Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen los requisitos para la verificación de los planes de estudios conducentes a la obtención de los títulos universitarios oficiales que habiliten para el ejercicio de la profesión de Dentista.

This draft order establishes the requirements to which the curricula leading to the obtaining of the official university degrees that qualify for the exercise of the profession of Dentist that the universities present for verification by the Council of Universities should be adapted.

In addition, it adapts the current requirements to the requirements of Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September, which establishes the organization of university education and the quality assurance procedure, and to the regulations of the European Union.

It also updates the requirements to the needs of the current context.

The draft is structured into a single article, a single transitional provision, a single derogation provision, three final provisions and an annex.

Article 22.2.c) of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General Subsidies, and article 67 of its Regulations allow grants to be granted directly, on an exceptional basis, when there are reasons of public, social, economic or humanitarian interest, or other duly justified reasons that hinder their public announcement. According to article 28.2 of the aforementioned Law, its special regulations must be approved by royal decree, on the proposal of the competent Minister and after a report from the Ministry of Finance.

Royal Decree 472/2024, of 7 May, attributes to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities the proposal and execution of the Government's policy on science, innovation and universities. Part of this policy is developed through entities whose activity contributes to the proper functioning of the university, scientific and cultural ecosystem, competing reasons of public, social and economic interest that justify their direct financing.

This royal decree is intended to guarantee during 2026 the continuity of the activities developed by the beneficiary entities.

The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) is a non-profit association currently made up of 77 Spanish universities, which promotes cooperation between universities and public administrations and relations with foreign universities and social agents. Its composition and functions give it a unique institutional position within the Spanish university system.

Its main functions include the representation of universities before the Government and other actors, participation in numerous national and international commissions and working groups, and the preparation of studies and reports on the university system. It also highlights its work of dissemination and accountability, especially through the annual publication “The University in figures”.

After more than thirty years of activity, CRUE is an institutional partner of all Spanish universities with the public administrations. The uniqueness of this representative function and the non-existence of another equivalent entity justify the direct award of the grant.

The planned aid, in the amount of 70,000 euros, is intended to partially cover current and ordinary expenses necessary for the development of its functions, including leases, supplies, equipment, professional services and institutional activities. Its amount takes as a reference the subsidies of previous years, adequately justified.

Among the actions planned for 2026 are meetings of its governing bodies; meetings with public administrations; elaboration of proposals and reports on university policy; coordination of sectoral commissions and working groups; organization of conferences; institutional representation and collaboration with other national and international institutions. These are structural expenses linked to the development of activities of general interest.

For its part, the Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón Foundation (FOM) is a private non-profit institution dedicated to the promotion of culture, training and research in Social Sciences, Humanities and Health Sciences. Its uniqueness and the public interest in its activity derive especially from the extraordinary historical, scientific and cultural value of its library and archive.

The Library and the Archive constitute the founding nucleus of the institution and were declared a Property of Cultural Interest in 1997. The Library, initially formed from the approximately 13,000 volumes belonging to José Ortega y Gasset, currently has about 70,000 volumes and numerous funds from legacies and donations from relevant personalities and institutions.

The Archive preserves the personal and family documentation of José Ortega y Gasset, including more than 500 manuscripts, 3,000 photographs, approximately 11,000 letters and some 30,000 working notes, to which have subsequently been incorporated other archives of singular historical and cultural relevance, including that of Gregorio Marañón. These funds constitute a reference for research on the so-called Silver Age of Spanish culture and science.

The Foundation is also linked to the Revista de Oeste, founded by Ortega y Gasset in 1923, a publication of singular relevance in Spanish intellectual history and in the dissemination of European scientific and cultural thought.

Library-archive, Institute and Magazine therefore form a singular ensemble in the Spanish cultural, scientific and academic landscape. The absence of another entity that gathers and develops these functions, together with the value of the heritage that it conserves and its academic and scientific activities, justifies the direct nature of the grant.

The aid provided for the Foundation, in the amount of 75,000 euros, also takes as a reference the grants of previous years and will make it possible to sustain its academic, cultural and scientific activities and the services necessary for its development.

Consequently, both entities have sufficient reasons of public, social and economic interest that justify the direct granting of subsidies in accordance with article 22.2.c) of Law 38/2003. Also, given its purpose of financing activities and operating expenses, the advance payment provided for in article 34.4 of the said Law is necessary to guarantee the continuity of its activities and facilitate its proper planning and budgetary execution. The creation of guarantees is not required due to the nature and accredited solvency of the beneficiary entities.

On the other hand, Article 38 of Law 47/2003, of November 26, General Budget, provides for the automatic extension of the General State Budgets. The budgetary extension in force in 2026 must not prevent the continuity of public support for these institutions and the activities of general interest they carry out.

Finally, the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court has interpreted that Article 22(2)(c) of the General Law on Subsidies contemplates different cases that allow exceptional use to be made of direct concessions. Consequently, it is not essential to simultaneously demonstrate the difficulty of attending a public call when the concurrence of reasons of public, social or economic interest that support the grant is sufficiently justified.

For all these reasons, the subsidies regulated in this royal decree meet the requirements that justify their direct concession, taking into account the unique nature of the beneficiary entities and the general interest of the activities whose continuity is intended to be guaranteed.

The public participation period is open from October 21 to November 12, 2026.

Contributions can be made through the following form.