| Information to work in this country is available from: |
Swedish Dental Hygienists' Association
Box 38401, 10064 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46-8-4424460 · Fax: +46-8-4424480
www.tandhygienistforening.a.se · sthf@srat.se
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| Procedures and/or documents that are necessary to be able to work in this country: |
Hygienists must send a copy of their diploma or certificate with a copy of their curriculumto the licensing body. If training is considered equivalent to that in Sweden, permission is given to practice. Some applicants may need to take a course to meet the requirements.
Dental Hygienist education programs are available at eight schools:
Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm and at the universities of Gothenburg, Karlstad, Falun, Jönköping, Umeå, Kristianstad and Malmö.
www.studera.nu
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| Official licensing body in the country: |
National Board of Health and Welfare
BU enheten, 10630 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46-75-247 3000 · Fax: +46-247 3252
www.sos.se
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| Special conditions that may apply for hygienists that obtain employment: |
Hygienists that are accepted and licensed, may work without supervision. Hygienists accepted and not licensed, may work with supervision.
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| Contact for Work Permit and/or Visa: |
The Swedish Embassy/Consulate in the country of residence.
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| Is a job offer required before a Work Permit/Visa is issued? |
Not if the applicant is from the EU or the Nordic countries. Not if the applicant has a close relative living in Sweden and requires a resident permit. Not when the applicant requires a resident permit for studies.
Yes, if the applicant is not from the EU or Nordic countries and requires a work permit.
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| Main local and/or official language(s): |
Swedish and Finnish. It is necessary to be fluent in Swedish. Hygienists may be asked to sit a national test in Swedish.
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| Are hygienists qualified overseas required to sit the country's national examination? |
No.
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| Information on the local working environment: |
Full time work consists of 40 hours per week. 55% of hygienists work in the public sector, 42% work in the private sector. 3% are independent practitioners.
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| Standard tasks that hygienists are allowed to undertake in the country: |
- Examination of patient
- Recording and interpretation of oral health status
- Treatment planning regarding dental hygiene
- Preventive oral health information and motivation
- Preventive and therapeutic measures including fluoride and anti-microbial agents, fissure sealants
- Sub and supra gingival scaling, polishing
- Local anaesthesia
- Development and application of health programmes for all ages
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| Further information: |
Job opportunities are fairly good at present and in the near future we can’t see that it will change.
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| Country Statistics |
| Total Population |
9,000,000
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| Number of Dental Hygienists, Female / Male |
3,300 / 50
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| Number of Dentists |
7,600
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| Number of Dental Hygiene Schools / Students per year |
8 / 200
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| Practicing Dental Hygienists: Full-time / Part-time |
2,760 / 600
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| Dental Hygienists in private sector / public sector |
900 / 1,600
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| Number of Dental Hygienists in independent practice |
230
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| Number of Dental Hygienists practicing as Educators |
50 |
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| Links to related web sites: |
WHO Oral Health: Country/Area Profile Programme
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| Information based on data received by IFDH in: |
2004
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Sweden
