This page will provide information about the Test of Knowledge. You need to sign up to the Dental Mandatory Training course on the Course Booking page before you will be able to sign up for the Test of Knowledge which is an online invigilated exam.
You need to take and pass the online invigilated Test of Knowledge (ToK) examination as part of your required training. After booking onto the mandatory training course, you will receive an email from Questionmark. Make sure to check your spam or junk folders if you don't see it. This email will contain your password and a link to reset it. It's important to reset your password immediately. Another email, sent by the NES Mandatory Training team, will provide your username.
Please keep in mind that the link in the email is only for logging in to the Questionmark site once, without a password. After logging in with the link, you will be prompted to change your password. Don't use this link every time you log in, as it's only for the initial setup. Your password should be at least 8 characters long and include a special character and an uppercase letter.
Once you've logged in to the test for the first time, you can access it on any device by going to the following URL:
You may refer to the following current published guidance from Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) during your practice sessions and invigilated 'exam conditions' assessment.
As the Test of Knowledge is an online invigilated examination you will require the following: