The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is administered in two parts. Part 1 is a written exam Part 2 is a clinical exam. The main content of both parts include the following:

• Applied dental science 
  
• Clinically applied human disease
  
• Clinical dentistry
  
• Law and ethics 
  
• Health and safety
  

The syllabus for the ORE is based on the UK dental curriculum set by the General Dental Council (GDC) treatment planning and a medical emergencies exam. You need to contact the GDC to find out if you are eligible to sit this examination as there are new requirements to demonstrate that you have had at least 1600 hours of dental clinical experience in treating patients.

General Knowledge for Parts 1 and 2

• Biomedical Sciences and Oral Biology
  
• Behavioural Sciences
  
• Human Disease
  
• Law, Ethics and Professionalism
  
• Health Informatics
  
• Planning Medical Emergencies
  
• Restorative Dentistry
  
• Dental Biomaterials Science
  
• Orthodontics
  
• Preventive Dentistry
  
• Dental Public Health
  
• Comprehensive Oral Care
  
• Oral Surgery
  
• Oral Medicine
  
• Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
  
• Dental Radiology and Imaging
  
• Pain and Anxiety Control
  

ORE Part 1: Human Diseases 

• Applied dental science: Emergencies, Oral Surgery.
  
• Clinically applied human disease: Oral Medicine
  
• Clinical dentistry: Radiology, Cross Infection
  
• Law and ethics
  
• Health and safety
  

ORE Part 2

• OSCE - this is where candidates visit a series of 'stations' which test their clinical skills. These may include history-taking and assessment, communication skills (such as an explanation of problems and treatment plans), judgment and decision making, ethics and attitudes, and clinical examination. The series of stations may cover aspects of the following:  behavioural sciences, human disease, law, ethics and professionalism, clinical dentistry, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics, preventive dentistry, dental public health, comprehensive oral care, oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral microbiology, dental radiology and imaging. There will be a maximum of 20 stations and the OSCE lasts 2 hours in total.  
  
• Dental Manikin - candidates are required to perform three procedures over a period of three hours. These procedures primarily involve the preparation and restoration of teeth, but may also include other procedures where appropriate simulation can allow assessment of operative skills. 
  
• Diagnosis and Treatment Planning - involves an actor who will provide an appropriate history (but will not be examined), together with relevant additional information such as photographs, radiographs, study models or results of other special tests. The exercise may involve any of the above aspects of clinical dentistry.
  
• Medical Emergencies - a structured scenario-based oral demonstration of single-handed basic life support. This will include cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a resuscitation manikin
  

Our online ORE Exam Courses cover most of this syllabus with questions, resources and lectures. Most of this information is covered by the books in our recommended ORE Exam Books section.