4
180+
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2000
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1500
100+
Only 4 countries have bilateral treaties with Chile to recognise dental degrees:
BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR and URUGUAY
Dental degrees from these countries do NOT need revalidating.
The Chilean Foreign Ministry recognises these degrees after minor red tape.
more than 180 countries in the world do not have treaties in place with Chile.
the 1 and ONLY organisation responsible for revalidation of dental degrees from countries WITHOUT TREATIES is the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Chile.
more than 2,000 foreign dental degrees from countries WITH TREATIES were recognised by the FOREIGN MINISTRY in a 10-year period.
65 foreign dental degrees from countries WITHOUT TREATIES were revalidated by the UNIVERSITY OF CHILE in a 10-year period.
1,500 USD / 1,000 GBP / 1,200 EUR is the fee candidates must pay the UNIVERSITY OF CHILE for the process of revalidation. This fee does NOT include all the additional hidden costs and dental materials candidates will require to pay for and which easily doubles the sum payable to the UNIVERSITY OF CHILE.
more than 100 dental professionals are currently trapped within this process unable to finish it and get on with their professional careers.
This is equivalent to more than 150,000 US dollars worth of fees, which the UNIVERSITY OF CHILE haS received from candidates (100,000GBP / 120,000EUR).