The Basic Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed the dates of additional sittings of the abroad registration examination (ORE).
This comes because the GDC is at present progressing a large-scale procurement course of to award new contracts for each ORE components. The regulator hopes to announce the brand new contract awards in autumn this yr.
The moreover ORE sittings, which construct on these delivered within the first half of this yr, will happen whereas the GDC continues the procurement course of to make sure examination availability is maintained throughout the transition.
The brand new dates will likely be held in late 2025 and early 2026, offering an additional 1,800 locations on ORE Half 1 and 576 on ORE Half 2.
ORE Half 1 – 600 locations per sitting:
August 2025
December 2025
April 2026.
ORE Half 2 – 144 locations per sitting:
September 2025
November 2025
January 2026
April 2026.
The precise dates for every sitting will likely be confirmed by the regulator in the end. All eligible candidates will likely be contacted straight with extra data.
Candidate demand
Theresa Thorp is the GDC’s govt director of regulation. She stated: ‘We perceive how vital the ORE is for these searching for to register as dentists within the UK.
‘These sittings are a part of our efforts to reply to candidate demand and guarantee continued entry to the examination whereas longer-term preparations are put in place.
‘The GDC stays dedicated to supporting candidates all through this course of and can proceed to supply well timed updates.’
This comes because the GDC launched a brand new coverage granting precedence ORE reserving entry to dental professionals with refugee standing earlier this yr.
It will permit candidates who present proof of their refugee standing to obtain precedence entry to the reserving system for as much as two makes an attempt at each ORE components. In response to the regulator, this may guarantee they’ve a good likelihood of finishing the registration course of.
In an in-depth article, we discover how the abroad registration examination works, the occupation’s expertise of it and the way it may be enhance. You’ll be able to learn it right here.
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