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MainTips, strategies and exam insights for overseas-trained dentists preparing for the ADC Clinical Skills Day.
19 May 2026
Grading of the ADC practical examination has always been opaque. Two new changes — a published OSCE communication rubric and feedback reports now issued with your results — give you something you've never had before: real insight into how you're being judged.
16 May 2026
The ADC’s published annual reports show that pass rates for both the written and practical examinations have varied significantly between FY2020 and FY2025. This article summarises the historical ADC pass-rate data and explains what the figures do — and do not — reveal about candidate outc
15 May 2026
Why overseas-trained dentists need repeated spoken OSCE practice to prepare for ADC Clinical Skills Day communication stations.