MJDF Part 2

To be eligible to enter the MJDF exam, all candidates must:

• have written confirmation of a pass in Part 1 before they may apply to sit Part 2. This should be Part 1 MJDF, the relevant passes in MFGDP(UK), MFDS or MFD (as set out in paragraph 9 of the exam regulations;
• possess a primary dental qualification acceptable to the boards of the dental faculties at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and should normally be registered to practise dentistry in their country of residence;
• have completed 12 months’ full-time postgraduate experience in dentistry. Normally, equivalent part-time experience will be acceptable if gained over a period of three-and-a-half years;
• have passed Parts 1 and 2 of the examination in accordance with the requirements set out in section 3 of the exam regulations;
• have complied with all of the exam regulations. 

Part 2 is in the form of a structured professional skills assessment exercises comprising 14 stations, 11 of which will be assessed and three will be preparatory, within a single circuit. The circuit will assess communication skills, clinical skills and clinical reasoning skills. Candidates will be required to attain a single minimum standard for the circuit as a whole in order to pass the exam.