EDREE Exam: Enrolling for UAE Dental Residency Program
On 07-11-2024 | Read time about 7 Minutes
The residency programs in the UAE are a 2-3 year, accredited training programs for dentists interested in specializing. The EDREE exam should be attended and passed if you would like to be admitted to a postgraduate training program at the Department of Health (DOH), Dubai Health authority (DHA) or Ministry of Health (MOH), UAE.
All regulatory authorities DOH/HAAD, Dubai Health Authority and Ministry of Health have a unified entrance exam, called the EDREE exam conducted by College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University. To book your EDREE exam, contact our Team here
Residency Program: Specialities Offered
- Prosthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Orthodontics
EDREE Exam Format
- The exam runs between January and March, every year.
- The format is multiple choice questions (MCQs).
- There are usually 150 questions to be completed within 3 hours.
- The examination is computer based.
The difficulty is set at a level of dental knowledge and skills expected of a fresh graduate with at least one year post basic dental training. The exam will test clinical application of dental science, clinical diagnosis and management.
EDREE Exam Required documents
1. Recent photo
2. Copy of passport, Iqama/UAE residency visa and Emirates ID card.
3. Copy of Dental School Graduation Certificate
4. Copy of Dental School Transcript (record of marks attained for each year of medical school)
5. Copy of Internship Certificate
6. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
9. Employment certificates (if applicable)
10. Health License(s) (if applicable)
11. Good standing certificate(s) (if applicable)
12. No objection letter from the current employer (if applicable).
Recommended reading list.
- Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion
- Treatment Planning in Dentistry
- Master Dentistry: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Oral Medicine
- Master Dentistry: Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
- Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry
- Textbook of Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Contemporary Implant Dentistry
- Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials
OR
- One eDental Portal subscription. Start solving Past exam questions here for free to get an idea of what the questions feel like.
EDREE PASS Score:
Candidates who obtain 65% or above is regarded as "pass".
To be exempted from General dentist Licensing exam, your EDREE score should be 75% and more. For those who do not meet the EDREE score criteria, you will need to sit the General dentist Licensing exam for the respective Health Authority.
- Maximum of three attempts are allowed to pass the exam within one academic year.
- Candidates who have passed residency entrance examination in the previous academic years are granted only one additional opportunity to retake the exam.
- Final year dental students are eligible to attempt the exam.
- The exam results are valid for a maximum duration of 2 years.
EDREE Exam fees
Exam Guidance
EDREE Exam Pattern Blue Print 2026
| SUBJECT | PERCENTAGE |
| Endodontics | 10% |
| Prosthodontics | 10% |
| Orthodontics | 7% |
| Periodontics | 8% |
| Oral Radiology | 5% |
| Restorative Dentistry | 12% |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 10% |
| Patient safety & Occupational dental hazards | 10% |
| Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry | 8% |
| Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology | 7% |
| Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Management | 5% |
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