Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF DENTISTRY Resolution NO. 10, S. OF 2008)
The licensure examination for dentists in the Philippines is governed by R.A. No. 9484, known as the Philippine Dental Act of 2007, and R.A. No. 8981, known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000.
The Board licensure examination for dentists consists of two phases: the Theoretical (written) phase and the Practical (performance) phase.
An examinee must obtain a weighted average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) with no rating below fifty percent (50%) in any subject to pass the licensure examination.
The grading system weights 60% for the theoretical phase and 40% for the practical phase. An examinee must have a general weighted average rating of 75% or higher with no grade below 50% in any subject in both phases to pass.
Yes. An examinee must first pass the theoretical phase with a weighted average rating of at least 75% and no grade below 50% before being allowed to take the practical phase.
The examinee has the opportunity to take the practical phase in any of the next three (3) consecutive practical phase schedules. Failure to take the practical phase in four (4) consecutive examination schedules leads to cancellation of the passed theoretical phase, requiring the examinee to retake the theoretical phase.
Yes. As per Board Resolution No. 277, Series of 1989, an examinee who passed the theoretical phase may take only the practical phase, and one who passed the practical phase may take only the theoretical phase on retakes.
The new grading system took effect starting with the December 2008 Board licensure examination for dentists and subsequent exams.
The theoretical phase carries a weight of 60%, and the practical phase carries a weight of 40% when calculating the general weighted average rating.
This resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
The Board consulted the Philippine Association of Dental Colleges (PADC, Inc.) before adopting the new grading system.
If an examinee passes the retaken phase, he or she is deemed to have passed the Board licensure examination for dentists.