Iran Dental Specialty Board - Periodontics

Eligibility is normally limited to dentists who have completed an accredited Iranian postgraduate program in periodontics, plus applicants with foreign specialist qualifications who follow the recognition route. The board sets and verifies the exact documentary requirements, so confirm your status with the official body before applying.

Expect several components rather than one paper: a written theory examination, multiple-choice items, and a clinical or OSCE-style practical assessment. The precise combination, ordering, and weighting are announced by the examining body each cycle, so check the current announcement rather than relying on older candidates' descriptions.

These figures are set per cycle and are published by the official examining body. They are not fixed values you can safely memorize, and they may differ between the written and practical components. Consult the current official announcement for timing, item counts, and station numbers.

The board is a specialty-level examination, so it assumes working command of the literature, classification systems, and surgical judgment, not just recall. The passing score is determined by the examining body and published with the results or regulations; do not rely on secondhand numbers, which vary by year and component.

Retake rules, waiting periods, and whether a pass in one component carries over are governed by the board's regulations and can change. Because these details are consequential for planning, verify them in writing with the official body before you register for any component.

Start with anatomy, histology, and pathogenesis to build a foundation, then diagnosis and non-surgical therapy, then surgery, regeneration, and implants, which depend on the earlier material. Finish with periodontal medicine, multidisciplinary planning, and research methodology and ethics. Allocate time roughly in proportion to each domain's published weight.

Common patterns are shallow recall without clinical reasoning, weak handling of the 2017 world workshop classification and current evidence, poor OSCE technique such as rushed probing or untidy suturing, and neglecting lower-weight domains like research methodology and ethics. Unfamiliarity with case-presentation structure also costs marks.

Rehearse under time pressure with a partner: periodontal charting, probing technique and reproducibility, flap design and suturing on models, graft and membrane handling, and structured case presentation. Ask a recent graduate or faculty examiner for feedback on your sequence and ergonomics, not only your final result.

The examining body may issue references or syllabi; where it does, treat them as the primary guide. Otherwise build from current international consensus reports, major periodontology and implantology textbooks, and recent systematic reviews. Avoid circulating recalled questions, which are unreliable and raise ethical concerns.

All of these are published by the official examining body and change between cycles. Check its website and any official residency or specialty secretariat announcements directly, and keep dated copies of what you rely on. This page deliberately does not state figures that could be out of date.