The paper presents sociological study aimed to analyze the conditions and methodological rationale for the basic directions of optimization of accreditation procedure for dentists. The study included 129 graduates of dental faculties of educational institutions of Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. The material was collected by questionnaire survey and interviewing. The obtained results show that the introduced system of professionals’ accreditation is an innovative educational technology allowing objectively assess the level of theoretical and practical training of dentists. Much of its effectiveness depends on the quality of produced and updated on a timely basis uniform base of assessment tools, the selection of the most prepared members for the accreditation commissions and creation of adequate conditions for its implementation in educational and scientific organizations.