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Course details

French cours for dentists who want to work in France.

Who is this course for?

  • Dentists who want to work in France.
  • Recent graduates or experienced professionals.

What you will learn

  • Master daily situations at the dental practice.
  • Understand the French clinical system.
  • Master the daily life as a professional in France.

This course in short

  • You prepare for legal and practical daily life.
  • You study with real study materials developed by dentists.
  • We personalize the course to your needs.

Pricing

Start in the learning portal. Add a teacher when you are ready.

Self-study

Learn whenever you want, 30 minutes a day.

From €1.50/month

  • Progress tracking
  • Printed book for offline study
  • Audio, video and AI corrections
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  • 1 month €14.99 €14.99/month
  • 3 months €24.00 €8.00/month Save €20.97 (47%)
  • 6 months €34.50 €5.75/month Save €55.44 (62%)
  • 12 months €45.48 €3.79/month Save €134.40 (75%)
  • 48 months €72.00 €1.50/month Save €647.52 (90%)

Course schedule

Study when you want, and book a teacher around your work.

  • Self-study 24/7, online and offline
  • Classes around your work schedule
  • No fixed group times
  • Book a class when you are ready

Curriculum

Profession-specific modules to combine with any level course (A1–B2).

Learning objectives

  • Answering common interview questions
  • Ask about working conditions, hours and available positions
  • Use phrases to show interest and adaptability

Video/audio

  • Job interview for a dentist position in France

Learning objectives

  • Identify the documents you need to register as a dentist
  • Analysing an employment contract
  • Understanding the registration process with the national dental authority

Video/audio

  • Professional RCP Insurance

Learning objectives

  • Present yourself professionally and take initial X-rays
  • Carry out a full oral examination using the examination kit (mirror, probe and forceps)
  • Explain to the patient how the consultation will run and what to expect at the first appointment.

Video/audio

  • At the dentist's

Learning objectives

  • Learning the names of the teeth
  • Dental anatomy (teeth and periodontal structures)
  • Identify teeth by number and name using the FDI notation

Video/audio

  • Tooth sensitivity

Learning objectives

  • Explain how tooth decay forms
  • Identify tooth decay using an appropriate clinical examination
  • Describe the main steps involved in a dental filling.

Video/audio

  • Identify and treat cavities

Learning objectives

  • Take your child to their first dentist’s appointment
  • Use techniques to reassure the child during the appointment.
  • Explain the main treatments used in paediatric dentistry

Video/audio

  • Welcoming a child

Learning objectives

  • Endodontics and endodontic retreatment
  • Describe the instruments and steps involved in endodontic treatment
  • Explain the risks, aftercare and follow-up after endodontic treatment.

Video/audio

  • Endodontic protocol for the assistant

Learning objectives

  • Explain the difference between a routine dental clean and scaling and root planing.
  • Instruments and clinical protocols
  • Educate the patient on personalised oral hygiene to support periodontal maintenance

Video/audio

  • Treatment of periodontitis

Learning objectives

  • Indications and procedure for extractions (including wisdom teeth)
  • Give post-extraction instructions to avoid complications.

Video/audio

  • Preoperative questions and postoperative instructions

Learning objectives

  • Explain when ceramic crowns, bridges, inlays (onlays) and veneers are indicated.
  • Compare the pros and cons of different materials (zirconia, porcelain-fused-to-metal, metal) based on location, load and aesthetics.
  • Know the essential instruments for tooth preparation, impressions, temporary restorations and cementation in fixed prosthodontics.

Video/audio

  • Choose the crown

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish between removable cast metal partial dentures, acrylic resin dentures and full dentures, and understand when each is indicated
  • Present the pros and cons of each option, and the criteria for choosing between them.
  • Teach patients how to clean and care for removable dentures

Video/audio

  • Solution for an unstable dental prosthesis

Learning objectives

  • Identify the anatomical structures and visible clinical signs on a panoramic radiograph
  • Explain the diagnosis and treatment plan to the patient using their panoramic X-ray.
  • Suggest prosthetic rehabilitation options tailored to the individual case and patient

Video/audio

  • Analysis of a panoramic radiograph

Learning objectives

  • Common dental emergency situations
  • Simulate a clinical emergency scenario with an accurate diagnosis and clear treatment steps.

