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Alerts: New Exam for Overseas Dentists in UK
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Author:
Akil, Posted on Saturday, July 14 @ 07:06:54 IST by Akil
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The General Dental Council (GDC) is to launch the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) which replaces the International Qualifying Examination (IQE) in September 2007.
The ORE will be in two parts, with Part One consisting of a written paper covering clinical applied dental science and clinically applied human disease and a written paper in aspects of clinical dentistry, law and ethics, and health and safety.
Part Two will consist of an examination on a dental manikin, an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) that tests candidates' clinical skills, an examination designed to test candidates' diagnostic and treatment planning skills and a medical emergencies examination.
New candidates applying to sit the ORE must demonstrate that they have at least 1,600 hours clinical experience where they have personally treated patients in the dental chair. This experience can be gained during the undergraduate degree, during post-qualification experience, or a combination of both.
Candidates will have to verify this experience by providing references from University Dental Deans or employers.
Current IQE candidates can transfer across to the new exam and those who have passed Part A of the IQE will be exempt from the first paper in Part One of the new exam. Those who choose not to transfer will be limited to two attempts at each part of the IQE before being automatically transferred to the new exam. The GDC is to open a waiting list for the examination at the end of July.
Note: Reference:
British Dental Journal 203, 5 (2007)
Published online: 14 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.595 (Accessed on 14th July, 2007)
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