# Practising for Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS Part 2) with MedMock

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## What is the MFDS Part 2 OSCE, and how do you practise for it?

The Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) Part 2 OSCE of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, pitched at the standard of a dentist completing UK Dental Foundation Training and entering Dental Core Training. MedMock practises eight spoken 7-minute OSCE and unseen-case station types (each after 2 minutes of reading time): History & Information Gathering, Communication, Consent & Explanation, Breaking Bad News, Ethics & Candour, Paediatric Consultation, Prescribing, Therapeutics & Cross-Infection Viva, Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Patient History, Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Examiner Oral, and Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Viva. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI patient, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.

An illustrative example station, written by MedMock with example feedback, is at https://medmock.com/exams/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2/example

## What happens in the real MFDS Part 2 (checked against the official source on 2026-10-24)

The Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) Part 2 is a postgraduate dental Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (intercollegiately) and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Pitched at the level of a dentist towards the end of Dental Foundation Training / early Dental Core Training, it assesses communication skills, clinical history taking, diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical governance, therapeutics and management of medical emergencies across timed OSCE stations.

- **Simulated patient communication and history stations** (7 minutes): Timed OSCE encounters (7 minutes in the station after reading time) interacting with a simulated patient or parent to take a focused dental and medical history, explain a diagnosis, obtain valid consent, break bad news or address a complaint or ethical dilemma.
- **Structured clinical and viva stations** (7 minutes): Timed examiner-led OSCE stations assessing diagnostic interpretation of dental radiographs and clinical photographs, phased multidisciplinary treatment planning, Dental Practitioners' Formulary prescribing, cross-infection control and acute medical emergencies.

Marking: Examiners score each OSCE station using structured domain mark sheets covering information gathering, clinical reasoning and diagnosis, treatment planning and management, and patient-centred communication and professionalism.

Passing: The overall pass mark for the MFDS Part 2 OSCE circuit is standard-set across the active stations using borderline regression. Candidates must pass MFDS Part 1 before sitting MFDS Part 2.

Sources: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/examinations/dental-examinations/diploma-of-membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2 https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/exams/search/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds/
Full format page: https://medmock.com/exams/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2/format

## How to prepare for the MFDS Part 2 (facts checked against official sources on 2026-10-24)

Start with the Royal College MFDS syllabus and OSCE candidate regulations so you know how the 7-minute stations and 2-minute reading windows work. Then rehearse simulated patient consultations, unseen diagnostic and treatment-planning cases, dental prescribing and medical emergency vivas out loud to time.

1. **Check the MFDS Part 2 format and syllabus domains** — MFDS Part 2 is a purely clinical and communication OSCE with no phantom-head operative component. Each station gives you 2 minutes of reading time outside the room followed by 7 minutes inside the station with a simulated patient or examiner.
2. **Use the 2-minute reading window to plan your station structure** — During the 2 minutes of reading time, identify whether the station is a patient consultation, an unseen-case treatment-planning oral, or a structured clinical viva, and note the clinical findings, medical history modifiers or radiographs provided in the brief.
3. **Practise 7-minute patient communication, consent and candour encounters** — Rehearse taking a focused dental and medical history, explaining treatment options and material risks under Montgomery consent principles, breaking bad news on suspected oral malignancy, and apologising openly under the GDC Duty of Candour after an iatrogenic complication.
4. **Structure your diagnosis and phased treatment planning answers** — When presenting an unseen case to an examiner, state the acute diagnoses first, interpret the radiographs and periodontal charting systematically, assign a prognosis to each affected tooth, and present management in clear phases: relief of pain and stabilisation, disease control and prevention, definitive restorative or surgical care, and maintenance.
5. **Rehearse UK dental guidelines and medical emergencies out loud** — Practise speaking through SDCEP antimicrobial and anticoagulant/antiplatelet guidance, Delivering Better Oral Health preventive regimens, HTM 01-05 infection control, IR(ME)R 2017 radiography justification, and Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE medical emergency algorithms.

Official resources:

- RCSEd: Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) Part 2 (https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/examinations/dental-examinations/diploma-of-membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2): Examination regulations, syllabus and candidate guidance for the intercollegiate RCSEd / RCPSG MFDS Part 2 OSCE.
- RCS England: Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) (https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/exams/search/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds/): Candidate guidance and examination structure for the RCS England MFDS Part 2 OSCE.

Sources: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/examinations/dental-examinations/diploma-of-membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2 https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/exams/search/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds/
Full guide: https://medmock.com/exams/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2/prepare

