[Tashfeen Jamil]

After you pass your ORE 1 you will be automatically added to ORE 2 waiting list  and you can undertake the exam on next available dates.ORE Part 2 is designed for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills.

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.

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.

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.

A practical examination in medical emergencies (ME):

This assessment consists of two parts:

1.a structured scenario-based oral

2.demonstration of single handed basic life support. This will include cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a resuscitation manikin.

For each examination period a maximum of 144 candidates are able to undertake the Part 2 exam. The current cost of the examination is £2,929 per candidate, payable at the time of booking. The exam is held thrice a year in January, April and September respectively.All the candidates who book the exam are then divided into 2 groups. The exam is then conducted on 4 days for both the groups.

Day 1.   OSCES for group 1

Day 2: Dental manikin for group 1 and Osces for group 2.

Day 3: DTP and ME for group 1 and Dental manikin for group 2.

Day 4: DTP and ME for group 2

Results are then released in 20 working days after the whole exam finishes, mostly on last 20th day.

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