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Results- Prometric DHA DOH
HAAD MOH NHRA EMREE SDLE
QCHP OMSB

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If you are a General dentist or a

Specialist dentist looking to work
academically or practice clinically in one
of the Gulf countries (United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Qatar, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman) you
will need to pass the eligibility exams for
the respective country/emirate before
you can be granted with license to
practice dentistry. Skip to start solving
past exam questions by clicking here

It is important that you decide your

country or emirate of choice for work at
the outset and align your exam
preparations in relation to that country
or emirate because the exam results are
not always transferable between
countries/emirates. The exams are
different for general dentists and
specialty-specific for dental specialists.
The exams guidelines below are
applicable for both, General dentist as
well as Specialist dentists. Additional
exam guidance in terms of pattern and
pass score for Specialist exams can be
found here. The exams are run for the
above Health authorities by a third party
organization called Prometric Testing.
The Prometric exams assess that your
standards to practice dentistry are on
par with international standards. This
may mean abandoning old, text-book
practices for new, evidence-based
standards.

All examination applications must be

submitted online to register for the
Prometric examination. We offer help
with your e-application submission,
credentialing, dataflow verification and
scheduling your exams so that you can
focus your valuable time on preparing for
your exam. For using our services, simply
fill up this form and hit submit and
complete the payment. One of our team-
members will be in touch with you using
your preffered contact option to keep
you up-to-date on your application
progress.

Common to all Examinations as of 2023:

The examination will contain

recall questions that test
knowledge and questions with
scenarios that test other skills
(interpretation, analysis, clinical
decision making, reasoning and
problem solving).
The FDI (Fédération Dentaire
Internationale) two-digit tooth
numbering system is used in the
exams.

The exams are computer-based

in the form of Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQ) in English
language.
Questions have four options from
which the candidate will choose
one answer, with no negative
marking for wrong answers.

The exact format and rules & regulations

vary slightly across countries as below:

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

To apply for the exams in the UAE as a
General Dentist, you must have a
recognized primary degree (BDS or
equivalent) from an accredited health
science program and completed one year
of the internship program. If you a
graduate from outside UAE universities,
you should have an additional two years
of clinical experience. Dentists with no
evidence of completion of internship will
need an additional two years of
experience. how to become dentist in
dubai

1. Dubai: Dubai Health Authority

(DHA) exam  To work in Dubai,
one needs to pass the DHA
eligibility exam. Passing the
exam qualifies you to look and
apply for work in Dubai ONLY and
not anywhere else in the UAE.
2. Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al-
Khaimah, Fujairah, and Umm
al-Quwain: Ministry of Health
(MOH) Exam
Passing the MOH license exam
gives you the right to search for
job opportunities and work in
Sharjah and above-mentioned
emirates of the UAE only.
3. Abu Dhabi and Al Ain:
Department of Health (DOH)
(Previously, Health Authority
of Abu Dhabi (HAAD)) exam
Passing the DOH (HAAD) exam is
the first step to working in Abu
Dhabi and Al Ain. Passing the
exam gives you the eligibility to
apply for job vacancies in Abu
Dhabi and Al Ain ONLY and not
anywhere else in the UAE.

As of January 2023, Dubai Health

Authority (DHA) examination pattern is
updated with a total time of 170 minutes
for answering 150 Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs). This means that the
computer is timed at 170 minutes when
you begin your examination.

For Ministry of Health (MOH)

and Department of Health (DOH)
(Previously, Health Authority of Abu
Dhabi (HAAD)) exams, the actual
examination time is 3 hours with 150
MCQs.

Additional exam guidance in terms of

pattern and pass score for Specialist
exams can be found here.

Pass score: Prometric exam result will be

uploaded online electronically within 24
hours. Exam result will be based on total
number of correct answers. Examinee
with score 65% and above is considered
as PASS for DHA and DOH (HAAD) exams
from the Year 2023 onwards. Examinee
with score 60% and above is to be
considered as PASS for MOH exams. Your
Pass result will be valid for five (5) years.

