Recently, Turkish law allows doctors with a dental degree from outside Turkey to work in Turkey
Whether in private or government hospitals, after making their own equation, but they do not have the right to open private clinics until after
Obtaining Turkish citizenship
Steps for equivalency of a dental degree in Turkey
First: the general equation test
In the beginning, the applicant for the equivalency of the Bachelor of Dentistry certificate must take the equivalency test in Turkey, which is the STS test, which is a general test for what was studied during the bachelor’s stage.
Test components
The test consists of approximately 80 questions and a duration of two and a half hours. The questions are multiple-choice, and the degree of success is from 40 to 50. It must be noted that every 4 wrong answers delete a correct answer and are distributed as follows:
Prosthetic Dental Treatment 10 Q
Dentistry Clinic 10 Q
Restorative Tooth Treatment 10 Q
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery 10 Q
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology 10 Q
Periodontology 10 Q
Orthodontics 10 Q
Endodontics 10 Q
Pediatric Dentistry 10 Q
Test timing
The test is conducted once a year in the month of September and is conducted at the YOK Ministry of Higher Education in Ankara.
Test language
The test is done exclusively in Turkish, so the applicant must have sufficient knowledge of the Turkish language.
Test costs
The cost of the test is about 45 to 60 dollars.
How to apply for the test
The test is submitted online via the OSYM website
Documents required to apply for a bachelor’s equivalency in Turkey
• High School Certificate and Transcript of Marks
• Permanent Bachelor’s Degree (Carton version)
• Transcript
• Certificate of Excellence
• Certificate of number of hours
• A fake work contract from a hospital and there are many offices that do this contract at an average cost of 300 to 500 liras.
• Registration form to be printed through the following website of the Ministry of Higher Education
Secondly, the DUS specialization test
After the student passes the general equivalency test, in the event that the student wishes to work for a master’s degree in a specific field of dentistry, the student must pass a test to determine the specialization he wishes to study, which is called the DUS test.
Definition of specialization:
It is a specialization test for foreign students who want to do a master’s degree in one of the fields of dentistry in Turkey. It is a reference to the phrase Diş hekimliği Uzmanlık Sınavı, which means the equivalent of medical specialization.
Test work times
The test is held once a year in September and is held at the YOK Ministry of Higher Education in Ankara.
Test language
The test is done exclusively in Turkish, so the applicant must be familiar with the Turkish language
Test costs
The cost of the test ranges from 45 to 60 dollars
How to apply for the test
The test is submitted online via the OSYM website
Test components
The test consists of 120 multiple-choice questions, 40 of which are in basic subjects, and the answer time is two and a half hours, and 80 of them are in clinical subjects, and the answer time is two and a half hours as well.
The basic subjects of the DUS test
Anatomy
Histology
Embryology
Biyochimestry
Microbiology
Pathology
Pharmachology
Physiology
Clinical materials in the DUS test
Prosthetic Dental Treatment
Dentistry Clinic
Restorative Tooth Treatment
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology
Periodontology
Orthodontics
Endodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Note: The score that the student obtains in the test is what determines for him which department he can join, knowing that there are specific specializations for non-Turks, which are:
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery
Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology
Pediatric Dentistry
Endodontics
Orthodontics
Periodontology
Prosthetic Dental Treatment
Restorative Tooth Treatment
Documents required to apply for the DUS test
High school diploma and transcript
Permanent Bachelor’s Certificate (cartoon version)
Transcript
Excellence Certificate
Certificate of number of hours
STS Equivalency Test Certificate
A fake work contract from a government or private hospital, and there are many offices that make this contract at an average cost of 300 to 500 pounds.
The registration form is to be printed through the following website of the Ministry of Higher Education
https://www.yok.gov.tr/ar
Dental Certificate Equivalency in Turkey
Read also: Study medicine in Turkish universities
Dental Certificate Equivalency in Turkey
