASIC STUDY theoretical knowledge practical observations practical training practical skills practical experience

15. PROFESSIONAL STANDARTS theoretical knowledge practical observations practical training practical skills practical experience

16. BASIC STUDIES OF DENTISTRY AND PROFESSIONAL STANDART TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

17. DISCUSSION Basic education quality Theory and Practice Professional standard size Skills necessary to manipulate The need for professional qualifications

18. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of dental care The need for professional qualifications The limit of expansion for professional standards

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