Dental Hygienists Board Exam 2013

The Dental Hygienists Board Exam, also known as the Dental Hygienist Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Dentistry under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of Dental Hygiene NC IV graduates.

As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to become eligible for the following positions:

• Dental Hygienist

Review Courses for Dental Hygienists Board Exam

There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:

Theoretical Exams

• Basic Medical and Dental Sciences
  • General and Oral Anatomy (34%)
  • General and Oral Physiology (33%)
  • General and Oral Pathology (33%)

• Clinical Dental Subjects I
  • Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (25%)
  • Anesthesiology and Pharmacology (25%)
  • Roentgenology (25%)
  • Dental Jurisprudence and Practice Management (15%)
  • Basic Computer (10%)

• Clinical Dental Subjects II
  • Periodontology (40%)
  • Pediatric and Orthodontic Dentistry (20%)
  • Other Clinical Dentistry Subjects (40%)
  • Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics (10%)
  • Endodontics (10%)
  • Oral Surgery I (20%)

Practical Exam

• Scaling

TAKING THE EXAM

Licensure exams for Dental Hygiene NC IV graduates are usually held once a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Dental Hygienists Board Exam:

DATE	DAY/s  PLACE	DEADLINE OF FILING
July 1 (Written)July 2 (Practical)	Mon, Tue / Manila	June 17, 2013

NATIONAL PASSING RATE

The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Dental Hygienists in the last 3 years:

EXAM	EXAM TAKERS	BOARD PASSERS	PASSING RATE
October 2010	60	60	approved without registration
December 2009	4	4	approved without registration