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DSFE Prosthodontics is a two-part specialist fellowship examination. Part 1 uses 180 SBA questions over four hours, delivered as two 90-question papers; Part 2 is a clinical structured oral. Preparation should focus on examination and diagnosis, treatment strategy, fixed and removable prosthodontics, implant planning, TMD, tooth wear, aesthetic dentistry, materials, dental trauma, digital dentistry, prevention and maintenance.
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1A candidate asks about the DSFE Prosthodontics Part 1 structure. What is the best answer?
A.Part 1 is a centre-delivered 180-question SBA examination over four hours, described for Prosthodontics as two 90-question papers.
B.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
C.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: Official DSFE material describes Prosthodontics Part 1 as written SBA assessment: two 90-question papers of two hours each, matching the 180-SBA four-hour regulation for non-Dental Public Health specialties.
2A candidate asks what DSFE Prosthodontics Part 2 assesses. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Part 2 is a face-to-face clinical structured oral examination with up to 10 stations.
C.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: DSFE regulations describe Part 2 as clinical structured oral assessment. Candidates should practise timed case interpretation, prioritisation and justification of decisions.
3A UK candidate wants the fee pair listed on the DSFE information page reviewed for this bank. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
C.UK Part 1 October 2026 is listed at GBP 995 and UK Part 2 2027 at GBP 1,495 subject to review.
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: The DSFE examinations information page lists the UK Part 1 October 2026 fee as GBP 995 and the Part 2 2027 fee as GBP 1,495, with Part 2 subject to review.
4A candidate is booking leave for the written Prosthodontics paper. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
C.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
D.The official listing reviewed gives Wednesday 7 October 2026 in Birmingham, Glasgow, London and Manchester.
Explanation: The Prosthodontics page lists Part 1 on Wednesday 7 October 2026 with centres in Birmingham, Glasgow, London and Manchester.
5A candidate asks when the clinical structured oral is listed. What is the best answer?
A.The Prosthodontics Part 2 clinical structured oral is listed for Thursday 15 April 2027.
B.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
C.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: The official DSFE Prosthodontics page reviewed lists the Part 2 cSO date as Thursday 15 April 2027.
6A candidate asks how to handle uncertain answers in Part 1. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Attempt every SBA after reasoning because the Prosthodontics page states there is no negative marking and answers can be amended before submission.
C.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: The Prosthodontics page states there is no negative marking and candidates may navigate and amend answers before submission within each paper.
7A candidate wants to know the sequencing rule between the two parts. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
C.Pass Part 1 before applying the Part 2 clinical structured oral progression route.
D.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
Explanation: DSFE regulations require Part 1 success before Part 2. Passing Part 1 alone is not the fellowship award.
8A successful candidate asks whether the fellowship award alone gives regulatory specialist status. What is the best answer?
A.Treat it as a portfolio-only assessment with no written SBA component
B.Assume Part 2 can be attempted before passing Part 1
C.Prepare mainly for long essays rather than single-best-answer decisions
D.The award does not itself automatically grant entry to the UK specialist list.
Explanation: DSFE regulations indicate that the fellowship award does not itself confer UK specialist list entry; separate regulatory requirements still apply.
9A patient has failing crowns, partial edentulism, xerostomia and high caries activity. What is the best answer?
A.Establish diagnoses, disease risk and patient priorities before selecting definitive fixed, removable or implant prostheses.
B.Move immediately to definitive prosthesis construction before disease and prognosis are assessed
C.Choose the most technically complex option before discussing patient priorities
D.Ignore medical, periodontal and endodontic findings if the patient requests a fixed result
Explanation: Complex prosthodontic care starts with diagnosis and risk control. Definitive treatment should be chosen after disease activity, prognosis and goals are understood.
10A proposed increase in occlusal vertical dimension is being considered for a worn dentition. What is the best answer?
A.Move immediately to definitive prosthesis construction before disease and prognosis are assessed
B.Use a reversible diagnostic prototype or splint trial to test function, speech, comfort and aesthetics.
C.Choose the most technically complex option before discussing patient priorities
D.Ignore medical, periodontal and endodontic findings if the patient requests a fixed result
Explanation: Reversible testing helps assess adaptation and planned tooth form before irreversible preparation or definitive restorations.
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