QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD OF DENTISTRY Resolution NO. 10, S. OF 2008)
The cited statute is R.A. No. 9484 (Philippine Dental Act of 2007). Sec. 16, Art. III provides that the licensure examination consists of written and practical tests, and that to pass, an examinee must obtain a weighted average of at least 75%, with no rating below 50% in any subject.
An examinee must obtain a general weighted average rating of 75% with no grade below 50% in any subject in both the theoretical phase and practical phase.
Theoretical phase is weighted 60% and practical phase is weighted 40% in arriving at the required general weighted average passing rating.
The examinee must first pass the theoretical phase with a general weighted average rating of no less than 75% and with no grade below 50% in any subject, before being allowed to sit for the practical phase.
Yes. The resolution states that the general weighted average rating with no grade below 50% in the Practical Phase shall be considered in arriving at the required passing general weighted average rating of 75%.
The examinee must take the scheduled practical phase immediately after passing the theoretical phase.
The examinee is given the opportunity to take any of the consecutive three (3) practical phase schedules.
Failure to take any practical phase schedule for four (4) consecutive examinations causes cancellation/forfeiture of the passed theoretical phase and requires the examinee to take another or new theoretical phase.
The resolution notes that under Board Resolution No. 277, s. 1989, an examinee who passed the theoretical phase could only take the practical phase, and one who passed the practical phase could only take the theoretical phase. This prior rule is mentioned as part of the resolution’s governing context.
The resolution provides that should the examinee pass the retaken phase, he/she shall be deemed to have passed the Board licensure examination for dentists.
It shall be implemented in the December 2008 and subsequent Board licensure examinations for dentists.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette, or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
It states that the board consulted PADC before deciding to adopt the simplified grading system to help align its implementation with the theoretical and practical weights and the board’s prerequisite structure.
The resolution notes alignment with Board Res. No. 07, Series of 2006, stating that the board started implementing a passing-theoretical-as-prerequisite approach in the May–June 2007 schedule.
No grade below 50% is allowed in any subject in the theoretical phase and practical phase.
The resolution is adopted/signed by board members (e.g., Chairman and members) and attested/approved by the board secretary and PRC commissioners/officials. This suggests it was formally promulgated consistent with administrative issuance requirements.