Video/audio

  • Emergency appointment

Learning objectives

  • Identify the different areas of the clinic
  • Organise the clinic for operational efficiency and an improved patient experience
  • Explain each team member’s role in the dental practice.

Video/audio

  • Guided tour of a dental practice

Learning objectives

  • Communication in the dental chair and at reception (workflow and priorities)
  • Signals, checklists and quick feedback to keep the team aligned
  • Managing messages for patients between the practitioner and the assistant

Video/audio

  • Welcoming new patients

Learning objectives

  • Vocabulary for requesting fixed and removable dental prostheses
  • Write clear, detailed instructions (materials, colour, design, adjustments) for the prosthetist.
  • Manage communication with the laboratory

Video/audio

  • Clinical protocol and dentist–laboratory communication

Learning objectives

  • Formal and legal requirements for issuing prescriptions
  • Identify the medicines commonly used in dentistry for each clinical scenario
  • Explain the dosage and contraindications to the patient

Video/audio

  • Guide to writing a medical prescription in France

Learning objectives

  • Write a professional letter to a specialist colleague
  • Summarise the patient’s medical history, diagnosis and reason for the consultation.

Video/audio

  • Writing a letter of interconsultation

Learning objectives

  • Understanding how the NHS works
  • How dental treatment is coded and billed in national healthcare systems
  • A registered dentist’s legal obligations

Video/audio

  • The system for reimbursement of healthcare in France

Learning objectives

  • Types of insurance cover in practical terms
  • Public reimbursement models and patients’ out-of-pocket costs

Video/audio

  • Billing rules and reimbursements for dental procedures (CCAM)

Learning objectives

  • Principles of the dental code of ethics
  • Read and understand selected excerpts from the Code of Ethics

Video/audio

  • Billing for dental procedures

All levels

Includes access to all levels

French A1
French A1
French A2
French A2
French B1
French B1

Course certificate — Progress report of mastered topics. Teacher verification in classes. Aligned with DELF.

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Personalized tasks and hand-ins

Your teacher sets personalized tasks—and the app adapts exercises to your level and the areas you find hardest.

Learning portal

Study online or offline with PDF downloads, interactive exercises, audio, video, and AI-powered writing feedback.

Structured learning paths

Follow clear paths from A1 to C1, plus professional courses tailored to your goals.

Conversation classes

Every teacher is personally screened and trained to teach with our learning portal—so your classes match your course and progress.

Offline worksheets (PDF, translated)

Download the full e-book as PDF, or print any lesson as a translated worksheet.

Quality guarantee

We partner with universities and align every course with official learning programs—for reliable, recognized learning.

Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)

Practice with real news articles and podcasts—immersive content that prepares you for everyday language.

Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

Train all four skills: listening and pronunciation with audio, reading with authentic texts, writing with AI feedback, and speaking in your classes.

Course materials trusted by official libraries and bookshops

Our books are sold in bookshops across Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, and beyond—and approved by public libraries.

Academic collaboration with universities

Course plans are co-developed from our Valencian office with multiple European universities.

Student reviews of our French lessons

  • 4.6/5
4.6 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Our HR team liked the activity reports. I study French self-paced and add conversation classes when travel allows.

Rachel E.
Helsinki, Finland
Self-study
  • 5/5

Moving to Belgium for work: the same levels in book and portal helped me join a class at the right stage.

Claire D.
Lyon, France
Blended learning
  • 4.8/5

Studying offline with the book, online for corrections. Works for EU adults who cannot attend fixed classroom hours.

David R.
Berlin, Germany
Blended learning
  • 4.5/5

Our partners

We thank our partners for the support we receive for developing our online school.

We proudly work with Lanzadera, a Spanish accelerator program in Valencia.

The university of Siegen helps us to develop and design our education systems and programs.

Our IT systems are powered and supported by the Google Cloud team

We collaborate with universities all across the European Union to develop our course materials, thanks to the Erasmus+ Program.

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