Notifying of the exercise of the dental technician assistant profession
Application - Solemn Declaration of the interested party (Article 8 of Law 1599/1986) with the following subject: "Declaration of the exercise of the profession of dental technician assistant".
In the Application - Solemn Declaration, the applicant must also declare that they have not been convicted of any criminal offence or any act related to their professional capacity or declare the criminal offences for which they have been convicted.
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
The applicant must be a graduate of the specialty of dental technician assistant of the Vocational Schools (EPAS) of Greece or of an equivalent school in Greece or abroad.
The applicant must not have been irrevocably convicted of a felony or one of the offences of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, grievous bodily harm, drug offences or offences relating to public morals.
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The procedure refers to the announcement of the exercise of the dental technician assistant profession and is addressed to natural persons.
Especially for the region of Cyclades an additional regional fee of 14,67 € is required, collected by decentralized services at the Peripheral Units of Andros, Thira, Kea-Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, and Tinos, and is payable on the following bank account: Piraeus Bank- IBAN: GR3601727100005710052440659. The competent authority for more information is the Department of Public Health of Cyclades of the Periphery of South Aegean.
Copy of a degree from a university in Greece (AEI) or A decision on professional equivalence issued by the Autonomous Department for the Implementation of European Legislation (A.T.E.E.N.) or A copy of a degree from a foreign university and a certificate of equivalence issued by the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center (DOATAP)
Photocopy of your identity card or passport or other equivalent document, for Greek citizens.
If the applicant is of foreign origin and nationality, they must submit a residence and work permit. If the applicant is a Turkish, Cypriot or Albanian national of Greek origin, they must submit a Special Expatriate Identity Card (EDTO).
Declaring the exercise of the profession of dental technician assistant
Directorate of Public Health / Department of Health Services and Health Professions of the Region in which the applicant is located / Directorate of Doctors, Other Scientists and Health Professionals.
Arrangements governing the profession of dental technician and dental technician assistant.
The dental technician profession, dental laboratories and other provisions.
Simplification of procedures within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact. This Decision was supplemented by Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) G5B/GP.ref.14015/2020 (Series II, 822), and Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) DIADP/A1/13310/2002 was amended. — Correction of an error in Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) G5B/GP.ref.14015/2020 (Series II, 1379).
Simplification of procedures and reduction of the processing time for administrative cases falling within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Concerning the form of the certificate for practising a health profession.
Concerning the provisions of Law 3919/2011 (ΦΕΚ 32, Series I), as amended by Article 4, paragraph 16, of Law 4038/2012 (ΦΕΚ 14, Series I).
Amendment and replacement of Article 1 of Joint Ministerial Decision ref. Y7a/G.P.oik.46217/4-5-2012, “Simplification of procedures falling within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizen Service Centres operating as Single Service Centres” (Series II, 1502)
Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures
Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).
After the expiry of the above deadline, the applicant operates the laboratory lawfully (Article 3 of Law 3919/2011 - A 32). In the case of tacit approval, the applicant may request the relevant certificate of operation from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 10 of Law No. 3230/2004 (Α΄ 44).
The applicant presents the Declaration with the required supporting documents attached thereto to the Secretariat and Information Technology Office of the Port Authority, the secretariat registers it and returns it to the applicant.
The competent employee of the Health Directorate or the Citizens Service Center (KEP) delivers to the applicant a confirmation of the submission of the request, which indicates the file number of the application.
The competent employee forwards the file (which contains the application and the supporting documents) to the Head of the Health Directorate.
The Head of the Directorate checks which department is competent to process the file and forwards it either to the Public Health Department or the Health Services and Professions Department.
The assigned employee of either the Public Health Department or the Health Services and Professions Department checks the supporting documents of the file to ensure that they are correct, retrieves via the ex officio procedure the criminal record of the appplicant and, if necessary, seeks confirmation from the higher educational institutions of the appplicants degree.
The assigned employee forwards the file and their report on whether or not the legal requirements for the exercise of the profession are met to the administrative chain of command up to the level of the Deputy Head of the Region.
The assigned employee of either the Public Health Department or the Health Services and Professions Department or the Citizens Service Center-Single Point of Contact (KEP-EKE) invites the applicant to collect the Certificate.
The assigned employee of the competent Department informs the applicant if one of the supporting documents is not correct and the latter presents the correct document or form.
Submission of Declaration and supporting documents
Checking and ex officio searching supporting documents
Delivering the Certificate to the applicant