# Practising for Overseas Registration Examination (ORE Part 2) with MedMock

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

The General Dental Council (GDC) Overseas Registration Examination Part 2 for overseas-qualified dentists applying for UK registration, pitched at the standard of a newly qualified UK dental graduate (Safe Beginner under GDC Preparing for Practice). MedMock practises eight spoken station types across the ORE Part 2 components: five 5-minute OSCE stations (History & Information Gathering, Communication, Consent & Explanation, Breaking Bad News, Ethics & Candour, Paediatric Consultation, and Prescribing, Therapeutics & Cross-Infection Viva), the two Diagnostic and Treatment Planning (DTP) stages (13-minute Patient History and 15-minute Examiner Oral), and the 15-minute 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/overseas-registration-examination-ore-part-2/example

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

The General Dental Council (GDC) Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) Part 2 is the clinical examination for dentists whose qualifications are not automatically recognised for UK registration, pitched at the standard of a newly qualified UK dental graduate (Safe Beginner). Held over four days in London, it comprises four components: an operative test on a dental manikin (phantom head), an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), a Diagnostic and Treatment Planning (DTP) exercise, and a Medical Emergencies (ME) structured examination.

- **Operative test on a dental manikin (DM)** (180 minutes): Candidates perform three operative dental procedures on a dental manikin (phantom head) over three hours, testing practical clinical skills and infection control.
- **Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)** (5 minutes): A circuit of 5-minute stations assessing clinical communication, history taking, consent, ethics, pain and anxiety management, prescribing, cross-infection control and practical clinical scenarios across behavioural and clinical dental domains.
- **Diagnostic and Treatment Planning (DTP)** (28 minutes): An actor-based patient history consultation followed by an examiner oral using special investigations, radiographs and charting to formulate a diagnosis and comprehensive treatment plan.
- **Medical Emergencies in dental practice (ME)** (15 minutes): A structured oral and practical assessment of the recognition and management of medical emergencies that may arise in the dental surgery, alongside cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management.

Marking: Each of the four ORE Part 2 components (Dental Manikin, OSCE, Diagnostic and Treatment Planning, and Medical Emergencies) is marked independently against GDC learning outcomes derived from Preparing for Practice.

Passing: Candidates must pass all four components of ORE Part 2 to pass the examination overall. A candidate who fails the Dental Manikin component on one procedure only, or fails one of the other components, must resit the whole Part 2 diet; up to four attempts at Part 2 are permitted within five years of first sitting Part 1.

Sources: https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/overseas-registration-exam/ore-part-2 https://www.gdc-uk.org/education-cpd/dental-education/quality-assurance/preparing-for-practice
Full format page: https://medmock.com/exams/overseas-registration-examination-ore-part-2/format

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

Read the General Dental Council's ORE Part 2 candidate guidance and Preparing for Practice outcomes first so you know what each of the four components tests. Then rehearse the 5-minute OSCE stations, the 13-minute and 15-minute Diagnostic and Treatment Planning stages, and the 15-minute Medical Emergencies viva out loud against the clock alongside your phantom-head practice.

1. **Study the GDC Preparing for Practice outcomes and ORE Part 2 guidance** — ORE Part 2 tests the clinical, communication, management and leadership outcomes expected of a newly qualified UK dentist (Safe Beginner). Map your revision across all four examination components: Dental Manikin, OSCE, Diagnostic and Treatment Planning (DTP), and Medical Emergencies.
2. **Rehearse 5-minute OSCE communication and history stations to the clock** — In a 5-minute OSCE station after 1 minute of reading time, structure is decisive. Practise opening warmly, taking a focused dental and medical history (including anticoagulants, antiresorptive medications, infective endocarditis risk and allergies), addressing the patient's concerns and explaining options in plain English without dental jargon.
3. **Practise both stages of Diagnostic and Treatment Planning (DTP) together** — Rehearse the 13-minute simulated patient consultation followed by the 15-minute examiner oral. In Stage 1, gather a systematic dental, medical, social and dietary history; in Stage 2, interpret the periapical, bitewing or panoramic radiographs, BPE and 6-point periodontal chart, state a clear tooth-by-tooth prognosis and present a phased treatment plan (stabilisation, prevention, definitive restorative/prosthodontic care and maintenance).
4. **Drill UK dental prescribing, cross-infection control and radiography regulations** — Practise answering examiner viva questions out loud using the Dental Practitioners' Formulary (DPF), SDCEP Drug Prescribing for Dentistry and Antimicrobial Prescribing guidance, HTM 01-05 decontamination standards, and IR(ME)R 2017 radiation protection roles and justification criteria.
5. **Speak through Medical Emergencies using an ABCDE structure** — For the 15-minute Medical Emergencies component, rehearse calling for help, assessing the patient with an ABCDE approach, and stating the Resuscitation Council UK and BNF Dental Practitioners' Formulary emergency drug routes and regimens for anaphylaxis, adrenal crisis, acute asthma, hypoglycaemia, angina, myocardial infarction, status epilepticus, syncope and choking.
6. **Practise ethics, Montgomery consent and GDC Duty of Candour scenarios** — Rehearse explaining iatrogenic complications (such as a separated endodontic file, oro-antral communication or wrong-tooth extraction) openly under GDC Duty of Candour guidance, and counselling patients empathetically on urgent two-week-wait suspected oral cancer referrals.

