Recently, PMC has announced the syllabus of the National Licensing Examination (NLE) 2021 for dental graduates. The announced syllabus consists of all components for the NLE dental test: theory and skill-based- clinical skills examination (SCE). Thus, dental graduates have to clear both parts to get the license. However, interested candidates can get the complete dental NLE 2021 syllabus from our website. We have uploaded the syllabus in the PDF file below. Thus, below is the detail regarding NLE dental exams and their syllabus 2021.
Dental National Licensing Examination (NLE)
National Licensing Examination (NLE) Dental is an exam conducted by the PMC for national dental graduates. After gaining a BDS degree, graduates who want to start practising as general practitioners will sit for the NLE dental exam. It means that NLE is mandatory for the BDS degree holder from the PMC approved Pakistani medical colleges.
NLE Dental Syllabus 2021
The NLE Dental exam consists of the following two parts.
- A theory component consists of 200 MCQs. Only those candidates who will pass the theory paper will go for the CSE.
- Clinical Skill Examination (CSE)
The theory component of NLE Dental 2021
The theory component of the NLE dental exams will consist of the following disciplines.
| Disciplines | No. of MCQs |
| Science of dental material | 15 |
| Pharmacology including Dental Therapeutics | 10 |
| Community and Preventive Dentistry | 15 |
| General Surgery | 05 |
| General Medicine | 05 |
| Periodontology | 20 |
| Oral Medicine, Diagnosis, Radiology | 25 |
| Operative Dentistry including Paediatric Dentistry & Endodontics | 45 |
| Prosthodontics | 25 |
| Oral Surgery | 25 |
| Orthodontics | 10 |
| Total | 200 |
Clinical Skill Examination (CSE) in NLE Dental 2021
The CSE part of NLE dental 2021 comprises the following disciples.
| Subjects | CSE session I | CSE Session 2 |
| Professional & Multidisciplinary Skills | 05 | |
| Periodontology | 02 | |
| Operative Dentistry, Endodontics & Paediatric Dentistry | 02 | 02 |
| Prosthodontics | 02 | 01 |
| Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine | 02 | |
| Orthodontics | 01 | |
| Medical & Dental Emergencies | 01 | |
| Total | 15 | 03 |
View/Download NLE Dental Syllabus 2021 online
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