# INBDE blueprint weighting

Answer: JCNDE's published INBDE test specification weights the three clinical component sections at 36.2% for Diagnosis & Treatment Planning, 42.0% for Oral Health Management, and 21.8% for Practice & Profession — about 181, 210, and 109 items on a 500-item form, since a percentage times 5 gives items. Foundation Knowledge column totals run from 6.8% (FK2) to 12.2% (FK1). JCNDE publishes no weight for any individual clinical content area, so Dentovio's per-area figures are its own equal-allocation estimate and are labelled as estimates wherever they appear.

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Answer intent ID: `inbde-blueprint-section-weights`
Cluster: INBDE for international dentists
Last verified: 2026-08-05
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## Direct answer

JCNDE's published INBDE test specification weights the three clinical component sections at 36.2% for Diagnosis & Treatment Planning, 42.0% for Oral Health Management, and 21.8% for Practice & Profession — about 181, 210, and 109 items on a 500-item form, since a percentage times 5 gives items. Foundation Knowledge column totals run from 6.8% (FK2) to 12.2% (FK1). JCNDE publishes no weight for any individual clinical content area, so Dentovio's per-area figures are its own equal-allocation estimate and are labelled as estimates wherever they appear.

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Source citations:
- `JCNDE-INBDE-TECHNICAL-REPORT` JCNDE 2025 INBDE Technical Report. Primary. Verified 2026-08-04. <https://jcnde.ada.org/-/media/project/ada-organization/ada/jcnde/files/inbde_technical_report.pdf>

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