Before you apply for the ORE
To apply for the ORE you will need to fill in our application form, and send in supporting documents at the same time. Once accepted, please expect to wait six to 12 months to sit your first exam.
The fees for the exams are:
- Part 1 - £600
- Part 2 - £2250
Before applying, you need to make sure you meet our clinical experience and English language requirement. You will need to send evidence of the following:
Clinical experience requirement
You must have at least 1600 hours of clinical experience where you have personally treated patients in the dental chair. The number of hours of this clinical experience will either be hours spent undertaking appropriate investigations and administering dental treatment:
- during your dental degree;
- during post-qualification experience; or
- a combination of the two.
It could also be undertaken during temporary registration.
This cannot include time observing other dentists or assisting other dentists/dental students in undertaking diagnosis/treatment planning or provision of treatment.
English language requirement
You will need to submit a single, Academic IELTS Test Report Form with your application or we will be unable to accept it. Only Academic IELTS Test Report Forms will be accepted. Other language tests or qualifications and the length of time spent in an English-speaking country will not be considered.
The form must:
- be no more than two years old on receipt at the GDC;
- show a minimum overall band score of 7.0; and
- show no score lower than 6.5 in any section.
You are exempt from submitting an IELTS Test Report Form if:
- You are a national of the EEA ; or
- entitled to be treated no less favourably than nationals of the EEA
If you are not an EEA national and are married to a UK national you must submit a single, acceptable Academic IELTS Test Report Form with your application.
Details about the IELTS may be obtained from:
Web: The British Council Information Centre
Phone: 0161 957 7755
Email: general.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Before you start to fill in your application, please read the following: