The second part of the ORE consists of four components. Each of the components is critical to the overall success of the exam. It is designed for candidates to demonstrate their practical clinical skills as well as theory. Candidates are allowed four attempts for this section. Below are the four components.

Dental Manikin operative tests

In this test, candidates' operative skills are evaluated. Candidates are allocated three hours in which they are supposed to carry out three procedures. The three procedures entail preparing and restoring teeth. Other procedures which demonstrate appropriate simulation for assessment can also form part of the operative tests on the dental Manikin.

Objective structured clinical examination 

Under this section, candidates are taken over a maximum of twenty centres. These centres cover a number of aspects that are critical to the assessment of the candidates. Such aspects include law, ethics & professionalism, human diseases, dental public health, comprehensive oral care, behavioural sciences, clinical dentistry, oral surgery, restorative dentistry, oral medicine, paediatric dentistry, oral pathology and microbiology, orthodontics, dental imaging and radiology. 

From these stations each of the candidates is expected to demonstrate the following clinical skills: 

• Communication skills through problem explanation, interviewing patients and treatment plans, obtaining the patient's pain history, and medical history 
  
• History taking and assessment. The candidate is to demonstrate their ability to take a patient's history and also carry out the assessment
  
• Clinical examination
  
• Ethics and attitudes
  
• Judgment, and decision-making abilities
  
• Diagnostic and treatment planning exercise  - this involves an actor who needs to provide appropriate history. The actor will not be assessed. In addition to the history, the actor will need to provide additional pieces like photographs, study models and the results of any other special tests taken, and radiographs. Any of the above aspects of clinical dentistry could be examined.
  
• Medical emergencies - in this section the candidates are to do an oral-based structured scenario exam. Secondly, they are to demonstrate single-handed basic life support. An example is using a resuscitation manikin to carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  

More guidance can be found at the GDC examination centre website. The dates for this exam are advertised on the exam's website. Results for the above exam are to be released within 20 days of sitting for the exam. The results cannot be appealed; the candidate can only re-take the exam. When one passes part two of the exam, they are now able to apply for registration with the GDC.