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Dental Hygienists Licensure Examination

Professional Regulation Commission / Dentistry

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Dental Hygienists Licensure Examination syllabus

Official revised PRC May 2026 Dental Hygienists program covers the written-CBLE and practical components. It gives Theoretical Exams at 40 percent and Practical Exams at 60 percent, with source-listed cluster and exercise weights preserved where published.

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  1. Theoretical Exams

    Recorded weight: 40% of the whole exam
    1. Basic Medical and Dental Sciences (Cluster I)Recorded weight: 10% of the whole exam
      1. General and Oral AnatomyRecorded weight: 4% of the whole exam
        1. General Anatomy II
        2. Oral Anatomy
      2. General and Oral PhysiologyRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
        1. General Physiology
        2. Oral Physiology
      3. General and Oral PathologyRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
        1. General Pathology
        2. Oral Pathology
    2. Clinical Dental Subjects I (Cluster II)Recorded weight: 15% of the whole exam
      1. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment PlanningRecorded weight: 4% of the whole exam
      2. Anesthesiology and PharmacologyRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
        1. Anesthesiology
        2. Pharmacology
      3. RoentgenologyRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
      4. Dental Jurisprudence and Practice ManagementRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
        1. Dental Jurisprudence
        2. Practice Management
      5. Dental Equipment and Materials, Basic Computer/Digital DentistryRecorded weight: 2% of the whole exam
    3. Clinical Dental Subjects II (Cluster III)Recorded weight: 15% of the whole exam
      1. PeriodontologyRecorded weight: 7% of the whole exam
      2. Pediatric Dentistry and OrthodonticsRecorded weight: 3% of the whole exam
        1. Pediatric Dentistry
        2. Orthodontic Dentistry
      3. Other Clinical Dentistry SubjectsRecorded weight: 5% of the whole exam
        1. Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
        2. Endodontics
        3. Oral Surgery I

  2. Practical Exams

    Recorded weight: 60% of the whole exam
    1. Mouth Examination, Soft Tissue Evaluation, Probing and Pocket RecordingRecorded weight: 10% of the whole exam
    2. Scaling and PolishingRecorded weight: 50% of the whole exam