Correlates in the Mock Board Examination and Theoretical Phase of the Dentist Board Licensure Examination in one Private Academic Institution in the Philippines

The study aimed to explore the correlation between the graduates’ performance in the mock board Written Proficiency Examination (WPE) and the Theoretical Phase of the Dentist Licensure Examination (DLE) from 2009 to 2012 in the College of Dentistry of Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. Furthermore, the results of the study can be used to answer questions about the validity of written proficiency examination for making decisions and requirements for graduation of the candidates. Descriptive-correlation type of research method was utilized in the study. Findings indicated that mock board written proficiency examination and the theoretical phase of the Dentist licensure examination had a highly significant relationship in the outcome of the dentist board examinations. Such findings may indicate that mock board can be a good diagnostic tool to identify the graduates’ strength and weakness before taking the board examination.

Keywords – Dentist Licensure Examination, Mock Board, Written Proficiency Examination