MOH dentist exam: title, format and study topics

Facts last verified 5 October 2026.

MOHAP sets your exam when it reviews your file. Check your General Dentist title, internship and clinical work before booking.

Is this the right paper for you?

Prepare for General Dentist.

  • You need a BDS, DMD, DDS or equal degree, a completed internship and 2 years of clinical work.
  • The PQR has title-specific exceptions for UAE nationals and some UAE graduates.
  • A listed exam may let you skip this exam. Read the routes in licence steps.

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Format at a glance

100–150 questions. Time: 2–3 hours. Pass mark: Not published (not officially published).

Delivered by Prometric.

The question count and time are not officially published. MOHAP's service pages give no GP or dentist pass mark. Check the time on your booking notice.

What the paper covers

We did not find published section weights for the MOHAP paper for dentists. ProMCQ's mock papers use the published Qatar DHP blueprint for dentists as practice targets. These are not MOHAP's own weights. Each mock includes national-topic content, so its final question shares can differ slightly from these targets.

  • Biomedical Sciences (20%): Study how the mouth works and how drugs affect it.
  • Evidence-based Practice (3.3%): Read a study and check what its results prove.
  • Patient Assessment and Diagnosis (6.7%): Use the history, exam and tests to find the cause.
  • Comprehensive Treatment Planning (4%): Choose which care comes first.
  • Health and Safety (4%): Prevent infection, sharps injuries and harm from radiation.
  • Management of Emergencies (4%): Choose what to do first when a patient is ill.
  • Prevention / Oral Health / Population Health (4%): Reduce caries risk with fluoride, sealants and diet.
  • Control of Pain and Anxiety (3.3%): Choose an anaesthetic and work out the dose.
  • Periodontics (6.7%): Plan care for gum disease.
  • Pediatric Dentistry (6.7%): Treat primary teeth and dental trauma in children.
  • Orthodontics (3.3%): Know when to refer a bite problem.
  • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics (10.7%): Choose materials, restore teeth and plan root canal care.
  • Prosthodontics (6.7%): Plan dentures, crowns and bridges.
  • Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine (6.7%): Care for the mouth after tooth removal. Know when to refer a lesion.
  • Communication Skills (4%): Explain choices and get consent.
  • Professionalism (2.7%): Keep records and work within your skills.
  • Ethical and legal (2%): Follow UAE rules on consent and patient privacy.
  • Team-working, Management, Leadership (1.3%): Lead the team and assign tasks.

Sample questions

These are eight original ProMCQ practice questions with explanations. We did not find an official format for your paper. Select an answer to see the explanation.

  1. A 26-month-old child is approaching completion of primary tooth eruption. Which tooth group is usually the last to erupt?

    1. Other primary incisors
    2. Primary second molars
    3. Primary first molars
    4. Primary canines
    Answer

    B. Second primary molars usually erupt last, typically at about 23–33 months, as the primary dentition approaches completion.

  2. An anxious child has an accessible carious lesion in a field clinic where a rotary handpiece is unavailable. Which excavation-and-restoration approach defines Atraumatic Restorative Treatment?

    1. Rotary excavation followed by placement of resin composite
    2. Rotary excavation followed by placement of conventional GIC
    3. Hand excavation followed by placement of resin composite
    4. Hand excavation followed by placement of conventional GIC
    Answer

    D. ART removes caries with hand instruments only and restores the accessible lesion with GIC. The absence of a rotary handpiece makes it useful in field care and for anxious or uncooperative patients.

  3. Plaque is not visible to the naked eye on a tooth surface, but a thin film is detected by running a probe across it. What Silness-Löe Plaque Index score should be assigned?

    1. Score 0
    2. Score 2
    3. Score 1
    4. Score 3
    Answer

    C. A nonvisible plaque film detected only by running a probe across the surface is scored 1.

  4. A patient is being examined for suspected degenerative or osteoarthritic change of a temporomandibular joint. Which sound during repeated opening and closing most strongly supports this suspicion?