Official resources:

- GDC: ORE Part 2 candidate information (https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/overseas-registration-exam/ore-part-2): The General Dental Council's overview of the four ORE Part 2 components, sitting structure and candidate requirements.
- GDC: Preparing for Practice (https://www.gdc-uk.org/education-cpd/dental-education/quality-assurance/preparing-for-practice): The learning outcomes for UK dental registration against which ORE Part 2 stations are blueprinted.
- GDC: Standards for the Dental Team (https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/standards-for-the-dental-team): The professional and ethical standards on consent, confidentiality, candour, complaints and patient safety tested across OSCE and DTP stations.

Sources: https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/overseas-registration-exam/ore-part-2 https://www.gdc-uk.org/education-cpd/dental-education/quality-assurance/preparing-for-practice https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/standards-for-the-dental-team
Full guide: https://medmock.com/exams/overseas-registration-examination-ore-part-2/prepare

Dates: The General Dental Council runs the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) Part 2 in multiple sittings each year through its appointed examination consortium in London; booking opens during published GDC booking windows on eGDC for candidates who have passed ORE Part 1. (source: General Dental Council (GDC)).
All ORE Part 2 dates: https://medmock.com/exams/overseas-registration-examination-ore-part-2#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **OSCE — History & Information Gathering** — 5-minute OSCE encounter (after 1 minute of reading time). Take a focused dental, medical, medication and social history from a simulated patient — pain history, bleeding/anticoagulant screen, bisphosphonates/MRONJ risk, infective endocarditis risk, dental anxiety, and red flags.
- **OSCE — Communication, Consent & Explanation** — 5-minute OSCE encounter (after 1 minute of reading time). Explain a dental diagnosis, discuss treatment options (endodontic therapy, extraction, periodontal management, fixed or removable prosthodontics), obtain Montgomery-standard informed consent, or give post-operative instructions in plain English.
- **OSCE — Breaking Bad News, Ethics & Candour** — 5-minute OSCE encounter (after 1 minute 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** — 5-minute OSCE encounter (after 1 minute 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** — 5-minute examiner-led OSCE viva (after 1 minute 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** — 13-minute patient consultation (after 3 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** — 15-minute examiner-led oral (after 3 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** — 15-minute 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 ORE Part 2 questions

- *Diagnostic & Treatment Planning — Examiner Oral:* A 54-year-old patient taking apixaban for atrial fibrillation presents with generalised periodontitis, secondary caries under an upper molar crown, and an unrestorable lower premolar root. Present your diagnoses, special investigations, and phased treatment plan.
- *Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Viva:* Five minutes after taking amoxicillin 3 g orally for prophylaxis prior to an extraction, a 46-year-old patient develops stridor, wheeze, facial swelling, and a blood pressure of 82/48 mmHg in the dental chair. Talk through your immediate ABCDE assessment, positioning, oxygen therapy, and drug management.

## 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 ORE 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 ORE 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

MedMock is a web app for practising the spoken parts of UK medical and dental exams and interviews out loud. The candidate talks; an AI patient, examiner or interview panel answers in real time by voice; and when the station ends MedMock marks the performance against that exam's assessment domains and shows the model answer.

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.

It was founded by Mr Sam Nahas, MBBS BSc MEd FRCS (Tr & Orth), a practising consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, with co-founder and CTO Arjan Jandu. It is operated by VirtualPatients Ltd (company no. 16303492).

Pricing: a one-off £5 taster of 30 credits to try it (not a subscription, one per account), and a monthly subscription from £20 to £129 depending on the exam (student exams cost least, fellowship exit exams and consultant interviews most), or £199 to £275 for the Intensive plans, which carry more 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. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

It runs in a web browser on a laptop or phone; spoken practice needs a microphone. There is no public demo: practice needs an account with credits, usually from the taster or a monthly plan.

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MedMock is a revision tool. The patients, examiners and cases are fictional and AI-generated; it is not clinical guidance and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Royal College, the GMC, the GDC or any examining body.

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