Dentistry Board Exam Schedule 2026 (Dentist Licensure Exam)

On this page (9 sections)

1. Dentistry Board Exam 2026: Exam Dates and Deadlines
2. Passing Score for the Dentist Licensure Examination
3. Requirements to Take the Dentistry Board Exam
4. How to Apply for the Dentistry Board Exam (LERIS)
5. Dentistry Board Exam Results 2026: When and Where They Come Out
6. Retakes
7. Dentistry Board Exam 2027 Schedule: When PRC Publishes It
8. Official Source
9. Frequently Asked Questions

Dentistry Board Exam 2026: Exam Dates and Deadlines

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Passing Score for the Dentist Licensure Examination

A general weighted average of at least 75% across the written and practical phases, weighted 60% and 40%, with no rating below 50% in the written phase or in any exercise of the practical phase (RA 9484, Sec. 16, as implemented by Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021 from the December 2021 exam). Both phases are taken as one complete examination; a written result lapses if the practical is not taken within two consecutive practical schedules. Source: Board of Dentistry Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

What the exam covers

Written phase (60%), three days in NCR, Baguio, Cebu and Davao: nine subject clusters from General and Oral Anatomy and Physiology (15%) to Periodontics and Endodontics (10%), per PRC’s May 2026 program. Practical phase (40%), NCR only: Class I and Class II cavity preparations, fixed and removable partial denture work and a complete denture on typodonts and mechanical articulators — Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2021 replaced live patients and amalgam. The dates in the table are the written phase; the practical follows the week after. Source: PRC — May 2026 Dentist Licensure Examination Written Phase Program.

Requirements to Take the Dentistry Board Exam

Under RA 9484 (Philippine Dental Act of 2007), an applicant for the Dentist Licensure Examination must:

• be a Filipino citizen, or a foreign citizen whose country lets Filipino dentists practise on the same terms
• have no conviction for an offense involving moral turpitude
• hold a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree, or its equivalent, from a legally constituted and recognised school
• have completed the refresher course required after failing three consecutive licensure examinations, where that applies

Source: RA 9484, Sec. 14(a). PRC lists the exact documents for each round inside LERIS — typically the transcript of records with the remark “For Board Examination Purposes”, a PSA birth certificate, a PSA marriage certificate when filing under a married name, and the examination fee.

How to Apply for the Dentistry Board Exam (LERIS)

1. Create or log in to your account on LERIS, PRC's Licensure Examination and Registration Information System, at online.prc.gov.ph.
2. Select the Dentist Licensure Examination and your preferred testing center.
3. Upload your documents and ID photo, then pay the examination fee through the available payment channels.
4. Book an appointment and submit your requirements at your chosen PRC office before the deadline.
5. File within the application window in the table above — late applications are not accepted except in justifiable cases defined by PRC rules.

Dentistry Board Exam Results 2026: When and Where They Come Out

PRC's target release dates are May 20, 2026 for the May 4–6, 2026 exam and December 14, 2026 for the Nov 22–24, 2026 exam. The May 4–6, 2026 results were released on May 20, 2026. Targets are printed in the resolution — the actual release can land a few days either side and is announced only by PRC. AyTool does not host exam results or lists of passers; passing rates for every 2026 release are compared on the PRC Board Exam Results 2026 page.

1. prc.gov.ph — the official list of passers and the top 10, posted as a news release on prc.gov.ph and on PRC's official Facebook page.
2. Verification of Rating — your own scores per subject, through LERIS at online.prc.gov.ph once PRC opens the service for that exam.
3. News sites and review centers republish the list within hours; treat anything not on prc.gov.ph as unofficial.

Retakes

After three consecutive failures the applicant must complete a refresher course before filing again; the law does not fix its length. Source: RA 9484, Sec. 14(a)(4).

Dentistry Board Exam 2027 Schedule: When PRC Publishes It

PRC has not yet released the 2027 schedule. It publishes the whole following-year calendar in one resolution, usually signed in late October and posted on prc.gov.ph in mid-November — the 2026 schedule (Resolution No. 2113, s. 2025) was signed on October 23, 2025 and posted on November 17, 2025 — so the dentistry board exam 2027 dates are most likely out in November 2026. Each profession usually keeps the same months from one calendar to the next, so the 2026 rounds above are the working reference until then. This page switches to the official 2027 dates the day PRC publishes them.

Official Source

PRC — Schedule of Licensure Examinations for 2026 (prc.gov.ph) — Resolution No. 2113, Series of 2025, signed October 23, 2025. Last verified September 29, 2026. The exam is administered by PRC's Professional Regulatory Board of Dentistry. Apply, verify results and process your license only on the official PRC website and LERIS portal — AyTool is independent, does not host exam results, and cannot process applications.