title: [The current status in obtaining a license for the practice of dentistry in the European Union and the United States of America].
abstract: Present regulations on the issuance of dental licenses are very different between the United States of America and the European Community. Two different mechanisms attempt to arrive at the fairest possible solution: licenses controlled by either national and/or local examinations in the United States, and licensing by credentials in the European Community. Both are compared and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Escuela de Odontología, San Juan 00936-5067.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machuca y Portillo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machuca
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bullón
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D008005:Licensure, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States