Section 1: Practice of the profession by students

Dental surgery students who are not interns may be authorised to practise dentistry under the conditions laid down in article L. 4141-4, for a period running from the date of obtaining the certificate of clinical and therapeutic synthesis and validation of the third year of the second cycle of odontological studies until the end of the calendar year following validation of the sixth year of studies. Students who are interns…

The authorisation is issued by the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre des chirurgiens-dentistes of the département in which the dental surgeon whom the student is replacing or whose assistant he is is practising, which informs the State services. The replacement authorisation is issued for a maximum period of three months. It is renewable under the same conditions and for the same maximum period. The period of authorisation is extended after the…

The conseil départemental de l’ordre may only give a favourable opinion if the student applicant has passed the fifth year examination in France, offers the necessary guarantees of good character and does not have any infirmity or pathological condition incompatible with the practice of the profession. The existence of any infirmity or pathological condition is established, where applicable, under the conditions set out in article R. 4124-3. Reasons shall be…