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Practice questions for the Integrated National Board Dental Examination, tagged by specialty, with study modes that bring back what you missed.
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Questions are tagged by specialty, so you can start where you are weakest, drill one area at a time or mix them all. Specialties include:
- Pharmacology
- Oral Pathology
- Periodontics
- Endodontics
- Oral Radiology
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Ethics & Law
- Operative Dentistry
- and more.
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The INBDE at a glance
Official exam details as published by the JCNDE. Our questions are practice material, not official JCNDE items.
- Who runs it
- The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE), an agency of the American Dental Association; administered by Prometric in the United States and Canada.
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Overview
- Format
- 500 multiple-choice items over two days: three sections of 100 standalone items, then case-based sections of 60, 70 and 70 items. Each item has one correct or best answer.
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Administration Schedule; Sample Item Formats
- Testing time
- Day 1: 8 hours 15 minutes. Day 2: 4 hours 15 minutes (12 hours 30 minutes in total, including the optional tutorials, breaks and survey). Both days at the same test center, the second within 7 days of the first.
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Administration Schedule; JCNDE INBDE page (opens in a new tab)
- Passing score
- Results are reported as pass or fail. Behind them is a scale score from 49 to 99, with 75 as the minimum passing score; a scale score is not the number of questions answered correctly.
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Scoring
- Exam fee
- $890 when purchased individually (US dollars, non-refundable).
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Examination Fees
- Retakes
- At least 60 days between unsuccessful attempts, with at most 4 attempts in any 12-month period. Candidates must pass within five years of their first attempt or five attempts, whichever comes first; after that, one attempt every six months. A passed exam cannot be retaken unless a dental board requires it.
- Source: INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · Retesting Policy and Additional Eligibility Considerations
Source: JCNDE INBDE 2026 Candidate Guide. Confirm current details at jcnde.ada.org. Last verified .
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Guides for the INBDE
- INBDEINBDE 2026: Format, Passing Score, Cost and RetakesThe INBDE explained: who runs it, the number of items, testing time, how scoring and the passing score work, the fee and the retake rules, each fact sourced to the JCNDE Candidate Guide.Updated
- INBDEINBDE Study Plan: Our Suggested 8-Week ApproachOur suggested 8-week INBDE study plan: a baseline, one specialty at a time, review of your misses and mixed sessions, with the official format and scoring from the JCNDE.Updated
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