What the Dental Council of Ireland examination costs

Budgeting for the Dental Council of Ireland’s examination means budgeting for more than the examination. The figures below are the ones the Council sets; the rest of the cost is yours to estimate, and depends mostly on where you are travelling from.

What the Council charges

The registration fee is a separate application, not part of the examination. Passing does not register you; applying does, and that application carries its own fee.

The rule that costs people money

There are also no routine deferrals, and an offered place must be accepted within three working days. Taken together, these mean you should not accept a place for a sitting you are not confident of attending.

The costs the Council does not charge

• The English test. OET (Dentistry) or IELTS Academic, taken within the previous two years, and re-taken if it lapses — unless your degree was taught entirely in English and you can evidence it, when a test may not be required.
• Certification and translation of documents that are not in English.
• A Certificate of Good Standing from each regulator you have been registered with.
• Travel and accommodation for two cities. Part 1 is in Dublin and Part 2 in Cork, about two months apart, so a candidate sitting both in one cycle travels twice.
• Preparation. There is very little published about this examination, and one official syllabus artefact.

Repeats

A repeat is €750 rather than €1,500. What you sit again depends on the part. Repeating Part 1, you may be exempted from a component you passed before: the bench test, or the written component (all three written papers, which must be passed in a single sitting). Repeating Part 2, you sit every component again, even one you passed.

A repeat candidate must apply in writing before the announced application date, with an up-to-date letter of good standing, an up-to-date work history and the repeat fee.

How the components are passed

Questions candidates ask