HK Dental ORE study guide

HK Dental ORE · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

The Licensing Examination of the Dental Council of Hong Kong is the route by which dentists who qualified outside Hong Kong can seek registration to practise in Hong Kong. It is administered by the Dental Council of Hong Kong under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. The examination is structured in three parts: Part I is a Written Test, Part II is a Practical Test, and Part III is a Clinical Examination. Candidates sit the parts in sequence, so the written paper is the gateway to the hands-on assessments. Topics on this exam: Part I Written Test, Part II Practical Test, and Part III Clinical Examination. The HK Dental ORE study guide has 3 sections and about 1,470 words.

Part I Written Test - applied basic and clinical dental science

Part I of the Dental Council of Hong Kong Licensing Examination is the written, multiple-choice gate. It tests whether an overseas-qualified dentist can apply basic and clinical science at the level expected of a Hong Kong graduate, and it is delivered in English.

492 words, about 2 min 02

Part II Practical Test - phantom-head technique and material handling

Part II is the bench test: you perform pre-clinical procedures on mounted typodont teeth - and sometimes extracted teeth - under observation and against a time limit. It exists because a written paper cannot show whether your hands can produce a preparation a laboratory or a patient can actually live with.

488 words, about 2 min 03

Part III Clinical Examination - patient-based assessment of full-episode care

Part III is the clinical examination: you treat real patients in a teaching clinic while examiners observe and score you against the competencies expected of a registrable dentist in Hong Kong. It assesses the whole encounter - history, examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, consent, technical execution, cross-infection control and professionalism.

490 words, about 2 min