RESUMO
The European Community dimension of the dental profession is a many faceted issue, raising a number of questions at different levels. A difficulty is hereby posed by the fact that a number of distinct demarcation-lines are at stake. These will determine the applicable legal rules to be found in the EEC-Treaty and/or in secondary Community legislation (regulations, directives). Distinct rules apply depending on whether one is dealing with workers or self-employed persons; with the freedom to provide services (on a temporary basis) or the right of (permanent) establishment and finally depending on which profession is being looked at. At the same time the resulting divisions cannot be considered in an isolated way, for they have a bearing on one another. For analytical purposes the profession-distinction will be taken as main frame of reference, so that three sections will deal with resp. dentists, dental technicians and dental hygienists. Within each of these, the other distinctions will be dealt with where appropriate. Before proceeding to the actual analysis, some final preliminary observations must be made.