Total number of Attempts: Dentists are

granted a total of 3 attempts to pass the
exam across the Authorities (DHA, MOH
and DOH/HAAD). If a dentist fails all 3
attempts, they can only reapply for an
exam with a higher title i.e. if a general
dentist was unable to pass the exam
after three attempts, they have to
provide certificate of additional training
in a specialty recognized by the Health
Authority. After the third attempt, the
exam-going dentist is also not allowed
to apply for a lower or equivalent title;
i.e. a general dentist will need to apply
to sit an exam for a specialty.

There is absolutely no need to attend

coaching centres in Kerala,
Maharastra, Telengana or any other
place/country for preparing for your
exams. As graduated dental
professionals, no dentists will require to
be 'coached'. The exam test basic
understanding of concepts at a graduate
levels with some experience in dentistry.
With the right learning resources, you
can prepare by yourself by learning from
the comforts of your home easily on your
phone or tablet or laptop from eDental
Portal. Start solving DHA, MOH and DOH
(HAAD) questions here

Break or gap in practice for DHA,

DOH, MOH exam
Non UAE nationals will not be able to
apply for a license if they have a gap of
clinical practice for more than 5 years
(and more than 10 years for UAE
nationals). If the years of gap in
experience in less than 5 years, then a
prescribed number of CPD points or
training is recommended to apply for
exams and license. Find more information
on training programs in Dubai here

Years of Gap or Prescribed

break in training period
Practice required

40 CME/CPD
From two to less credits
than three years 4 months of
training

80 CME/CPD
From three to less credits 
than four years 6 months of
training

120 CME/CPD
From four to less credits
than Five years  8 months of
training

My DHA registration /eligibility letter is

expired. How long is my DHA exam
results valid for?

Maintaining an active registration

avoids the need for re-assessment/ re-
examination. Providing there is no
discontinuity in clinical practice the
Registration can be renewed within three
(3) months of its expiry date or within
three (3) months post the cancellation of
the professional license.

EMREE/EDREE exams (Emirates

Dental Residency Entry Examination)

The EMREE/EDREE exam should be

attended and passed if you would like to
be admitted to a postgraduate training
program at the Department of Health
(DOH), Dubai health authority (DHA) or
Ministry of Health (MOH), UAE. All
regulatory authorities DOH/HAAD, Dubai
Health Authority and Ministry of Health
have a unified entrance exam conducted
by College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, UAE University.

Registration for the exam must be

completed online. Every applicant will
receive an acknowledgement and a
reference number to be used in all
communications regarding examination
registration processes. Applicants will
only be allowed to register for ONE
examination at a time.
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Eligibility for EMREE (EDREE) 2023

exams:
You must have completed five (5)
years course duration dental
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program (BDS/DMD/DDS), an
internship program and any 

requirements as per the relevant 

Authority’s (DHA/DOH/MOH)
residency standards.
University graduation after
January 1st, 2017 (Non-UAE
nationals ONLY) 
Applicant should be below 33
years (Non-UAE nationals ONLY) 

Registration, processing and handling fee

is 700 AED to be paid via credit card:
MasterCard, VISA, visa electron, etc.

Exam Format for EMREE (EDREE)

exams:

The exam runs between

December and March, every year.
The format is multiple choice
questions (MCQs). There are
usually 150 questions to be
completed within 3 hours.  
Pass percentage for the exam is
fixed at 65%.
Candidates, once passed will not
be eligible to attempt any more
exams conducted the
same academic year.
All eligible candidates may take
the exam up to four times each
year starting from the first
attempt to obtain a pass score.

The difficulty is set at a level

of knowledge and skills expected of a
dental graduate with at least one year
post basic dentistry training and
therefore it will be testing clinical
application of dental science, clinical
diagnosis and management.

The examination is computer based, but

pencil and paper format may be offered
with special request and permission
beforehand. Every candidate who sits for
the examination will receive an
electronic statement of results indicating
his/her score and ranking within ten
working days of the examination. Those
who have given the authorization in their
application will have the results sent to
the organization of their choice
(DOH/HAAD, DHA and/or MOH).

