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 £6,967, payable at the time of booking. It is not normally refundable, so please review the refund policy before you make your booking.
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.