Licence in Dental Surgery Part 2 (Outstanding Payments) 3569
Exam Overview
This is a temporary booking page for candidates contacted by email to complete payment for the Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) Part 2 exam in November 2025, following confirmation email errors.
Due to system restrictions, the year of this exam is displayed as 2026. Please ignore this; all bookings open on this page are for the November 2025 exam.
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If you did not receive this link directly from us, please do not complete a booking on this page. Any bookings from candidates who are have not received an invite to complete payment by email will be cancelled. Refunds in this case may take up to nine weeks to process and will be subject to a 20% administrative fee.
- £1,575.00
Eligibility
Education and Training Requirements
A brief overview of LDS candidate eligibility is provided below. Please read the LDS exam regulations and LDS Part 2 application guidance for a more detailed breakdown.
To be eligible to enter the LDS Part 2 exam all candidates must provide:
- Primary Dental Qualification (and NARIC statement of comparability for non-UK degrees)
- Clinical reference with minimum of 1600 hours of surgical practice (link below)
- Character reference (link below)
- Certificate of Good Standing issued no more than 3 months before the application deadline
- IELTS certificate no more than 2 years old with minimum area scores of 6.5 and minimum overall of 7.0
Templates for the clinical and character reference forms can be found here:
All candidates are expected to familiarise themselves with these guidelines and ensure they have all necessary documents ready before applying for the exam to avoid any difficulties. We cannot grant exemptions to certain criteria unless they are stated in the regulations.
Withdrawal and refund policy
If you wish to withdraw from the exam, you may or may not be entitled to a full or partial refund according to the guidelines outlined in our refund policy.
Please familiarise yourself with this policy before applying for an exam seat to ensure a smooth and easy withdrawal process.
Exemptions
Format of Examination
The Part 2 exam of the Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) will be held over a two-day period and consists of two sections:
- the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) consisting of 12 stations, each of 7 minute duration;
- the ‘unseen case’ exam - (based on an objective structured long examination – OSLE model) which is designed to test candidates’ diagnosis treatment planning and clinical reasoning. Consisting of four cases, approximately 30 minutes each.
Syllabus
Below is an outline of the major competencies/learning outcomes that may be assessed. These represent broad categories of professional activity and concerns that occur in the general practice of dentistry and are interdisciplinary in orientation and must embrace an element of critical thinking.
They may apply in differing ways to patients of all ages, including children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.
Professionalism
a) Professional attitude and behaviour
b) Ethics and jurisprudence
Interpersonal, Communication and Social Skills
a) Communication
Knowledge Base, Information and Information literacy
a) Application of basic biological, medical, technical and clinical sciences
b) Acquiring and using information
Clinical Information Gathering
a) Obtaining and recording a comprehensive history of the patient’s medical, oral and dental state
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
a) Decision-making, clinical reasoning and judgment
b) Education of patients and management of comprehensive primary care
c) Oral medicine management
d) Periodontal management
e) Caries and endodontic management
f) Surgical procedures
g) Pain and anxiety management
h) Restorative/prosthodontics management
i) Orthodontic management
j) Emergency treatment
Health Promotion
a) Improving the oral health of individuals, families and groups in the community
These major competencies are underpinned by sub-sets of more detailed supporting skills, understanding and professional values. The detail, along with associated assessment methods are set out in the Learning Outcomes and Examination Syllabus document.
Booking Options
UK and Ireland Exams
UK and Ireland
Apply before: 08 Jan 2026
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Nov
2026
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25
Nov
2026
£1,575.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £1,575.00LONDON, United Kingdom
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Important information
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