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National name Konungariket Sverige/Kingdom of Sweden
Area 450,000 sq km/173,745 sq mi
Capital Stockholm
Major towns/ cities Göteborg, Malmö, Uppsala, Norrköping, Västerås, Linköping, Orebro, Helsingborg
Major ports Helsingborg, Malmö, Göteborg, Stockholm
Physical features mountains in west; plains in south; thickly forested; more than 20,000 islands off the Stockholm coast; lakes, including Vänern, Vättern, Mälaren, and Hjälmaren |
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Political system liberal democracy
Administrative divisions 24 counties
Population 9,069,900 (2006 est)
Currency Swedish krona
Language Swedish (official), Finnish, Saami (Lapp)
Religion Evangelical Lutheran, Church of Sweden (established national church) 90%; Muslim, Jewish
In the EU since 1995 |
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Chronology
8th century Kingdom of the Svear, based near Uppsala, extended its rule across much of southern Sweden.
9th–11th centuries Swedish Vikings raided and settled along the rivers of Russia.
c. 1000 Olaf Skötkonung, king of the Svear, adopted Christianity and united much of Sweden (except south and west coasts, which remained Danish until 17th century).
11th–13th centuries Sweden existed as isolated kingdom under the Stenkil, Sverker, and Folkung dynasties; series of crusades incorporated Finland.
1397 Union of Kalmar: Sweden, Denmark, and Norway united under single monarch; Sweden effectively ruled by succession of regents.
1448 Breach with Denmark: Sweden alone elected Charles VIII as king.
1523 Gustavus Vasa, leader of insurgents, became king of fully independent Sweden.
1527 Swedish Reformation: Gustavus confiscated Church property and encouraged Lutherans.
1544 Swedish crown became hereditary in House of Vasa.
1592–1604 Sigismund Vasa, a Catholic, was king of both Sweden and Poland until ousted from Swedish throne by his Lutheran uncle Charles IX.
17th century Sweden, a great military power under Gustavus Adolphus 1611–32, Charles X 1654–60, and Charles XI 1660–97, fought lengthy wars with Denmark, Russia, Poland, and Holy Roman Empire.
1720 Limited monarchy established; political power passed to Riksdag (parliament) dominated by nobles.
1721 Great Northern War ended with Sweden losing nearly all its conquests of the previous century.
1741–43 Sweden defeated in disastrous war with Russia; further conflict 1788–90.
1771–92 Gustavus III increased royal power and introduced wide-ranging reforms.
1809 Russian invaders annexed Finland; Swedish nobles staged coup and restored powers of Riksdag.
1810 Napoleonic marshal, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, elected crown prince of Sweden, as Charles XIII had no heir.
1812 Bernadotte allied Sweden with Russia against France.
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1814 Treaty of Kiel: Sweden obtained Norway from Denmark.
1818–44 Bernadotte reigned in Sweden as Charles XIV John.
1846 Free enterprise established by abolition of trade guilds and monopolies.
1866 Series of liberal reforms culminated in new two-chambered Riksdag dominated by bureaucrats and farmers.
late 19th century Development of large-scale forestry and iron-ore industry; neutrality adopted in foreign affairs.
1905 Union with Norway dissolved.
1907 Adoption of proportional representation and universal suffrage.
1920s Economic boom transformed Sweden from agricultural to industrial economy.
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1932 Social Democrat government of Per Halbin Hansson introduced radical public-works programme to combat trade slump.
1940–43 Under duress, neutral Sweden permitted limited transit of German forces through its territory.
1946–69 Social Democrat government of Tage Erlander developed comprehensive welfare state.
1959 Sweden joined European Free Trade Association.
1971 Constitution amended to create single-chamber Riksdag.
1975 Remaining constitutional powers of monarch removed. 1976–82 Centre–right coalition government ended 44 years of Social Democrat dominance.
1982–91 Social Democrats back in power.
1991–94 Moderate Party headed coalition government with Centre, Liberal, and Christian Democratic partners.
1994–2006 Social Democratic government restored, with Göran Persson as prime minister from 1996.
1995 Sweden joined European Union.
2003 Adoption of single European currency (euro) rejected in referendum.
2006 Centre-right alliance headed by Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt won parliamentary elections.
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Dental Education
| No Admission test |
| Official language Swedish; English |
| Conventional Lecture Based Learning |
| Lenght of studies 5 years |
| Work with patients from the 2nd year |
| Title after graduation Degree of Master of Science in Dental Surgery (Tandläkarexamen) |
Number of dental schools 4 |
Number of dentists in the country 14,000 |
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Institute of Odontology at the Karolinska Institute
Address Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Flemingsberg, 141 52 Huddinge, Sweden www.ki.se
| Year of foundation 1898 |
| Number of dental students 325 |
| Fee/Year for national/international students Free |
| Fees for treatment in the university clinic 50% of regular dental fee in Sweden |
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| Cariology; Endodontics |
| Periodontology; Dental Hygienist Training |
| Clinic Oral Physiology; Prosthetics Dentistry; Geriatric odontology |
| Dental Biomaterials; Dental Technician Training; Dental Toxicology |
| Oral & Maxillofacial surgery; Celular and Molecular Biology; Haematology |
| Oral Radiology; Oral Pathology |
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| Center for Oral Biology; Research Unit |
| Comprehensive Care Clinic |
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| Orthodontics |
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Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University
| Address SE-205 06 Malmö www.mah.se |
| Year of foundation 1949 |
Department of Odontology, Umeå University
Faculty of Odontology,
University of Gothenburg
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Odontologiska Föreningen |
www.of.ki.se |
Exchange Visiting Program
| Established Exchange Programs: Dublin, Ireland; Amsterdam and Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Oslo and Bergen, Norway; Paris, France; Budapest, Hungary; Sheffield, England; Copenhagen, Denmark; Helsingfors, Finland; Pakistan; USA; Portugal; New Zealand |
| Visit coordinator for Stockholm- student: Mortada Jaber, President of International Committee
» email Mobile: 0046 736 947 694 |
| Visit coordinator for Stockholm- staff: Stein Björkman, Studierektor, Universitetsadjunkt - Institutionen för Odontologi (OFA)
» email Phone: 0046 8524 880 54, 0046 70213 80 54; Fax: 0046 8711 09 88 |
| Number of possible days of visit from 2 days to 3 months |
| Number of students allowed to come at one time Individual Assessment |
| Type of accommodation likely to be available Student Apartment |
| Approximate cost per day (food, transportation, etc) min 10 € |
| Possibility for pre-clinical and clinical visit |
 Download the EVP Program for Stockholm (750 KB) |
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