ORE Part 1 case studies
ORE Part 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) is the General Dental Council's route by which dentists who qualified outside the relevant UK/EEA frameworks can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and professional attributes expected of a dentist practising in the United Kingdom. It is set and administered by the GDC and is normally taken in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2; candidates progress through a sequence of stages, from application and booking through to sitting each part and receiving results. The ORE Part 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,883 words.
1Emergency extraction in a patient taking warfarin who is also self-medicating with an NSAID
A 64-year-old man attends as an emergency with severe spontaneous pain of five days' duration from the lower right first molar. The tooth is tender to percussion, has a 6 mm pocket on the distobuccal aspect and a periapical radiolucency.
921 words, about 5 min2Heavily broken-down first molar with reversible versus irreversible pulpal symptoms
A 38-year-old woman is referred for restoration of the lower left first molar. A large MOD amalgam is present, the distobuccal cusp is fractured and there is visible caries beneath the mesial cavity margin.
963 words, about 5 min3Advanced periodontal disease in a smoker with poorly controlled diabetes: keep or extract
A 55-year-old man attends for periodontal assessment. He smokes 15 cigarettes a day and has had type 2 diabetes for nine years; his latest HbA1c is 8.4%.
999 words, about 5 min4A non-healing tongue ulcer: what to do at the first visit
A 61-year-old woman attends with an ulcer on the left lateral border of the tongue that has been present for three weeks. It is 15 mm across, has rolled, indurated margins and a granular floor, and feels fixed to the underlying tissue.
1,019 words, about 5 min5Avulsed permanent central incisor with a long dry time in a 9-year-old
A 9-year-old boy is brought to the surgery 80 minutes after falling from his bicycle. His upper left central incisor was avulsed and has been carried in a dry tissue.
981 words, about 5 min