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Exams ORE

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ORE (Overseas Registration Examination) Preparation Guide

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Overseas Registration Exam

The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is an exam designed to test the knowledge of foreign graduate dentists to enable them to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) as licensed dentists in the UK.

The exam itself is in two parts: 

Part I consists of the theoretical knowledge of dentistry.

Part II consists of a practical exam which entails an operative test on a dental manikin (DM), an OSCE, a diagnostic and treatment planning exercise (DTP) and lastly a practical examination in medical emergencies (ME).

The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is administered in two parts. Part 1 is a written exam Part 2 is a clinical exam. The main content of both parts include the following:

Applied dental science 
Clinically applied human disease
Clinical dentistry
Law and ethics 
Health and safety

The syllabus for the ORE is based on the UK dental curriculum set by the General Dental Council (GDC) treatment planning and a medical emergencies exam. 

General Knowledge for Parts 1 and 2

  • Biomedical Sciences and Oral Biology
  • Behavioural Sciences
  • Human Disease
  • Law, Ethics and Professionalism
  • Health Informatics
  • Planning Medical
  • Emergencies
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Dental Biomaterials Science
  • Orthodontics
  • Preventive Dentistry
  • Dental Public Health
  • Comprehensive Oral Care
  • Oral Surgery
  • Oral Medicine
  • Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
  • Dental Radiology and Imaging
  • Pain and Anxiety Control

ORE Part 1: Human Diseases

  • Applied dental science: Emergencies, Oral Surgery.
  • Clinically applied human disease: Oral Medicine
  • Clinical dentistry: Radiology, Cross Infection
  • Law and ethics
  • Health and safety