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Austria

Information to work in this country is available from

www.dentalhygienists.at

Procedures and/or documents that are necessary to be able to work in this country

Work permit in Austria for non EU citizens.

Official licensing body in the country

None. Prefession is not regulated.

Special conditions that may apply for hygienists that obtain employment:

Contact for Work Permit and/or Visa

First find a dentist that will hire who will apply for permit.

Is a job offer required before a Work Permit/Visa is issued?

For non EU Citizens.

Main local and/or official language(s)

German.

Are hygienists qualified overseas required to sit the country's national examination?

No. There is no examination.

Information on the local working environment

Generally good opportunitues if one finds an employer.

Standard tasks that a hygienist is allowed to undertake in the country

All tasks except local anaesthesia ore restorative functions unless permitted by dentist.

Contry Statistics

Total Population	8,000,000
Number of Dental Hygienists, Female / Male	10 / 0
Number of Dentists	3,500
Number of Dental Hygiene Schools / Students per year	0 / 0
Practicing Dental Hygienists: Full-time / Part-time	0 / 10
Number of Dental Hygienists in private sector / public sector	10 / 0
Number of Dental Hygienists practicing as Clinicians	10
Number of Dental Hygienists practicing as Educators	4
Hygienists practicing as Administrators and/or Consultants	1
Number of Dental Hygienists in other practice settings

Information based on data received by IFDH in:

2011

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