eGDCORE Part 2
The Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) Part 2 is designed for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills. All questions in Part 2 are mapped to the learning outcomes for a UK dentist, which can be found in Preparing for Practice.
You will be allowed four attempts for the ORE Part 2.
Each sitting of Part 2 has a maximum of 144 candidates. The fee for sittings of Part 2 is £2,929, payable at the time of booking. It is not normally refundable, so please review our refund policy before you make your booking.
The fee for sittings of Part 2, held after 1 January 2025, will be £4,235.
| Venues | Component |
|---|---|
The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields | OSCE (see below) |
UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Rockefeller Building | DM (see below) |
Eastman Dental Hospital Education Centre, Mortimer Market Centre | DTP (see below) |
Eastman Dental Hospital Education Centre, Mortimer Market Centre | ME (see below) |
Part 2 examination dates
The next Part 2 will take place:
- January 2025 (booking opens on 3 December).
- February/March 2025 (booking opens eight weeks in advance).
- April 2025 (booking opens eight weeks in advance).
For more, see the latest information on ORE bookings.
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.
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
- 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.
OSCE guidance is available on the exam centre's website.
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.
A practical examination in medical emergencies (ME)
The medical emergencies (ME) assessment consists of two parts:
- a structured scenario-based oral
- demonstration of single handed basic life support.
This will include cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a resuscitation manikin.
ME guidance is available on the exam centre's website.
Results
Your exam results will be sent to you by email. We will aim to send them to you within 20 working days.
We do not allow appeals about results or disagreements with examiners' decisions.
Policies
Policies governing the ORE Part 2 are available on the exam centre's website, including:
- Complaints.
- Suspected Malpractice.
- Mitigating Circumstances.
- Dress Code.
If you have booked a place on an exam and need to withdraw, please first review our:
If you need to withdraw within four weeks of the exam taking place, please refer to the Mitigating Circumstances Policies and Procedures on the exam centre's website.
Please also review our guidance for candidates who become unwell before your exam.
If you wish to make a general complaint about the service received, please contact us.
Failing Medical Emergencies only
If you only fail the medical emergencies (ME) exercise during the ORE Part 2 , you will be able to retake this component only, at a future sitting of Part 2.
The fee for retakes the ME exam only is £300. The fee for ME retakes held after 1 January 2025 will be £566.
If you pass the ME component at that sitting, you will have passed the ORE Part 2. If you fail, you will need to retake the full ORE Part 2, if you are eligible to do so.
The ME exam retake is held at the same time as the full ORE Part 2.
Passing Part 2
Once you have passed Part 2, you will be able to apply for registration with the GDC.
Find out more about what you need to do after you have passed.