general practitioner and specialist in patient care and out patient care, including domiciliary visiting; dental care;

1 Care outside hospital wards by general practitioners and specialists, including domiciliary visiting, without limit of duration, provided that the beneficiary or his breadwinner may be required to share in the cost of the care received to the extent of 25 per cent.

The diabetic foot care team includes many specialists (general practitioner, diabetologist, angiologist, surgeon, orthotis, specialist nurse, and others). The treatment is based on prevention of foot lesions (education, early detection, proper footcare and adequate footwear), early appropriate treatment of wounds (conservative approach, referral to surgeon when necessary), and rehabilitation of the amputees. The choice of the dressings depends on the type and depth of the wound and the presence of infection.

the Contracting Parties hereby recommend that the Governments concerned should allow nationals of the Republic of Iceland who hold a diploma in specialized dentistry, in veterinary medicine, in architecture, in pharmacy, on completion of specific training in general medical practice or of specializations in medicine, awarded in a third country and recognized by the competent Icelandic authorities, to take up and pursue activities as specialists in dentistry, veterinary surgeons, architects, pharmacists, general medical practitioners or specialists in medicine within the European Economic Area, by recognizing these diplomas in their territories.