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?
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- •Candidates must also have enough clinical experience to show they can meet the learning outcomes of the COPDEND dental core training curricula.
- •Candidates have four attempts at Part 1 and must pass Part 1 before they can sit the MFDS Part 2 OSCE.
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.
Exam Topic Review
Reflects the single-best-answer written format and the clinical and professional topics in the MFDS syllabus.
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 UK Surgical Royal Colleges (RCS England, RCSEd and RCPSG), through the Dental Examinations Executive
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official The UK Surgical Royal Colleges (RCS England, RCSEd and RCPSG), through the Dental Examinations Executive content outline
A1 Professional knowledge and behaviour (2–4), A2 Patient-centred care (1–3), A4 Teamworking (2–4) and A5 Clinical and patient safety (3–5).
B1 Underpinning clinical knowledge, B2 Clinical examination and assessment, and B3 Diagnosis, patient management and treatment planning (20–30 each); B4 Emergency care for dental and facial injuries and B5 Preventative care and maintenance of oral health (6–10 each).
Restorative dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, paediatric dentistry, special care dentistry, oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial radiology, oral microbiology, and dental public health and epidemiology (6–10 each), plus oral and maxillofacial pathology (4–6).
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MFDS Part 1 Exam FAQ
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