<p>The new dental licensing regulations came into force in October 2020. Due to the pandemic, they were not implemented in practice until the 2021/2022 winter semester. An important goal was to keep pace with technological advancements and new treatment methods. The original plan to harmonize the dental and medical licensing regulations was not implemented. The familiar structure consisting of five semesters of preclinical and clinical studies was dissolved, and a&#xa0;new structure was created. The preclinical section now comprises four semesters with an oral state examination, followed by a&#xa0;year of phantom training in all four core clinical areas and concluding with a&#xa0;practical oral state examination. This is followed by the four-semester clinical section. In addition to the familiar oral and practical examinations, a&#xa0;written examination based on medicine has been introduced. The latter covers all medical subjects and the newly introduced interdisciplinary areas, such as emergency medicine, oral medicine, systemic aspects, and diseases in the head and neck area. The introduction of the phantom course in the fifth and sixth semesters presents the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery with the challenges and opportunities associated with phantom-based teaching. Using phantom models, students can learn practical skills before coming into contact with patients for the first time. This creates significantly better conditions for clinical teaching. The new dental licensing regulations offer an excellent opportunity to increase the visibility of the subject. However, the overall teaching and examination workload is significantly higher and only partially reflected by the corresponding increase in staff at the various locations.</p>