British Academy Of Restorative Dentistry | BARD

Overview

Requirements for Diploma Certification:

The British Academy of Restorative Dentistry Diploma is a two year course (year 1 is the PG Certificate Course) and the examination is comprised of two sections. To qualify for the Diploma course you must first have successfully completed the Certificate course although there are exemptions to this (please view your desired Diploma course page to see if you have completed the appropriate courses to allow exemptions).

The first section is a written short essay examination and the second section consists of oral examination, case presentation and case defence.

The examination is comprehensive, covering topics such as collecting and assessing patient data, preparing and presenting a patient treatment plan, implementing patient treatment, and maintaining the effectiveness of the dental treatment.

The Diploma examination measures the in-depth knowledge, proficient skills, and abilities of practitioners to provide comprehensive, safe and effective restorative dental care to the public.

Candidates must pass the Part I written examination prior to taking the Part II case presentation portion of the examination.

The Part I Examination is a written examination consisting of 10 written
short answer essay questions; Candidates are given 2 hours for this section.

Candidates are not allowed to bring any electronic devices, bags or other extraneous items into the examination room.

Part II Examination requires the submission of 5 documented Restorative cases for Diploma Board review. The Part II Examination consists of questioning on the submitted case completed by the candidates.

This second component is where the candidate will defend their submitted case. Examiners review the candidates’ cases prior to the oral examination.

Updating your details.

Timing of the exam

To be advised.

Location of exam

To be advised.

Documents required

Fees

Registration fee: £495 + VAT
Part 1 examination: £495 + VAT
Part 2 examination: £495 + VAT

Intent to Take the Examination

All applications should be submitted before (to be advised). Once your application is approved, you will be contacted by the Diploma Board. At that time, you will be required to submit a Letter of Intent with the appropriate fees.

A cancellation fee of £500 will apply for any candidate requesting to cancel after (to be advised).

Applicants Responsibilities

The timely submission and accuracy of the information submitted is the responsibility of the applicant.

The BARD will not accept applications under the following circumstances:

Examination Results

Examination results will be announced within a day of the examination date for the first part and the part II examination.

Use of additional qualifications

The GDC have confirmed that the additional qualifications can be added onto business cards and letterheads and in advertising and marketing literature. The following statement has been taken from the GDC website:

“We are not currently adding any additional skills or qualifications* to either the dentist or DCP Registers, no matter when they were obtained. This decision was made in October 2007. Since this decision was made we have held consultations in which we sought stakeholders’ views on this issue.  This was followed up with further stakeholder workshops covering the issue, and research to determine patients’ views.

Dentists whose additional qualifications were added to the register prior to this decision being taken will retain their listed qualifications in the register until a policy decision has been agreed by the Council.

*Qualifications that are not recognised for registration

This was last updated on February 21st 2012 and please visit the GDC website for more details.

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