Empowering The Next Generation of Dental Professionals
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.
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 the refund policy before you make your booking.
The fee for sittings of Part 2, held after 1 January 2025, will be £4,235.
Operative test on a dental manikin (DM)
Three procedures over three hours — mainly the preparation and restoration of teeth, assessing operative skill.
Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
A series of stations testing clinical skills: history taking, communication, judgement and decision-making, ethics and clinical examination — across behavioural sciences, human disease, law, restorative, paediatric, orthodontics, preventive and public health, oral surgery, oral medicine, pathology and radiology.
Diagnostic & treatment planning (DTP)
Uses an actor who provides a history, plus photographs, radiographs, study models or test results, across any aspect of clinical dentistry.
Medical emergencies (ME)
A scenario-based oral demonstration of single-handed basic life support, including CPR on a resuscitation manikin.
2026/27 Part 2 sitting dates
- 10–13 September 2026
- 26–29 November 2026
- 21–24 January 2027
- 4–7 March 2027
- 15–18 April 2027
Sittings are booked through MyGDC. Venues are confirmed by the GDC and UCL Consultants at booking. Check the GDC ORE Part 2 page for the latest details.
Results
Results are sent by email, normally within 30 working days of the exam.
How to prepare
- Get hands-on manikin time to master operative procedures within the three-hour window.
- Rehearse OSCE stations — communication, history-taking, examination and decision-making.
- Practise diagnosis and treatment planning out loud, and drill medical emergencies and basic life support.
How Visage Dental Academy helps
Our hands-on Academy and Part 2 theory course prepare you for every component — manikin, OSCE, DTP and medical emergencies — under realistic exam conditions.
At a glance: 4 components (DM, OSCE, DTP, ME) · up to 4 attempts · complete within 5 years of passing Part 1 · Part 2 fee £6,967 (2026/27).
Part 2 examination dates
For the next ORE Part 2 dates,
Please visit: https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/overseas-registration-exam/ore-latest-information.
Results
Your exam results will be sent to you by email. GDC will send them to you within 30 working days.