The Regulations relating to the Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry Phase II Qualifying Written Examinations have undergone a review. The Regulations previously published are therefore not valid and are no longer available. The changes come into immediate effect starting July 2023.
Overview
The Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry is pleased to announce the regulations on the revised Phase II Qualifying Written Examination (QWE). Changes in the QWE will take effect on February 2024.
Key features of revised written examination will include:
- a reduction in the number questions,
- all questions will be in a single-best-answer multiple choice question format with scenario based and stand alone questions,
- a revised blueprint, that indicates the target percentage of questions to be included in each examination for each domain and
- a change from a total pass to a pass required per domain clusters.
The revised written examination is designed to provide you with a greater opportunity to showcase your application of knowledge of the science and practice of dentistry in a clinical situation and to pass the examination by your performance across the entire examination.
A snapshot of the differences between the revised written examination and the existing written examination are shown in the table below.
| Revised QWE | Current QWE | |
|---|---|---|
| Examination questions | One exam one day two sections per day domains mixed across | One exam two days two sections per day |
| Number of questions | 300 | 600 |
| Question style | Scenario based and stand alone | Stand alone |
| Passing requirements | Pass the 2 sections of the examination with 4 or 5 domains per section | Pass the whole exam |
Should you have any questions on the new structure, please do not hesitate to contact us on philboardofpediatricdentistry@gmail.com.