TEST BREAKDOWN
National Board Dental Examinations are comprised exclusively of multiple-choice test items. National Board Dental Examinations are administered in two batteries, called Part I and Part II.
The Basic Structure of Part I
Each Part I Examination consists of 100 test items. Part I Examinations will include test items that have clinical applications. The four examinations on the basic biomedical sciences are titled:
- Anatomic Sciences
- Biochemistry-Physiology
- Microbiology-Pathology
- Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
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The Basic Structure of Part II
The comprehensive Part II Examination consists of 500 test items. The discipline-based component (Component A) includes 400 items and the case-based component (Component B) includes 100 items based on 8-10 case problems. |
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Part II examinations will include test items (approximately 30 percent) that have references pertinent to the basic sciences.
Discipline-Based Component (400 items)
The test items that comprise the discipline-based component are derived from the following disciplines:
- Endodontics
- Operative Dentistry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Pain Control
- Oral Diagnosis
- Orthodontics / Pediatric Dentistry
- Patient Management
- Periodontics
- Pharmacology
- Prosthodontics
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Case-Based Component (100 items)
The case-based component of the Part II Examination presents events dealing with actual patients. The patient cases are developed to include the following approximate distribution: Adults--70 percent, Children--30 percent. A minimum of 15 percent of Component B test questions will address the medical management of compromised adults and children. A compromised patient is defined as a person whose health status requires modification of standard treatment. |
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