GDC announces a boost to Overseas Registration Exam places

The next sitting of the ORE Part 2 will be held from November 16-19, 2023, and the regulator plans to hold sittings in January, April, September and November 2024. Over recent years the GDC has been able to offer a maximum of three sittings of the ORE Part 2 per year, providing 432 places. This will be increased to a minimum of four sittings in 2024, a 33 per cent increase in exam places.

There are currently 520 candidates eligible to sit the ORE Part 2. The GDC has worked closely with its consortium partners to be able to offer additional places, which will provide a better opportunity for candidates to secure a place on the exam. Dentists who qualify outside the UK or Europe must first pass the ORE to be eligible for registration. The additional capacity for the ORE Part 2 follows the recent threefold increase in ORE Part 1 places. The ORE is made up of two parts and candidates are allowed four attempts at each part. The current pass rate for Part 2 is 45 per cent.