Free MFDS Part 1 Exam Prep
MFDS Part 1 — Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
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Can You Take the MFDS Part 1 Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •There is no minimum period of postgraduate experience required to sit MFDS Part 1, though most candidates take it during or after dental foundation training.
- •Candidates must pass Part 1 before being eligible to attempt the MFDS Part 2 clinical/OSCE examination.
Free MFDS Part 1 Prep Tools
100 original SBA practice questions
Single-best-answer questions across clinical dentistry, human disease, oral pathology, pharmacology, materials, microbiology, radiology and ethics with explanations for every option.
Aligned to the MFDS Part 1 syllabus
Reflects the current single-best-answer written format and the Dental Foundation Training curriculum content tested by the UK surgical royal colleges.
Free practice
Original questions written for revision, kept distinct from any official MFDS or LDS question material.
What You'll Study
18 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Introduction & Exam Overview
3 sections
Basic Sciences, History Taking & Clinical Assessment
5 sections
Cariology, Operative Dentistry & Endodontics
5 sections
Periodontology & Prosthodontics
4 sections
Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics & Dental Trauma
5 sections
Oral Surgery, Treatment Planning & Prevention
3 sections
Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Endocrine Disease
4 sections
Haematology, Infection & the Medically Compromised Patient
4 sections
Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
3 sections
Special Care Dentistry, Mental Health & Anxiety Management
3 sections
Oral Medicine — Mucosal Disease & Orofacial Pain
4 sections
Oral Pathology — Lesions, Cysts, Tumours & Salivary Glands
4 sections
Pharmacology — Local Anaesthesia, Analgesia & Sedation
3 sections
Pharmacology — Antimicrobials, Prescribing & Drug Interactions
2 sections
Dental Materials
4 sections
Microbiology, Infection Control & Radiology
3 sections
Law, Ethics, Professionalism & Evidence-Based Dentistry
6 sections
Statistics, Dental Public Health, Critical Appraisal & Exam Strategy
4 sections
MFDS Part 1 Exam Details
MFDS Part 1 — Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Administered by The Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland (RCS England, RCSEd, RCPSG, RCSI)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official The Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland (RCS England, RCSEd, RCPSG, RCSI) content outline
Applied clinical knowledge across restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, prosthodontics, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery and treatment planning for safe general dental practice.
General medicine and surgery relevant to dentistry: cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, haematological and infectious disease, medical emergencies, and the dental management of medically compromised patients.
Oral mucosal disease, salivary gland disorders, odontogenic and non-odontogenic cysts and tumours, premalignancy and oral cancer, and the diagnosis of conditions affecting the oral cavity.
Local anaesthetics, analgesics, antimicrobials, sedation agents, drug interactions and prescribing for the dental patient including emergency drugs.
Properties and selection of dental materials, oral microbiology and infection control, and the principles, interpretation and radiation protection aspects of dental radiology.
Consent, confidentiality, GDC standards, safeguarding, professional behaviour, and the principles of evidence-based dentistry, statistics and critical appraisal.
What's Included
18 Chapters
Complete exam coverage
Practice Quizzes
With detailed explanations
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MFDS Part 1 Exam FAQ
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