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		National name España/Spain Area 504,750 sq km/194,883 sq mi (including the Balearic and Canary islands) Capital Madrid Major towns/cities Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville, Málaga, Bilbao, Las Palmas (on Gran Canarias island), Murcia, Palma (on Mallorca) Major ports Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Málaga, Cádiz, Vigo, Santander, Bilbao Physical features central plateau with mountain ranges, lowlands in south; rivers Ebro, Douro, Tagus, Guadiana, Guadalquivir; Iberian Plateau (Meseta); Pyrenees, Cantabrian Mountains, Andalusian Mountains, Sierra Nevada		Political system liberal democracy Administrative divisions 17 autonomous regions (Melilla and Ceuta are also administered as autonomous regions) and 50 provinces Population 43,378,800 (2006 est) Currency euro (peseta until 2002) Language Spanish (Castilian; official), Basque, Catalan, Galician Religion Roman Catholic 98% In the EU since 1986


Chronology 2nd century BC Roman conquest of Iberian peninsula, which became province of Hispania. 5th century AD After fall of Roman Empire, Iberia overrun by Vandals and Visigoths. 711 Muslims invaded from North Africa and overthrew Visigoth kingdom. 9th century Christians in northern Spain formed kingdoms of Asturias, Aragón, Navarre, and Léon, and county of Castile. 10th century Abd-al-Rahman III established caliphate of Córdoba; Muslim culture at its height in Spain. 1230 Léon and Castile united under Ferdinand III, who drove the Muslims from most of southern Spain. 14th century Spain consisted of Christian kingdoms of Castile, Aragón, and Navarre, and the Muslim emirate of Granada. 1469 Marriage of Ferdinand of Aragón and Isabella of Castile; kingdoms united on their accession in 1479. 1492 Conquest of Granada ended Muslim rule in Spain. 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas; Spain and Portugal divided newly discovered America; Spain became a world power. 1519–56 Emperor Charles V was both King of Spain and Archduke of Austria; he also ruled Naples, Sicily, and the Low Countries; Habsburgs dominant in Europe. 1555 Charles V divided his domains between Spain and Austria before retiring; Spain retained Low Countries and southern Italy as well as South American colonies. 1568 Dutch rebelled against Spanish rule; Spain recognized independence of Dutch Republic in 1648. 1580 Philip II of Spain inherited throne of Portugal, where Spanish rule lasted until 1640. 1588 Spanish Armada: attempt to invade England defeated. 17th century Spanish power declined amid wars, corruption, inflation, and loss of civil and religious freedom. 1701–14 War of Spanish Succession: allied powers fought France to prevent Philip of Bourbon inheriting throne of Spain. 1713–14 Treaties of Utrecht and Rastat: Bourbon dynasty recognized, but Spain lost Gibraltar, southern Italy, and Spanish Netherlands. 1793 Spain declared war on revolutionary France; reduced to French client state in 1795. 1808 Napoleon installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain.

		1808–14 Peninsular War: British forces played large part in liberating Spain and restoring Bourbon dynasty. 1810–30 Spain lost control of South American colonies. 1833–39 Carlist civil war: Don Carlos (backed by conservatives) unsuccessfully contested succession of his niece Isabella II (backed by liberals). 1870 Offer of Spanish throne to Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen sparked Franco-Prussian War. 1873–74 First republic ended by military coup which restored Bourbon dynasty with Alfonso XII. 1898 Spanish-American War: Spain lost Cuba and Philippines. 1923–30 Dictatorship of Gen Primo de Rivera with support of Alfonso XIII. 1931 Proclamation of Second Republic, initially dominated by anticlerical radicals and socialists. 1933 Moderates and Catholics won elections; insurrection by socialists and Catalans in 1934. 1936 Left-wing Popular Front narrowly won fresh elections; General Francisco Franco launched military rebellion. 1936–39 Spanish Civil War: Nationalists (with significant Italian and German support) defeated Republicans (with limited Soviet support); Franco became dictator of nationalist-fascist regime. 1941 Though officially neutral in World War II, Spain sent 40,000 troops to fight USSR.

1955 Spain admitted to United Nations (UN). 1975 Death of Franco; succeeded by King Juan Carlos I. 1978 Referendum endorsed democratic constitution. 1982 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) took office under Felipe González; Spain joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Basque separatist organization ETA stepped up terrorist campaign. 1986 Spain joined European Community (EC). 1996 PSOE lost power to Popular Party (PP) in parliamentary elections; José María Aznar replaced González as prime minister. 1998–99 ETA ceasefire. 2002 Environmental disaster as oil spill from tanker Prestige polluted northwest coast. Spain adopted single European currency (euro). Dispute with Morocco over ownership of uninhabited island of Perejil; resolution brokered by USA. 2004 Terrorist bomb attacks on railway system in Madrid killed nearly 200 people; Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda network blamed. PSOE regained power in parliamentary elections; José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero replaced Aznar as prime minister. 2006 ETA declared another ceasefire in March, but broken in December; government suspended proposed dialogue.

Dental Education

Admission test State school-leaving examination

Official language Spanish

Conventional Lecture Based Learning

Lenght of studies 5 years

Work with patients from the 3rd year

Title after graduation Licenciado en Odontologia (Bachelor Science)

Number of dental schools 11 public & 4 private

Number of dentists in the country 19,678

Dental Organizations
Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de odontólogos y estomatólogos de España
www.consejodentistas.org

Public Dental Schools

Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Address Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 - Madrid	www.ucm.es/centros/webs/fodon

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Address C/ Tulipán s/n 28933 (Móstoles) Madrid	www.cs.urjc.es

Facultat d'Odontologia, Universitat de Barcelona
Address Bellvitge Campus - Pavelló de Govern c/ Feixa Llarga, s/n 08907 L’Hospitalet del Llobregat
www.ub.edu/odontologia

Facultat de medicina i odontologia, Universitat de València
Address Avda. Blasco Ibañez nº 15 46010 Valencia	www.uv.es/mediodont

Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad de Granada
Address Colegio Máximo s/n, Campus Universitario de Cartuja. E-18071-Granada
www.ugr.es/~odonto

Estomatología, Universidad de Pais Vasco
Address Sarriena s/n 48940 Lejona, Vizcaya	www.ehu.es

Departamento de Estomatoloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Address Fac. de Medicina é Odontoloxía-Entreríos s/n Campus Universitario Sur 15782 Santiago de Compostela

www.usc.es/departamentos/estomag

Number of dental students 256

Facultad de Odontología - Universidad de Sevilla
Address C/ Avicena s/n Sevilla	www.odontologia.us.es

Odontología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia
Address Campus Espinardo 30100 Murcia	www.um.es/medicina

Odontologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo
Address Avenida Julian Claveria 6, 33006 Oviedo	www.uniovi.es
Year of foundation 2002

Clínica Odontológica, Universidad de Salamanca

Address Campus Miguel de Unamuno. C/Alfonso X El Sabio s/n. 37007 Salamanca

www.usal.es/~clinica_odontologica

Private Dental Schools

Clínica Universitaria Odontológica, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
Address C/. Emilio Muñoz, 13, 28037 Madrid	www.uax.es/centros/odontol.shtml

Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Madrid
Address C/ Tajo, s/n. Urb. El Bosque, 28670-Villaviciosa de Odón- Madrid	www.uem.es

Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Address Campus Barcelona, C/ Immaculada, 22, 08017 Barcelona	www.unica.edu

Clínica Odontológica Universitaria, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera
Address Calle del Pozo s/n 46115 Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia	www.uch.ceu.es