🇶🇦 Qatar National Qualification Exam for Dentists – Complete Guide (2025)

Everything you need to know: format, blueprint, eligibility, scoring, resources, and exam-day tips.

1) Exam Overview

✅ Authority: Ministry of Public Health – State of Qatar
✅ Format: 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
✅ Duration: 3.5 hours
✅ Passing Score: 60%
✅ Question Style: Clinically oriented, case-based

The exam assesses scientific knowledge, clinical competence, and professional/ethical skills for safe practice in Qatar.

🧪 Format & Key Facts

Number of Questions

150

Multiple Choice Questions

Exam Duration

3.5 hrs

Computer-Based Test

Pass Score

60%

Minimum to Qualify

2) Exam Blueprint & Content Distribution

Section 1: Scientific Knowledge (35 Qs)

✅ Biomedical Sciences (30 Qs): Anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, biochemistry — with clinical relevance.
✅ Evidence-Based Practice (5 Qs): Critical appraisal, research methods, interpreting studies, applying evidence.

Section 2: Clinical Skills (100 Qs)

Patient Assessment & Diagnosis (10 Qs): history, exam, radiology, labs
Comprehensive Treatment Planning (6 Qs)
Health & Safety (6 Qs): sterilization, cross-infection, radiation safety
Management of Emergencies (6 Qs)
Prevention & Population Health (6 Qs)
Control of Pain & Anxiety (5 Qs)
Periodontics (10 Qs)
Pediatric Dentistry (10 Qs)
Orthodontics (5 Qs)
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics (16 Qs)
Prosthodontics (10 Qs)
Oral Surgery & Oral Medicine (10 Qs)

Section 3: Affective Skills (15 Qs)

✅ Communication Skills (6 Qs)
✅ Professionalism (4 Qs)
✅ Ethical & Legal (3 Qs)
✅ Teamwork & Leadership (2 Qs)

3) Eligibility & Application

✅ Eligibility: Dentistry degree + internship/clinical experience
✅ Verification: Primary Source Verification (DataFlow)
✅ Application: via MoPH official portal or employer’s recruitment system
✅ Documents: Passport, recent photo, degree & transcripts, internship certificate, license (if applicable), DataFlow report

4) Scoring & Results

✅ Pass Mark: 60% overall
✅ Results: Released via Pearson VUE or official portal
✅ Reattempts: Allowed after a waiting period (policy may vary)

5) Recommended Resources

Core Textbooks

Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology
Ingle’s Endodontics
Shillingburg’s Fixed Prosthodontics
Proffit’s Orthodontics
Malamed’s Handbook of Local Anesthesia
Ten Cate’s Oral Histology

MCQ Practice

Case-based question banks aligned with GCC (Qatar, UAE, Oman, Saudi) Prometric style.

6) Exam Day Instructions

✅ Bring passport + exam confirmation email
✅ Arrive at least 30 minutes early
✅ No notes or electronic devices
✅ Computer-based exam; you can review/change answers within time

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