In agreement with these authorities,

these results are valid for 24 months
from date of submission to the
authorities.

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

(KSA)

If you intend to practice in Saudi Arabia

or get admitted to a postgraduate
training program at the Saudi
Commission for Heath Specialties
(SCFHS), then it is Mandatory that you
sit and pass the Saudi Dental Licensure
Examination (SDLE).

To apply for the Saudi Dental Licensing

Exam (SDLE), you must have a
recognized primary degree (BDS or
equivalent) from an accredited health
science program and commenced training
the internship year (for Nationals) and a
minimum of 1 years of experience (after
internship) working in private clinic or
hospital, and 5 years of experience for
working in the Saudi Ministry of Health
(for Foreigners).

It is a six-hour examination divided into

three parts of 100 questions each (total
of 300 MCQs) with time allocation of
120 minutes for each part. There are two
scheduled breaks between section one-
two and section two-three with a total
break time of 45 minutes to be divided
between these two breaks based on
candidate preference. The recommended
pass score for SDLE is 542 on 800. Find
subject wise distribution and important
areas to focus for SDLE exams here. Test
results will be available online 2-6 weeks
after the testing.

The exam pattern and pass score for

Specialist SDLE exams are different
which can be found here.

QATAR (QCHP (DHP) latest

exam pattern)
The qualifying exams for Qatar is Qatar
Council for Healthcare Practitioners
(QCHP) by the Department of Healthcare
Professions (DHP). It is considered to be
one of the requirements for registration
/ licensing of healthcare practitioners.

QCHP DHP Exam Eligibility: To apply for

the exams, you must have a recognized
primary degree (BDS or equivalent) from
an accredited health science program,
completed the internship program and
for foreign dentits- two (2) years of
clinical experience. If you do not hold
this experience, you can work as a
trainee dentist until you satisfy the
clinical experience period, following
which you can attend the QCHP DHP
exam and again full license as 'General
Dentist'. A provisional license for
Trainee dentist is issued by Supreme
Council of Health ( SCH ), Qatar without
examination.

Exam pattern: The examination includes

150 Multiple Choice Questions
(MCQ) that is timed to be completed in
3.5 hours. Find subject weightage for the
exam below.

Pass marks: A score report is obtained

immediately after completing the exam.
The pass grade is set at 60% for
QCHP examinations. You can take the
exam up to three times in one calendar
year.

Total number of exam attempts: An

applicant may be allowed to appear for
the licensure examination three
consecutive times including previous
examination attempts provided that the
attempts are done within a maximum of
three years from the first attempt.
Should the applicant fail the three
attempts, they will be required to go
through a re-training period of a
minimum of six months and to provide
proof of completion of this training.
Following the re-training period, the
applicant may be permitted to re-appear
for the licensure examination for two
more attempts provided that they are
done within a maximum of two years
from the date of completion of re-
training.

QCHP DHP Subject

weightage/distribution:

Number of
SUBJECT Questions in
Exam

Endodontics 20

Oral Medicine/
31
Oral Surgery 

Restorative
46
Dentistry 

Periodontics 27

Orthodontics/
Pediatric 26
Dentistry 

TOTAL 150

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QCHP DHP exam break or gap in

practice
If you have had a break or gap in
practice and was not in active clinical
practice for more than 2 years, but less
than 5 years, a 6 months of supervised
practice/ Clinical Attachment is
recommended to be eligible for giving
exams.

BAHRAIN Licensure
Examination (BLE) (UPDATED
January 2021 new exam
pattern)

The National Health Regulatory

Authority (NHRA) Bahrain exams is
considered to be one of the requirements
for registration / licensing of healthcare
practitioners.

To apply for the exams, you must have a

recognized primary degree (BDS or
equivalent) from an accredited health
science program, completed the
internship program and for foreign
dentits- five (5) years of clinical
experience.

The examination includes 150 Multiple

Choice Questions (MCQ) that is timed to