Licence in Dental Surgery Part 3 (Outstanding Payments) 6541
Exam Overview
This is a temporary booking page for candidates contacted by email to complete payment for the Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) Part 3 exams in October 2025 and February 2026.
Due to system restrictions, the year of both exams is displayed as 2026. If you are completing payment for the October 2025 exam, please book the exam marked as October 2026 and you will be booked onto the 2025 exam.
Places are not allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so you have time to complete this step. The booking window closes at 5pm on the closing date.
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.
- £1,525.00
Eligibility
Education and Training Requirements
An overview of LDS Part 3 candidate eligibility is provided below. Please read the LDS exam regulations for a thorough overview of the eligibility requirements.
To be eligible to enter the LDS Part 3 exam all candidates must:
- Produce a current certificate of competence in Basic Life Support (BLS) from a recognised centre in the UK within three months (before or after) of passing part 3 of the examination.
- Submit within three months (before or after) of passing Part 3, authenticated Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV certificates from an accredited UK laboratory, which shows a full serological status. No one with evidence of an infective risk to patients will be permitted to enter the examination.
Candidates will also be required to sign a health declaration, which states:
I declare that to the best of my knowledge I am not suffering from, nor am I a carrier of, any infectious disease, blood borne virus or other transmissible disease, which might jeopardise the well-being of patients. I further declare that I have no reason to believe that such infectious or transmissible diseases may be present. I understand that before the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) can award the LDS and inform the General Dental that I have passed the LDS and am eligible to apply for the UK Dental Register, I must provide:
Original Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV certificate, which have been authenticated from an accredited UK Laboratory to show my full serological status.
The certificates must be no more than three months old and be presented to the RCS Examinations Department within three months (before or after) of sitting the LDS Part 2 examination.
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 3 exam of the Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) will be held over a one day period and consist of one section:
- an 180-minute operative assessment on a dental manikin, designed to test your practical clinical dental skills.
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:
07
Feb
2026
£1,525.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £1,525.00Whitechapel, United Kingdom
Location:
Queen Marys University LondonInsitute of Denistry
Whitechapel
E1 2AD
United Kingdom 02074053474 View in Google Maps
Book online
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Please ensure you are logged in to your account or, if you do not have an account, have registered.
Apply before:
18
Oct
2026
£1,525.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £1,525.00Whitechapel, United Kingdom
Location:
Queen Marys University LondonInsitute of Denistry
Whitechapel
E1 2AD
United Kingdom 02074053474 View in Google Maps
Book online
Please ensure you are logged in to your account or, if you do not have an account, have registered.
Please ensure you are logged in to your account or, if you do not have an account, have registered.
Important information
- Please only complete booking if we have contacted you directly via email with this link. Any bookings completed by anyone not who has not received this invite to book will be cancelled. Refunds in these cases will be subject to a 20% administration fee and may take up to 9 weeks to process.
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