Bibliography and guidelines · LDEW
LDEW bibliography and guidelines
The LDEW is taken by dentists with a degree from outside the European Union. The regulation lists six dental subjects. CEM does not publish a separate book list for the LDEW, so for these subjects we use the list recommended for the LDEK.
- 6dental subjects in the exam
- 60%pass mark
- PLexam in Polish only
Who sets the exam scope
Medical Examinations Centre (CEM)
Runs the LDEW alongside the LEW. The exam is taken in Polish only.
Exam scope under the regulation
- 1Conservative dentistry
- 2Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- 3Prosthodontics
- 4Orthodontics
- 5Paediatric dentistry
- 6Periodontology
Books recommended by CEM 29
Books from the CEM list for the LDEK, for the subjects the LDEW covers.
Conservative dentistry and endodontics7
- Endodoncja wieku rozwojowego i dojrzałego, t. I–IIM. Barańska-Gachowska · wyd. III, Czelej, Lublin 2021 core
- Współczesna endodoncja w praktyceB. Arabska-Przedpełska, H. Pawlicka · wyd. II, Bestom, Łódź 2012 core
- Stomatologia zachowawcza z endodoncją. Zarys klinicznyZ. Jańczuk, U. Kaczmarek, M. Lipski · wyd. IV, PZWL, Warszawa 2014 core
- Kariologia współczesna. Postępowanie kliniczneD. Piątkowska · Med Tour Press, Warszawa 2009 core
- Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative DentistryT.M. Roberson, H.O. Heymann, E.J. Swift · 7th ed., Mosby, St. Louis 2018 core
- Essentials of Dental CariesE. Kidd, O. Fejerskov · 4th ed., Oxford University Press 2016 core
- Clinical Endodontics: A TextbookL. Tronstad · 3rd ed., Thieme 2009 core
Oral surgery1
- Chirurgia stomatologiczna i szczękowo-twarzowa, t. I–IIIred. M. Rahnama · PZWL, Warszawa 2024 core
Prosthodontics4
- Współczesna protetyka stomatologicznaS. Majewski · Elsevier Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2014 core
- Vademecum wykonywania protez stałych i ruchomychB. Dejak · Med Tour Press International 2020 core
- Vademecum materiałoznawstwa protetycznegoM. Pryliński · Med Tour Press International, Otwock 2020 core
- Diagnostyka układu ruchowego narządu żuciared. E. Mierzwińska-Nastalska · Med Tour Press International 2016 core
Orthodontics4
- Zarys współczesnej ortodoncjired. I. Karłowska · wyd. IV, PZWL, Warszawa 2023 core
- Współczesna diagnostyka ortodontycznaI. Szarmach, B. Biedziak, M. Zadurska · Med Tour Press International, Otwock 2025 core
- Materiały i techniki ortodontycznered. A. Komorowska · Polskie Towarzystwo Ortodontyczne, Lublin 2009 core
- Ortodoncja współczesna, t. 1 (wybrane rozdziały)W.R. Proffit, H.W. Fields, D.M. Sarver · Elsevier Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2009 core
Paediatric dentistry5
- Współczesna stomatologia wieku rozwojowegored. D. Olczak-Kowalczyk, J. Szczepańska, U. Kaczmarek · Med Tour Press International, Otwock 2017 (wybrane rozdziały) core
- Kompendium stomatologii wieku rozwojowegored. D. Olczak-Kowalczyk · Med Tour Press International, Otwock 2022 core
- Stomatologia dziecięcared. A.C. Cameron, R.P. Widmer · wyd. 2, Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2013 supplementary
- Zapobieganie i leczenie choroby próchnicowej u dziecired. D. Olczak-Kowalczyk, L. Wagner · Borgis, Warszawa 2013 supplementary
- Pourazowe uszkodzenia zębówJ.O. Andreasen, F.M. Andreasen, L.K. Bakland, M.T. Flores · wyd. 2, Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2012 supplementary
Periodontology8
- Choroby przyzębia. Klasyfikacja 2017red. R. Górska · PZWL, Warszawa 2018 core
- Periodontologia. Podręcznik dla studentów i do LDEKred. R. Górska · Edra Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2022 core
- Choroby błony śluzowej jamy ustnej. Podręcznik dla studentów i do LDEKred. R. Górska · Edra Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2023 core
- Regeneracja tkanek przyzębiared. M. Pietruska · Kwintesencja, Warszawa 2017 core
- Periodontologia praktycznaK. Eaton, P. Ower; red. wyd. pol. T. Konopka, M. Pietruska · Edra Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2026 core
- PeriodontologiaH.-P. Müller; red. wyd. pol. R. Górska · wyd. 2, Edra Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2017 supplementary
- Scully. Choroby jamy ustnej. Diagnostyka i leczenieS. Challacombe, B. Carey, J. Setterfield; red. wyd. pol. T. Konopka · Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2026 supplementary
- Ultradźwiękowe oczyszczanie tkanek przyzębia. Teoria i praktykaM.D. George, T.G. Donley, P.M. Preshaw; red. wyd. pol. E. Dembowska · Czelej, Lublin 2021 supplementary
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Guidelines we check explanations against
- Summaries of Product Characteristics (SmPC)Doses and contraindications from the Polish Register of Medicinal Products.rejestrymedyczne.ezdrowie.gov.pl
- EFP: classification of periodontal diseasesEuropean Federation of Periodontology: the 2017 classification and treatment guidelines.www.efp.org
- IADT: dental traumaInternational guidelines for managing dental trauma.www.iadt-dentaltrauma.org
- ERC resuscitation guidelinesEuropean Resuscitation Council; the Polish edition is prepared by the Polish Resuscitation Council.www.cprguidelines.eu
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When newer guidelines differ from the official CEM key, we keep the key and add the current recommendation to the explanation, dated to the year.
Other programmes
- LEKPolish Medical Final ExaminationMedical Examinations Centre (CEM)Check in progressSee sources
- LDEKPolish Dental Final ExaminationMedical Examinations Centre (CEM)Check plannedSee sources
- LEWPolish Medical Verification ExaminationMedical Examinations Centre (CEM)Check plannedSee sources
- FEWPolish Pharmacy Verification ExaminationMedical Examinations Centre (CEM)Check plannedSee sources
- NostrificationRecognition of a medical diploma in PolandPolish medical universitiesCheck plannedSee sources
- USMLEUnited States Medical Licensing ExaminationUSMLE: a programme of the FSMB and NBMECheck plannedSee sources
- PLABProfessional and Linguistic Assessments BoardGeneral Medical Council (GMC)Check plannedSee sources
- DHADubai Health AuthorityDubai Health Authority (DHA)Check plannedSee sources
- FMGEForeign Medical Graduate ExaminationNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Check plannedSee sources
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