Part 2
Part 2 is designed for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills.
£2250 |
The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields |
OSCE
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100 per exam |
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Eastman Dental Institute, Gray's Inn Road |
Dental Manikin |
Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's Inn Road
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Diagnosis and Treatment Planning |
| Medical Emergencies
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There are four components to Part 2 of the ORE:
An operative test on a dental manikin (DM)
Candidates are required to perform three procedures over a period of three hours. These procedures primarily involve the preparation and restoration of teeth, but may also include other procedures where appropriate simulation can allow assessment of operative skills.
DM guidance is available on the exam centre's website here: www.orepart2.org.uk/guidance
An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
This is where candidates visit a series of ‘stations’ which test their clinical skills. These may include history-taking and assessment, communication skills (such as an explanation of problems and treatment plans), judgement and decision making, ethics and attitudes, and clinical examination. The series of stations may cover aspects of the following: behavioural sciences, human disease, law, ethics and professionalism, clinical dentistry, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics, preventive dentistry, dental public health, comprehensive oral care, oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral microbiology, dental radiology and imaging.
There will be a maximum of 20 stations and the OSCE lasts 2 hours in total. OSCE guidance is available on the exam centre's website here: www.orepart2.org.uk/guidance
A diagnostic and treatment planning exercise (DTP)
This involves an actor who will provide an appropriate history (but will not be examined), together with relevant additional information such as photographs, radiographs, study models or results of other special tests. The exercise may involve any of the above aspects of clinical dentistry.
DTP guidance is available on the exam centre's website here: www.orepart2.org.uk/guidance
A practical examination in medical emergencies (ME)
This assessment consists of two parts:
ME guidance is available on the exam centre's website here: www.orepart2.org.uk/guidance
You will be allowed four attempts for Part 2.
Dates
Dates of future diets are advertised on the ORE latest information page.
Results
Your exam results will be sent to you by email. We will endeavour to release the results to you within 15 working days of the exam.
You will be given a pass or fail award for each component of the exam as well as an overall pass or fail award. Your results email will have an attachment giving you feedback on your performance in each component. This consists of statements on your performance or an indication of your strengths and weaknesses.
Please note that we do not accept appeals against results nor disagreements with our examiners' decisions.
Policies
Part 2 policies include Complaints, Suspected Malpractice, Mitigating Circumstances, and Dress Code.
If you have booked a place on an exam and need to withdraw, please consult the GDC's Withdrawal and Refunds Policy available to download from the
Booking your exam page. If you need to withdraw within four weeks of the exam taking place you should refer to the Mitigating Circumstances policy on the exam centre's website:
www.orepart2.org.uk/policy-docs
If you wish to make a general complaint about the service you have received at the GDC, please use the feedback form on our Customer Complaints page. Failing ME only
If you only fail the medical emergencies exercise, you will be able to re-sit this component at the next available exam. Sitting the ME only exam costs £300.
Should you pass the ME component on your second attempt, you will have passed Part 2 of the ORE. Should you fail, you will need to retake the full ORE Part 2 exam, if you are eligible to do so.
The ME only exam is held at the same time as the full Part 2 exam.
Passing Part 2
Upon passing Part 2, you will be able to apply for registration with the General Dental Council. For further information, please visit After you have passed both parts of the ORE.