The disciplinary responsibility of the Polish physicians and dentists for professional delinquencies committed abroad.

Objectives: The subject of the study is the analysis of the issue of disciplinary responsibility of the Polish physicians and dentists for professional delinquencies committed abroad. The research goal is to find the answer to the question: is it possible in the Polish legal system to derive negative legal consequences for a physician or a dentist, who has the Polish right to practice the profession, in a situation where a violation of the law in another country is found Material and methods: The article uses primarily the method of logical and linguistic analysis of Polish legal acts. An analysis of the available literature in this area was made. Empirical research methods were also used, including the examination of documents within Polish medical chambers, containing information on members of the Polish professional self-government punished abroad. Results: The research shows that from 2016 until the first half of 2020 the Polish professional self-government has learned about the punishment in other Member States of 61 members of Polish medical chambers, of which 52 were punished in the United Kingdom, 4 in Sweden, 2 in Ireland, 1 in Denmark, 1 in Germany, 1 in Finland. Conclusions: The final conclusion of the study is that it is possible to derive negative legal consequences for a physician or a dentist, who has the Polish right to practice the profession, in a situation where a violation of the law has been found in another country.