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lOO DENTAL LAWS CONDENSED.

"Madrid, Spain, ^larch 12th, 1912.
"Requirements for the practice of dental surgery in Spain: 'In
order to practise dentistry in Spain, it is first necessary to make
application for permission to do so to the Minister of Public In-
struction at ]\Iadrid. The application must be accompanied by your
diploma, duly legalized by the Spanish Consul-General at New
York, also a duly certified translation of the same. The registration
tax is 230 pesetas (about $40), payable when the permission to
practise has been granted." ^ - l^

U«^T "With reference to the status of a
"^iC¥StC8^4h«me4MlR6r dentist holding a diploma from a United
States Dental College, I am informed as
follows Since 1898, no diploma issuing from the United States
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of America has been recognized here, unless the party holding it
was Colonial-born. A native of this Colony holding a diploma from
such universities as those of Pennsylvania, Harvard and Michigan,
will be allowed to practise without further qualifications. If, how-
ever, the applicant is not native-born, he must have studied under a
local dentist for two years or over, and have afterwards spent an-
other two years in pursuing his studies in England ; the alternative
being that he must have spent four years in England ; in either
case receiving an English diploma.
"It will be noted that so far diplomas issuing from the three
universities named are the only ones which have been recognized,
even in the case of the Colonial-born applicants."

"Stockholm, Sweden, February 28, 1912.
"For a dentist to practise dentistry in
Sweden. Sweden, he must be a Swedish student
and have taken the Swedish examination,
before obtaining a position as assistant to a Swedish dentist ; sec-
ond, he must become a Swedish citizen. If he is in possession of
an American diploma, he can apply to the king to get dispensa-
tion without examination. There are no exceptional opportuni-
ties for American dentists in this country."

"Zurich, Switzerland, February 16. 191 2.
Switzerland. "It is practically impossible for a for-
eigner to obtain a license to practise den-
tistry in the Confederation, without taking the regular course
in the schools of the country, requiring at least three years before
he can be designated for the examination, which must be in Ger-
man, and presents many difficulties. A diploma from an Ameri-
can college gives the holder no privileges or advantages. They