Built to get you through your exam.
The KDA study platform brings together everything an overseas dentist needs to pass ORE, LDS, or MFDS. Intelligent practice, structured learning, video content, and a community of candidates going through the same journey.
We have walked the same path.
Keystone Dental Academy was built by overseas dentists who went through the UK registration process themselves. We know what it feels like to sit in front of resources that were not made for you. Textbooks written for UK graduates, prep courses that assume knowledge you do not have, communities that are impossible to find.
The KDA platform is our answer to that. It is not a collection of slides or a PDF library. It is a proper study environment, adaptive and structured, built around how overseas dentists actually learn and what the exams actually test.
Everything on the platform has been built with one question in mind: does this genuinely improve your chances of passing?
Exam pathways covered
ORE · LDS · MFDS
Study approach
Adaptive and personalised
Community
WhatsApp + live cohort sessions
Status
Launching soon
Every tool you need. Nothing you don't.
Adaptive Q-Bank
A question bank that learns as you do. Every answer you give updates your personal difficulty curve. Easy questions drop out, weak areas surface more often. You stop wasting time on what you know and spend it where it counts.
Video Lecture Library
Short, high-yield video lectures on every examinable topic across ORE, LDS, and MFDS. Revisable at any time, on any device. No hour-long recordings. Every video is focused, fast, and exam-relevant.
Full Mock Examinations
Timed mock papers and OSCE simulations built to match the real exam format. After each mock, you get a breakdown of your performance vs. the cohort. Not just a score, but insight into exactly where to improve.
Personal Progress Dashboard
Track your performance across every topic and exam component. Your dashboard shows you your trajectory, your weak spots, and whether you are on pace to be ready for your exam date.
Peer Study Community
Study alongside a cohort of candidates sitting the same exam. Ask questions, discuss cases, compare approaches. The community is moderated by mentors who have already passed and understand the pressure you are under.
Structured Study Plans
A personalised study plan built around your exam date and available hours. The platform adapts as you progress. If you are falling behind, it tells you. If you are ahead, it deepens the content.
Revision Notes and Flashcards
High-yield notes on every topic, written by candidates who passed. Paired with spaced repetition flashcards that resurface material at exactly the right intervals to lock it into long-term memory.
AI Study Assistant
Ask questions, get explanations, work through cases. The AI assistant is trained on the exam syllabuses and knows what is examinable. Use it to understand a concept, challenge an answer, or work through a scenario.
Supported exam pathways
Overseas Registration Exam
- Part 1: Written (Papers A and B)
- Part 2: OSCE, DTP, Manikin, Medical Emergency
Licence in Dental Surgery
- Part 1: Written (2 SBA papers)
- Part 2: OSCE and Unseen Cases
- Part 3: Operative Manikin
Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
- Part 1: Written (150 SBAs)
- Part 2: OSCE (14 stations)
Be first through the door.
The platform is launching soon. Register your interest and we will reach out with early access, founding member pricing, and updates as we build.
Be first in line when your course goes live
Most of our courses are still in build. Tell us which exam you are preparing for and we will email you the moment it opens, along with early-access offers before anyone else.
- No payment now, just your details
- A friendly heads-up the day your course launches
- Early-bird pricing for people who register first
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