Dates: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) hold multiple diets of the MFDS Part 2 OSCE across the year in UK and international examination centres. (source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)).
All MFDS Part 2 dates: https://medmock.com/exams/membership-of-the-faculty-of-dental-surgery-mfds-part-2#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **OSCE — History & Information Gathering** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 OSCE encounter (after 2 minutes of reading time). Take a structured dental, pain, medical, medication and social history from a simulated patient — bleeding/anticoagulant screen, bisphosphonates/MRONJ risk, infective endocarditis risk, dental anxiety, and red flags.
- **OSCE — Communication, Consent & Explanation** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 OSCE encounter (after 2 minutes of reading time). Explain a dental diagnosis, discuss treatment options (endodontic therapy, surgical extraction, periodontal therapy, fixed or removable prosthodontics), obtain Montgomery-standard informed consent, or deliver post-operative instructions in plain English.
- **OSCE — Breaking Bad News, Ethics & Candour** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 OSCE encounter (after 2 minutes of reading time). Counsel a patient on an urgent two-week-wait suspected oral cancer referral, make a GDC Duty of Candour disclosure following an iatrogenic complication (separated endodontic instrument, oro-antral communication, wrong-tooth extraction, nerve injury), or handle confidentiality and colleague professionalism.
- **OSCE — Paediatric Consultation** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 OSCE encounter (after 2 minutes of reading time) speaking with a parent or carer. Cover paediatric dental trauma (avulsed permanent incisor, luxation), early childhood caries, molar-incisor hypomineralisation, inhaled or ingested dental foreign body, preventive fluoride/fissure-sealant advice, or child safeguarding.
- **OSCE — Prescribing, Therapeutics & Cross-Infection Viva** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 examiner-led OSCE viva (after 2 minutes of reading time). Answer structured examiner questions on Dental Practitioners' Formulary (DPF) and SDCEP antimicrobial prescribing, analgesic regimens, local anaesthetic maximum doses, HTM 01-05 decontamination and cross-infection control, and IR(ME)R 2017 radiation protection.
- **Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Patient History** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 patient consultation (after 2 minutes of reading time). Take a comprehensive dental, medical and social history from the simulated patient for a multidisciplinary dental case, exploring presenting complaints, expectations, medical modifiers and risk factors.
- **Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Examiner Oral** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 unseen-case examiner oral (after 2 minutes of reading time). Review the special investigations, charting and dental radiographs (periapicals, bitewings, DPT, BPE and 6-point periodontal chart) to state your diagnoses, tooth-by-tooth prognosis, and phased treatment plan (acute stabilisation, prevention, definitive restorative/prosthodontic care, and maintenance/recall).
- **Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Viva** — 7-minute MFDS Part 2 examiner-led structured oral (after 2 minutes of reading time). Recognise and manage acute medical emergencies in the dental surgery using an ABCDE approach and Resuscitation Council UK / BNF emergency drug doses and routes — anaphylaxis, adrenal crisis, acute severe asthma, angina/myocardial infarction, hypoglycaemia, status epilepticus, vasovagal syncope, and choking/airway obstruction.

## Sample MFDS Part 2 questions

- *Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Examiner Oral:* A 48-year-old patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes presents with generalised Stage III Grade C periodontitis, secondary caries under an upper first molar crown, and a missing upper first premolar. Present your diagnoses, tooth-level prognoses, and phased treatment plan.
- *OSCE — Prescribing, Therapeutics & Cross-Infection Viva:* A 71-year-old woman taking warfarin for a mechanical mitral valve and alendronic acid for osteoporosis requires extraction of an unrestorable lower molar. Walk the examiner through your peri-operative bleeding and MRONJ risk assessment and management under SDCEP guidance.

## Example scenarios

- *OSCE — History & Information Gathering:* A 68-year-old man on apixaban for atrial fibrillation and alendronic acid for osteoporosis attends with a painful, mobile lower first molar. Take a focused dental and medical history and assess his extraction risk.
- *OSCE — Breaking Bad News, Ethics & Candour:* A 56-year-old smoker has a persistent 2 cm indurated ulcer on the lateral border of his tongue present for four weeks. Explain why you are referring him on the urgent two-week-wait head and neck pathway.
- *Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Examiner Oral:* A 48-year-old patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes presents with generalised Stage III Grade C periodontitis, secondary caries under an UL6 crown, and a missing UR4. Present your diagnoses, tooth prognoses, and phased treatment plan.
- *Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Viva:* Two minutes after you administer an inferior alveolar nerve block and prescribe amoxicillin, your 34-year-old patient develops stridor, wheeze, facial swelling and hypotension (BP 78/42 mmHg). Talk the examiner through your immediate management and emergency drug doses.

## How a practice session works

1. **Choose a station** — Pick from 8 station types drawn from the real MFDS Part 2 curriculum, or run a full mock that takes you through them as a circuit.
2. **Have the conversation** — Speak naturally, out loud. The AI patient or examiner responds in real time — with follow-up questions, emotions, cues and unexpected turns, just like the real stations.
3. **Get instant feedback** — The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.

## Price

Start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits (30 minutes of speaking practice), not a subscription. After that, or instead, £69 per month for 350 credits. One credit is one minute of spoken practice, or two typed exchanges, and where the examiner or patient speaks first, that opening line is free. Examiner scorecards, mark schemes and model answers for finished sessions are included at no extra credit cost. Cancel at any time. Full details: https://medmock.com/pricing

## Frequently asked questions

### How does the feedback work?

When you finish a station you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.

### Can I practise specific MFDS Part 2 stations?

Yes. You can pick any of the 8 station types to drill a weak area, or run a full mock circuit to simulate the real exam.

### How much does it cost?

You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.

## About MedMock

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It covers 104 spoken exams and interviews — OSCEs, vivas, structured oral exams, simulated consultations, and specialty-training and consultant interviews. It does not cover written or multiple-choice papers, and it is not a question bank.

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