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Dutch for Dentistry

Dutch dentistry syllabus with exercises, PDF handouts, and immersive listening and reading materials.

Learning module 1: Voorbereiding op een sollicitatiegesprek

Dentistry:1 Tandheelkunde cv en sollicitatiebrief (Dentistry CV and cover letter)

Dentistry.1: Dentistry CV and cover letter

Learning goals

  • Understand the key elements of a dental CV.
  • Write a cover letter.
  • Describe education background and clinical experience.

Dentistry:2 Jezelf professioneel voorstellen (Introducing yourself professionally)

Dentistry.2: Introducing yourself professionally

Learning goals

  • Greet and introduce yourself properly in a formal context
  • Speak confidently about your clinical strengths

Dentistry:3 Persoonlijke en professionele situaties (Personal and professional situations)

Dentistry.3: Personal and professional situations

Learning goals

  • Describe your personal situation (partner, relocation, transport)
  • Indicate your availability to start working

Dentistry:4 Interview met een tandartspraktijk (Interview with a dental clinic)

Dentistry.4: Interview with a dental clinic

Learning goals

  • Answer common questions during a job interview
  • Ask questions about working conditions, schedules, and available positions
  • Use expressions to show interest and your ability to adapt
Learning module 2: Basic dental treatments

Dentistry:5 Eerste tandartsbezoek (First dental visit)

Learning goals

  • Guide a professional presentation and take initial X-rays
  • Perform a complete oral examination using the examination kit (mirror, probe and forceps)
  • Explain to the patient how the consultation will proceed and what to expect during the first appointment

Dentistry:6 Buccale anatomie (Buccal anatomy)

Learning goals

  • Learn to name the teeth
  • Structures of dental anatomy (teeth and periodontium anatomy)
  • Identify teeth by number and name using the FDI

Dentistry:7 Conservatieve tandheelkunde (Conservative Dentistry)

Learning goals

  • Explain the process of tooth decay formation
  • Identify tooth decay through appropriate clinical diagnosis
  • Describe the main steps involved in a dental filling

Dentistry:8 Kindertandheelkunde (Paediatric dentistry)

Learning goals

  • Introduce the child to their first appointment at the dental surgery
  • Use techniques to reassure the child during the appointment
  • Explain the main treatments in paediatric dentistry

Dentistry:9 Endodontologie (Endodontics)

Learning goals

  • Endodontics and re-endodontics
  • Describe the instruments and stages of endodontic treatment
  • Inform the patient about the risks, care and follow-up after endodontic treatment

Dentistry:10 Hygiëne en parodontologie, profylaxe versus scaling en root planing (Hygiene and periodontology, prophylaxis vs. scaling and root planing)

Learning goals

  • Explain the differences between conventional cleaning and scaling/root planing
  • Instruments and clinical protocol
  • Educate the patient on personalised oral hygiene for periodontal maintenance
Learning module 3: Minor surgery, periodontology and prosthetics

Dentistry:11 Extracties en postoperatieve instructies (Extractions and postoperative instructions)

Learning goals

  • Indications and procedure for extractions (including third molars)
  • Give instructions after extraction to prevent complications.

Dentistry:12 vaste prothese: kroon, brug, onlay en fineer (Fixed prosthesis: crown, bridge, onlay and veneer)

Learning goals

  • Describe the clinical procedure for fixed prostheses (zirconia, ceramic-metal, metal)
  • Write notes otes for the laboratory

Dentistry:13 Uitneembare kunstgebitten: typen, indicaties en hygiëne (Removable dentures: types, indications and hygiene)

Learning goals

  • Differentiate between removable skeletal, resin and complete dentures, with their indications
  • Present the advantages/disadvantages of each option and the criteria for choosing between them
  • Teach hygiene and maintenance instructions for removable dentures

Dentistry:14 Analyseer een panoramische röntgenfoto (Analyze a panoramic X-ray)

Learning goals

  • Analyze a panoramic X-ray
  • Explain the diagnosis to the patient and develop a treatment plan.
  • Detect common dental pathologies and abnormalities

Dentistry:15 Prothetische behandelplannen (Prosthetic treatment plans)

Learning goals

  • Analyze and propose three prosthetic treatment plans
  • Advantages and disadvantages of each treatment plan

Dentistry:16 Spoedeisende tandheelkunde (Dental clinic emergencies)

Learning goals

  • Common dental emergencies
  • Simulate a clinical emergency case with accurate diagnosis and treatment steps
Learning module 4: Professional management and communication

Dentistry:17 Ruimtes en functies in de tandheelkundige kliniek (Spaces and roles in the dental clinic)

Learning goals

  • Identify the areas of the clinic
  • Organise the clinic for operational efficiency and patient experience
  • Explain to the patient “who does what” in the dental clinic

Dentistry:18 Effectieve communicatie met de assistent (Effective communication with the assistant)

Learning goals

  • Communication at the chairside and reception (flow and priorities)
  • Signals, checklists and rapid feedback to synchronise the team
  • Manage messages to patients between the practitioner and the assistant

Dentistry:19 Communicatie met het prothetische laboratorium (Communication with the prosthetic laboratory)

Learning goals

  • Vocabulary for requesting fixed and removable prosthetic work
  • Write precise instructions (materials, colour, design, adjustments) for the prosthetist
  • Manage the back-and-forth process with the laboratory

Dentistry:20 Voorschriften schrijven (Writing prescriptions)

Learning goals

  • Formal and legal requirements for prescribing
  • Indicate the usual medications used in dentistry according to the clinical scenario
  • Explain to the patient the dosages and contraindications

Dentistry:21 Communiceer met een gespecialiseerde collega (Communicate with a specialist colleague)

Learning goals

  • Write a professional letter to a specialist colleague
  • Summarize patient history, diagnosis, and reason for referral
Learning module 5: National healthcare system and legislation

Dentistry:22 Nationale registratie voor tandartsen (National register for dentists)

Learning goals

  • Identify the documents required to register as a dentist
  • Analyze an employment contract
  • Understand the registration process with the national dental authority

Dentistry:23 Juridische verplichtingen als tandarts (Legal obligations as a dentist)

Learning goals

  • Understand how the national healthcare system works
  • How dental procedures are coded and billed within national healthcare systems
  • The legal obligations of a registered dentist

Dentistry:24 ziekteverzekering en facturering (Health insurance and billing)

Learning goals

  • Types of coverage in operational terms
  • Public reimbursement models and patient out-of-pocket costs

Dentistry:25 gedragscode (Code of ethics)

Learning goals

  • The principles of the dental Code of Ethics
  • Read and comprehend selected excerpts from the Code of Ethics