Exam Details - Diploma in Dental Sedation

This examination provides an opportunity for the candidate to demonstrate the ability to apply requisite knowledge, clinical judgement and reasoning and communication strategies that underpin independent clinical practice in dental sedation in the United Kingdom and internationally.  It is intended to test the candidate’s ability to apply these skills at a level expected of a safe, well informed general dental practitioner with enhanced skills (GDPES or DES) delivering care at a level beyond that of a general dental practitioner. 

Achieving this Diploma allows the candidate to demonstrate and apply a core knowledge of dental sedation, as well as their clinical judgement and good practice. 

The exam consists of two parts:

• Part A: This includes one written paper of 180 minutes duration. The paper will include 150 Selected Response Items of Single Best Answer (SBA) Question Type.  The written exam will test candidates across all the learning outcomes and domains as laid out in the blueprint (Appendix A).
• Part B: This consists of a structured oral examination of eight unseen cases, each of 15 minutes duration (inclusive of five minutes preparation time before each case).The candidate will be presented with scenarios relevant to Dental Sedation as defined by the learning outcomes. 

Exam Fee: £1275

Resit Fee: This is calculated based on the number of components the candidate is resitting.

• £1275 if only resitting the Clinical Component
• £635 if only resitting the Written Paper