Czech Dental Chamber Profile
The Czech Dental Chamber (CSK) is an independent, self-governing, non-political professional association that brings together dentists particularly for the purposes of protecting their common interests, expertise, and professional ethics.
Membership of CSK is obligatory; CSK lays down the conditions for running private dental practice, and confirms the satisfaction of the conditions for engaging in the dental profession.
CSK deals with complaints and exercises its disciplinary powers over its members.
CSK has been built on the territorial principle. The basic organisational element is a self-governed Regional Chamber, of which there are currently 61.
CSK manages its business on the basis of a budget, which is approved by the Czech Dental Chamber Assembly every year.
To organise its activities, the CSK sets up secretariats of Regional Chambers, and CSK Office in Prague, where it is based.
To promote the expertise of its members, CSK operates a Training Centre.
CSK negotiates the methods of payments for and prices of the care covered by health insurance, with the Ministry of Health and health insurance companies.
CSK is a regular member of many international dental organisations (FDI, ERO - FDI, CED, CECDO and ADEE).
CSK publishes LKS journal, which it distributes free of charge to all its members.
Some 7,500 dentists are currently registered in its membership list.