The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the Room Assignments: Dental Hygienists Licensure Examination DHLE May 2026 will be on May 07, 2026 (Written-CBLE) and May 08, 2026 (Practical), in the city of NCR.
Things to Prepare and Bring on the Examination Day
- Notice of Admission
- Official Receipt
- Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
- Ball pens with BLACK ink only
- One (1) piece long brown envelope
- One (1 ) piece Long Transparent (non-colored) Plastic Envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items).
Proper Dress Code on Examination Day – Room Assignments: Dental Hygienists Licensure Examination DHLE May 2026
The specific dress code for the male and female examinee is without any logo or plain tuck-in polo t-shirt and a white blouse or shirt with a collar. Both examinees are advised to wear comfortable slack or decent pants.
Things that are Prohibited Inside the Classroom
The specific dress code for the male and female examinee is without any logo or plain tuck-in polo t-shirt and a white blouse or shirt with a collar. Both examinees are advised to wear comfortable slack or decent pants.
- Calculators that have embedded programs, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus, or any kind of calculators.
- Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded data/information/formula (except Rules VII and VIII of the 2004 Revised IRR of P.D. No. 1096/1977 NBCP as qualified below)
- Apple, Samsung, and other smartwatches, cellular phones, wireless earplugs, and other electronic devices that are used for communication.
- Bags of any kind.
- Other examination aides are not stated in the program.
Coverage of the Exam (Room Assignments: Dental Hygienists Licensure Examination DHLE May 2026)
The coverage of the exam is the following:
- THEORETICAL EXAM (40%)
I. Basic Medical and Dental Sciences (Cluster I – 10%)
General and Oral Anatomy (4%) Head and neck anatomy (skull, face, oral cavity)
Structure and morphology of teeth (deciduous and permanent)
Occlusion, alignment, and development of skull and jaws
General and Oral Physiology (3%) Functions of cells and organs in the human body
Physiology of the stomatognathic system and occlusion
General and Oral Pathology (3%) Disease processes and tissue reactions
Oral diseases: clinical and microscopic manifestations
II. Clinical Dental Subjects I (Cluster II – 15%)
Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (4%) Principles and procedures in diagnosing dental conditions
Treatment planning approaches
Anesthesiology and Pharmacology (3%) Local and general anesthesia techniques
Drug actions and dental therapeutics
Roentgenology (3%) Radiographic equipment and procedures
Processing, mounting, and interpretation of dental radiographs
Dental Jurisprudence and Practice Management (3%) Legal and ethical aspects of dentistry
Dental practice in social and economic contexts
Dental Equipment and Materials / Basic Computer-Digital Dentistry (2%) Dental materials and instruments
Application of computer technology in dentistry
III. Clinical Dental Subjects II (Cluster III – 15%)
Periodontology (7%) Structure and diseases of the periodontium
Management of periodontal conditions
Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (3%) Dental care for children
Growth and development of craniofacial structures
Prevention and treatment of malocclusion
Other Clinical Dentistry Subjects (5%) Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics Cavity preparation and filling materials
Dentures and prosthetic restorations
Endodontics Diseases of dental pulp and treatment
Oral Surgery I Basic surgical principles in dentistry - PRACTICAL EXAM (60%)
Mouth Examination, Soft Tissue Evaluation, Probing and Pocket Recording (10%)
Scaling and Polishing (50%)
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