Dentistry in Poland is safe and quality of dental work is high. Standards of dentistry in Poland have improved since the accession to EU in 2004 as the new safety regulations were imposed on all clinics. It needs to be said however, that the standards of either private or public dental health care in Poland were high even before 2004. The accession to EU made it easier and cheaper for dental clinics to acquire better materials and equipment, which led to the overall improvement of dentistry standards. Poland still has one of the highest number of dentists per 1000 inhabitants in Europe. All major clinics in Poland offer long dental guarantee for their patients (something that is not often available in clinics in Western Europe including UK and Ireland). Dental courses at Polish Universities and Medical Schools are among the toughest in Europe. It takes a minimum of 7 years before a graduate becomes general dentist (including a compulsory work placement). Additional 3 to 6 years of intensive study are required to become a dental specialist.
People who are fearful of the dentists or have had previous bad dental experiences will benefit greatly from sedation, widely available in Poland. Most of the clinics are fitted with digital x-ray systems, which use sensors that feed the images to a computer reducing the exposure to x-rays by as much as 90 percent. Dentists in Poland commonly use the top dental brands such as Nobel Biocare, Friadent or Procera, to name just a few.
Polish dentists have been recognised for their skills and professionalism by various organisations in Europe, including NHS, which now employs hundreds of them in the UK.