[The current status in obtaining a license for the practice of dentistry in the European Union and the United States of America]. / Estado actual de la obtención de la licencia para el ejercicio de la odontología en la Unión Europea y en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica.

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.