NBDE Part II is a clinical science exam that covers the content of the 3rd and 4th years of dental school curriculum.

Exam Structure

 The NBDE part consists of 500 test items. The discipline-based component (component A) includes 400 items& the case based component (component B) consists of 100 items based on 8-10 case problems. The NBDE-II will include test items (approximately 30%) that have reference pertinent to basic sciences.

The test items in discipline – based components

• Endodontics

• Operative dentistry

• Oral & maxillofacial Surgery/pain surgery

• Oral diagnosis

• Orthodontics

• Patient Management including behavioral science/ dental Public health

• Periodontics

• Pharmacology

• Prosthodontics

The case based component of the NBDE Part –II presents events dealing with patients. The patient cases are developed to include the following approximate distributions. Adults 70% & Children 30%.

Question format:

     • Completion

     • Negative

     • Paired  true false

     • Cause & effect

Exam Schedule

DAY 1
Tutorial	15 Minutes
6-8 test lets (approx 200)	3.5 Hours
Optional Break	One Hour (Max.)
6-8 test lets (approx 200)	3.5 Hours

DAY 2
Patient Case Problems (100)	3.5 Hours
Post Surveys	15 Minutes

Exam fees:

The NBDE Part II fee is $345. this fees include the submission of  official score reports to three  dental Licensing jurisdiction, a personal copy  of examination scores & a copy of the score to the dean of the accredited dental school( for the students who graduated in last five year.