Overseas registration and ORE

Studying dentistry abroad: what one UK student’s route says about dental school capacity 

When Eshaa Hafeez narrowly missed her dentistry offer, she began looking at other routes into the profession, eventually choosing to study dentistry…

Dentistry

Could ticketing experts solve ORE booking bottlenecks?

We hear from two online queueing specialists on what the General Dental Council (GDC) can learn from commercial ticketing software…

Dentistry

International dentists left angry by new LDS assessment as ORE booking problems continue

International dentists were left frustrated this week, as further Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) booking problems coincided with a new Licence…

Dentistry

ORE Part 2 booking postponed hours before places released

Candidates hoping to secure a place for Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) were told by the General…

Dentistry

GDC to fix troubled ORE booking system with new candidate portal

The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced plans to overhaul its Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) booking system following widespread technical…

Dentistry

GDC challenged over lack of quality assurance for ORE prep courses

The General Dental Council (GDC) was challenged over the lack of formal quality assurance for Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) preparatory…

Dentistry

ORE booking system failure leaves applicants without a seat

Dentists hoping to secure a spot to sit the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) reported payment issues, errors and overloaded servers…

Dentistry

GDC acknowledges ‘burden’ of increased ORE fees

The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded to criticism of its decision to increase the price of sitting the Overseas…

Dentistry

ORE candidates would ‘rather return to a war-torn country’ than face fee hikes

The General Dental Council’s (GDC) announcement that the fee for Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) would increase…

Dentistry

Part 2 ORE fee jumps 65% as GDC confirms first sittings under new contract

Internationally qualified dentists face a 65% increase in the cost of sitting Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE),…

Dentistry

ORE overhaul could deliver ‘five-fold’ rise in overseas dentist registrations 

Up to five times more internationally qualified dentists could join the UK dental register from autumn 2026 under changes announced…

Dentistry

The ORE booking crisis: a broken system and a cruel lottery

Mohammed Ghafoor explains why the overseas registration exam (ORE) currently tests luck, not competence – and why this needs to…

Dentistry

Why dentistry’s ORE booking system should not be down to ‘sheer luck’

‘We are dentists ready and willing to treat patients – yet we’re stuck fighting to prove our competence on an…

Dentistry

Overseas registration exam: a solution to dental workforce challenges

Jeff Sherer, owner of The Dental Design Studio, explains why those who pass the overseas registration exam (ORE) can help…

Dentistry

Why reforming the ORE would benefit NHS dentistry

‘A fairer system would not only help candidates like me but also benefit the NHS and patients’ – we hear…

Dentistry

‘You’ll need a psychotherapist’: the emotional cost of navigating the ORE

‘People in my situation just want to work…But right now, it just feels impossible’: Mariia Chalova opens up about her…

Dentistry

NHS dental access: why the ORE is part of the solution

Neil Carmichael, executive chair of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), explains why the group backs calls to reform the…

Dentistry

Refugee dentists given easier access to UK registration

A new alternative evidence policy will reduce barriers to registration for refugee and displaced dental professionals, the General Dental Council…

Dentistry

‘Life is completely unpredictable’ – the realities of the overseas registration exam

In October, dentist Eni Muco was unsuccessful in booking part one of the overseas registration exam (ORE) for the sixth…

Dentistry