For instructors
Free NBDHE Practice for Your Class
200 NBDHE practice questions with explanations, set as class practice in a minute. You see every student's progress and what the class keeps missing.
Create a free NBDHE classOr see the NBDHE practice test first.
How a class works
Step 1
Make the class
Sign in, pick NBDHE and name the class. It takes under a minute.
Step 2
Post one link
Put the class link in your LMS, a slide or a group chat. Students join with just the name you know them by.
Step 3
See what to reteach
Open the class page for scores, who practiced, and the topics and questions the class misses most.
What your students practice
The National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) is the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations' written board exam for dental hygienists, used by US licensing jurisdictions as part of dental hygiene licensure. It has 350 multiple-choice questions in two sessions: 200 discipline-based questions in 3 hours 30 minutes and 150 case-based questions on 12 to 15 patient cases in 4 hours, about 9 hours in all with breaks. Under the updated specifications scheduled for November 2026, the discipline-based questions are Scientific Basis 56, Clinical Dental Hygiene Services 124 and Research Principles and Community Health 20. Results are pass or fail; scale scores run from 49 to 99 and 75 is the minimum passing score.
Tigertest's practice follows The JCNDE NBDHE 2026 Candidate Guide (updated September 17, 2026) and the JCNDE NBDHE page, checked November 2026. Students train in short sets where missed questions come back until they are mastered, then take full practice tests.
- Anatomy, Histology & Embryology
- Physiology, Nutrition, Microbiology & Immunology
- Pathology & Pharmacology
- Patient Assessment
- Dental Radiography
- Care Planning, Emergencies & Pain Control
- Periodontal Disease Management
- Preventive Agents
- Supportive Treatment Services
- Professional Responsibility
- Research & Community Health
- Cases: Adult Periodontal & Geriatric
- Cases: Medically Compromised & Special Needs
- Cases: Pediatric
Questions teachers ask
Is the NBDHE class free?
Yes. Classes are free for teachers. A student in your class also gets that test's full stats and every step of it at no charge.
Do my students need accounts?
No. A student opens your class link, types the name you know them by and starts practicing. An account is optional and keeps their progress across devices.
What do I see as the teacher?
Who practiced and when, each student's practice test scores, the NBDHE topics the class is weakest on, and every question the class answered with how many missed it and which wrong answer they picked.
Can I use my own questions too?
Yes. Any account can turn its own material into a Tigertest quiz and limit it to one class, so only your students can play it.