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National name Republik Österreich/Republic of Austria
Area 83,859 sq km/32,367 sq mi
Capital Vienna
Major towns/cities Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt
Physical features landlocked mountainous state, with Alps in west and south (Austrian Alps, including Grossglockner and Brenner and Semmering passes, Lechtaler and Allgauer Alps north of River Inn, Carnic Alps on Italian border) and low relief in east where most of the population is concentrated; River Danube
 
Political system liberal democracy
Administrative divisions 9 provinces
Population 8,204,600 (2006 est)
Currency euro (schilling until 2002)
Language German(official)
Religion Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%
In the EU since 1995
 
Chronology

14 BC Country south of River Danube conquered by Romans.
5th century AD Region occupied by Vandals, Huns, Goths, Lombards, and Avars.
791 Charlemagne conquered Avars and established East Mark, the nucleus of the future Austrian Empire.
976 Holy Roman Emperor Otto II granted East Mark to House of Babenburg, which ruled until 1246.
1282 Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg seized Austria and invested his son as its duke; for over 500 years most rulers of Austria were elected Holy Roman Emperor.
1453 Austria became an archduchy.
1519–56 Emperor Charles V was both archduke of Austria and king of Spain; Habsburgs dominant in Europe.
1526 Bohemia came under Habsburg rule.
1529 Vienna besieged by Ottoman Turks.
1618–48 Thirty Years' War: Habsburgs weakened by failure to secure control over Germany.
1683 Polish-Austrian force led by Jan Sobieski defeated the Turks at Vienna.
1699 Treaty of Karlowitz: Austrians expelled Turks from Hungary, which came under Habsburg rule.
1713 By Treaty of Utrecht, Austria obtained Spanish Netherlands (Belgium) and political control over most of Italy.
1740–48 War of Austrian Succession: Prussia (supported by France and Spain) attacked Austria (supported by Holland and England) on pretext of disputing rights of Maria Theresa; Austria lost Silesia to Prussia.
1772 Austria joined in partition of Poland, annexing Galicia.
1780–90 ‘Enlightened despotism’: Joseph II tried to impose radical reforms.
1792 Austria went to war with revolutionary France.
1804 Francis II took title Emperor of Austria.
1806 The Holy Roman Empire was abolished.
1809–48 Austria took leading role in resisting liberalism and nationalism throughout Europe.
1815 After Napoleonic Wars, Austria lost Netherlands but received Lombardy and Venetia.
1848 Outbreak of liberal-nationalist revolts throughout Austrian Empire; Ferdinand I abdicated in favour of Franz Joseph; revolutions suppressed with difficulty.
 
1859 France and Sardinia expelled Austrians from Lombardy by force.
1866 Seven Weeks' War: Prussia defeated Austria, which ceded Venetia to Italy.
1867 Austria conceded equality to Hungary within dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
 1878 Treaty of Berlin: Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia-Herzegovina; annexed in 1908.
 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to throne, was assassinated by Serbian nationalist; Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia, precipitating World War I.
1916 Death of Franz Joseph; succeeded by Karl I.
1918 Austria-Hungary collapsed in military defeat; empire dissolved; republic proclaimed.
1919 Treaty of St Germain reduced Austria to its present boundaries and prohibited union with Germany.
1934 Political instability culminated in brief civil war; right-wingers defeated socialists.
1938 The Anschluss: Nazi Germany incorporated Austria into the Third Reich.
1945 Following victory in World War II, Allies divided Austria into four zones of occupation (US, British, French, and Soviet); Second Republic established under Karl Renner.
1955 Austrian State Treaty ended occupation; Austria regained independence on condition of neutrality.
1960–70s Rapid industrialization and prosperity.
1986 Kurt Waldheim was elected president, despite allegations of war crimes during World War II; Austrian diplomatic isolation until Waldheim's replacement by Thomas Klestil in 1992.
1995 Austria joined European Union (EU). 		1998 NATO membership ruled out.
2000 Austrian People's Party, under Wolfgang Schüssel, formed conservative coalition government with far-right Freedom Party of Austria; EU imposed diplomatic sanctions in response.
2002 Austria adopted single European currency (euro).
2002–06 Danube river burst its banks causing serious flooding.
2006 Social Democrats won parliamentary elections.
2007 Social Democrats formed new coalition with Austrian People's Party under Alfred Gusenbauer in January.
 
Dental Education

Admission Exam EMS in written form; Arithmetic, Biology, Topology imagination and Logical thinking
Official language German
Conventional Lecture Based Learning
Lenght of studies 6 years
Work with patients from the 5th year
Fee for EU and Swiss students 726 €
Fee for non EU students 1485 €
Title upon graduation Dr. med. dent.
Specialty training
   Orthodontics Oral and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (4 year)
   Implantology (2 years) Periodontology (2 years)


Number of dental schools in Austria 3


Vienna School of Dentistry

Address  Bernhard Gottlieb Universitätszahnklink Währingerstrasse 25a 1090 Vienna
Year of foundation 1920
Number of dental students 700
Departments    
        Odontology Periodontology Orthodontics Surgery Prosthodontics
 

Innsbrucker Universitätsklinik für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde

Address Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck www.zmk-innsbruck.at

Graz Universitätsklinik für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde

Address A-8036 Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 12 www.meduni-graz.at/zahnklinik

National dental students association                             
  Austrian Dental Students' Association (ASDA)
  Number of students involved    12
  Address AKH- Postfach 15 1097 Vienna

Number of dentists in the country 4500

Dental Organization  
        Österreichische Zahnärztekammer  
        Address   Kohlmarkt 11/6, 1010 Wien www.zahnaerztekammer.at

Exchange Visiting Program

Vienna School of Dentistry
Visit coordinator   Elisabeth Gruber  » email  
Number of possible days of visit 4 weeks
Number of students allowed to come at one time 2
Type of accommodation likely to be available and approximate cost Student Hostel
Approximate cost per day (food, transportation, etc) 10 €
Possibility for clinical visit
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