Application For License

Service Description

Application For License

A person who wishes to receive a license to practice as a Dentist in Israel must successfully complete the government licensing examinations in this profession (both graduates of Israeli institutions and graduates of overseas institutions).

The procedure for obtaining a license to practice dentistry in Israel includes the following stages (detailed information appears below):

. Submission of an application for a license by the applicant, with the required documents attached
Assessment of the applicant’s eligibility to take the examination
Theoretical examination and practical examination
Temporary permit and Permanent license

1. Submitting an application for a license

The request must be sent, along with the required documents, by registered mail to the Medical Professions Licensing Department, Ministry of Health, as detail at "Service Details" below.

2. Assessment of the applicant’s eligibility to take the examination

The documents are assessed by the Medical Professions Licensing Department. Certification of the applicant’s eligibility to take the examination will be sent to the Dental Health Department, which in turn will send the applicant notification inviting him to the examination, as per the address available at the department.

3. Government Examination in Dentistry

The Dental Health Department holds the examinations twice a year (winter examination and summer examination). The examinations are published on the website.

The examinations are comprised of a theoretical examination and a practical examination (Stage I and Stage II examinations). An applicant who successfully completes the theoretical examination will receive an invitation to take the practical examination.

In the theoretical examination, the applicant may choose to take the examination in Hebrew or Arabic. Translations into other languages may also be possible.

A letter specifying the result of the examination (pass or fail), and the applicant’s eligibility to receive a license, will be sent to his home.

Inquiries can be made to the Dental Health Department.

Appeal against examination results
A person who wishes to appeal against the examination results may do so within 30 days of receiving the results. The appeal shall be made in writing to the Medical Professions Licensing Department.

Eligible applicants may receive a temporary permit or a permanent license as follows:

Temporary permit and permanent license

Temporary permit

Those who successfully complete the examinations (both stages) will be sent notification of their eligibility for a temporary permit together with a payment slip for the temporary permit fee of NIS 409 (this amount changes from time to time). It can be paid at the Postal Bank, or via the internet.

After payment of the fee, the temporary permit to practice dentistry for one year is issued. The permit will be sent by registered mail to the applicant.

Permanent license

After the doctor practices the profession for at least one year under the temporary permit, he will be entitled to a permanent license to practice dentistry.
In order to receive the permanent license, the dentist must send the original temporary permit and the final dentistry degree to the Medical Professions Licensing Department.

Applicants who fulfill the legal and regulatory requirements will be sent a payment slip for the permanent license fee of NIS 786 (this amount changes from time to time). Payment can be made via the Postal Bank or via the internet.

After paying the fee, the license will be sent to the applicant by registered mail.

Criminal record check – In order to grant the license, the Ministry of Health must receive certification from Israel Police that the applicant has no criminal record.
The Medical Professions Licensing Department in the Ministry of Health will apply to Israel Police for this certification (this process usually takes several months). After it is received, the license will be issued to graduates who have satisfied all other legal requirements.

By law, the Ministry of Health may not request this certification directly from the applicant.

Service Details

Reception Area

The request must be sent by registered mail to the Medical Professions Licensing Department, Ministry of Health, 39 Yirmiyahu St., Jerusalem 9446724.

Required Documents

Questionnaire for health care professionals in two copies
2 passport photographs.
2 photocopies of your identification card, including the attachment showing your address. Tourists: Photocopy of your passport with a valid Israeli visa.
Application form for examination, in two copies.
Final dentistry diploma from a recognized university, or alternatively, university confirmation of completion of studies and of fulfillment of all obligations to the university to be eligible for a degree in dentistry, which will be awarded at a certain time.
Official confirmation of the studies start and completion dates.

Graduates of an overseas university are required to produce the following documents in addition to the above:

Overseas license to practice (if the requested license cannot be attached, a letter of explanation should be attached).
Official licenses to practice from the relevant institutions, stating the start and end date of the employment at each of the institutions.
A professional Certificate of Good Standing from the authority authorized to issue this in the country from which the applicant immigrated to Israel. The Certificate states that there are not and were not any disciplinary, negligence or professional ethics complaints against the clinical cytogeneticist.

All application documents must be delivered in duplicate.
Translation and validation of documents and certificates
Original certificates must not be sent to the medical professions licensing department. Instead, only copies must be sent.

A licensed notary in Israel must confirm that the documents are true to the original. The original notary confirmation plus one copy of it must be submitted.

Documents in languages other than Hebrew and Arabic must be translated into Hebrew by a qualified translator in Israel. A copy of the original document and its translation must be submitted.

Israel graduates are permitted to submit copies of diplomas, certificates of eligibility for a degree and certificates of practical skilling, where the fact of their being true to the original has been confirmed by the secretariat of the relevant faculty.

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