    1. A rough grating or gravel-like crepitus
    2. A discrete click occurring only on opening
    3. An opening click followed by a closing click
    4. No joint sound with tenderness over the masseter
    Answer

    A. Degenerative articular surfaces produce a rough grating, crackling, or gravel-like sound termed crepitus rather than one discrete event.

  5. An edentulous patient's preliminary impression has produced a diagnostic cast, and a custom tray has been fabricated. Which procedure should be performed next to record the full functional denture-bearing area and border form?

    1. Establish the vertical dimension and record centric relation
    2. Assess esthetics, phonetics, occlusion, and vertical dimension at try-in
    3. Deliver the denture and adjust occlusion and pressure spots
    4. Border mold the custom tray and make the definitive impression
    Answer

    D. After the preliminary impression and custom-tray fabrication, the definitive impression is made in the border-molded custom tray. This captures the full functional denture-bearing area and border form needed for retention and stability.

  6. The chair is being adjusted for standard mandibular extraction work. How should the mandibular occlusal plane be oriented relative to the floor and operator?

    1. About 60° to the floor, roughly at the operator's elbow level.
    2. Parallel to the floor, well above the operator's elbow level.
    3. About 60° to the floor, well below the operator's elbow level.
    4. Parallel to the floor, roughly at the operator's elbow level.
    Answer

    D. For mandibular extractions, the mandibular occlusal plane is kept parallel to the floor and roughly at the operator's elbow level.

  7. A 14-year-old has a restorable complicated crown fracture of a permanent incisor. The apex is closed, the exposure is recent, and the remaining pulp is vital. Which treatment is preferred?

    1. Full coronal pulpotomy with a bioceramic dressing
    2. Pulpectomy followed by conventional root-canal treatment
    3. Cvek partial pulpotomy with a bioceramic dressing
    4. Direct coverage without removing superficial pulp tissue
    Answer

    C. Cvek partial pulpotomy is the preferred conservative treatment for a recent traumatic exposure with a vital pulp, regardless of whether the apex is open or closed. About 1–3 mm or more as needed to reach healthy tissue is removed before a calcium hydroxide or bioceramic dressing and a well-sealed restoration are placed.

  8. A 30-year-old woman has just bought a new soft manual toothbrush. She asks how often she should buy another one if the filaments stay straight and unfrayed. What routine replacement interval should be advised?

    1. Every 1 month
    2. Every 3–4 months
    3. Every 6–9 months
    4. Every 12 months
    Answer

    B. The routine advice is to replace a toothbrush every 3–4 months, and sooner if wear appears. Wear rate, not age, drives loss of efficacy, so the interval carries little clinical proof. It remains the standard advice when no wear is visible.

Timed practice papers

10 timed mock papers of 150 questions each, built to the weights above. No question repeats across papers.

How to prepare

  • Our suggested approach: choose the diagnosis, then the next step.
  • Practise local anaesthetic doses by weight and emergency care.
  • Revise materials alongside care choices.
  • Use UAE notes on law, health policy and population risk.

Licensing steps

  1. Check your title: Follow licence steps.
  2. Book your exam: Follow fees and booking.
  3. Get your result: Follow results and next steps.

Frequently asked questions

How long are ProMCQ mock papers?

Each title has 10 mocks of 150 questions. This is our practice length. No question repeats across papers.

Can you skip the MOHAP exam?

Yes, if MOHAP accepts your exemption. Document checks still apply.

Does a mock score predict a pass?

No. Use it to find gaps.

Where do you check attempts and result validity?

Read results and next steps before you book again.

Sources

Facts last verified 2026-10-05.

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  4. Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements, April 2025, MOHAP, DOH, DHA and SHA
  5. Verification Fee Structure: MOHAP, DataFlow Group
  6. UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention examination programme (EMOH), Prometric
  7. Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline: Computer Based Testing (updated September 2026), Dubai Health Authority
  8. The Ultimate MOHAP Exam Guide for Pharmacists (31 May 2023), DataFlow Group
  9. MOHAP Exam for Dentists, Prometric Medical Consultancy (training centre, not Prometric)
  10. Passing the MOH Dental Exam (24 September 2025), PrometricMCQ (training centre, not Prometric)