We already covered this… finish it ASAP

Radiology
1. - Image processing (Chapter 5 Whaites pages 45 - 49)

2. - Radiation protection and legislation (very important) (Chapter 6 Whaites, pages 53-65)

3. - Dental radiography general patient considerantions including control of infection (Chapter 7 Whaite, pages 69 – 73)

 Briefly

4. - Periapical and bitewing radiography (Chapter 8 and 9 whaites)

 Indications and dose/X-ray

5. - Oclusal radiography (chapter 10 whaites)

 Read briefly the whole chapter

 Should be able to identify the hard and soft tissue landmarks on the x-ray

6. - Oblique lateral radiography (Chapter 11 whaites)

 Read briefly the chapter

7. - Skull and maxillofacial radiography (Chapter 12 whaites)

 Standard occipitomental 0 and 30

 PA skull
 PA Mandible reverse towne
 Rotated PA
 Lateral skull
 Submento-vertex (SMV)

8. - Lateral/ cephalometric (Chapter 13 whaites)

9. - Panoramic radiography (OPG or DPT) (Chapter 15 whaites)

 Should be able to identify the hard and soft tissue landmarks on the x-rays
 Dose X-ray

NOTE: For the types of x-rays mentioned above please do the following topics (main indications, very briefly the positioning and
technique, advantages and disadvantages and main features/landmarks indicated on x-rays)

10. - The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance (chapter 16 whaites)

 Factors affecting the radiographic image

 Equipment and film faults (x-rays only)

11. - Dental caries (chapter 19 whaites)

12. - Periapical tissues (chapter 20 whaites)

13. - Periodontal tissues and disease (chapter 21 whaites) These chapters will be useful for Oral Pathology as well

14. - Developmental abnormalities (Chapter 23 whaites)

15. - Trauma to the teeth and facial skeleton (Chapter 28)

16. - Disorders of salivary glands (Chapter 31)

17. - Churchill Radiology (Chapter 4)

 Very important for recall

18. - BDA radiation advice sheet

Week 1 (23.02) Restorative dentistry

Books and Chapters
Cover chapters on Oxford pink book and Churchill (chapter 11). Restorative and endo chapters on Masters 2, Pickard’s Manual of operative dentistry
(page 51)

Main topics (but read through all the chapters, this are just the most important things of the subject)
1. - Treatment Planning

 Sequence of treatment (very important)

 Dental pain: Should be able to differentiate different types of pain presenting with IDEAL features and possible treatment options.
 Do chart from Pickard’s Manual of operative dentistry (page 51 Fig. 2.13)

2. – Isolation

3. –Classes 1, 2,3,4,5 and root caries

 Cavity design (Lining/ filling material used and Basic idea of technique)
 Management of deep lesions (Indications, Techniques and Material used)
 Success of restorations (be able to identify secondary caries on X-Rays)
 Occlusion (definitions only)

4. – Choice of restaurative material

5. –Core restaurations (Churchill’s page 248 – 250)

 Pinned restorations (material of the pin, indications, position/depth and problems)

6. – Indirect restorations

 Anterior crowns ( dimensions are very important)

 Post and core (Nayyar core)
 Veneers
 Palatal Veneers
 Posterior crowns
 Bridges all types
 Common faults with crowns
  See the crown, bridge and veneer diagrams

7. – Temporary restorations

 When, why done and materials used

8. –Attrition, abrasion and erosion

 Definition and descrption of each

 See pictures to identify what each looks like

9. – Bleaching

 Materials used and indications

10. – Endodontics

 RCT instruments
 Materials used
 Prep and obturation
 Problem solving

NOTE: Answer all the feedback questions at the end of the chapters, they are really important

Week 2. (02.03) Prosthodontics

Books and Chapters
Cover chapters on Oxford pink book, Churchill and Masters 2

Main topics (but read through all the chapters, this are just the most important things of the subject)
1. – Treatment planning

2. - Principles of RPD (removable partial denture)

 Definition very important

3. – Components of RPD

 Please see pics of individual components

4. – Designing RPD

 Surveying and its pictures

5. - Clinical stages of RPD

 Know the steps

6. – Immediate dentures

7. – Principles for CD (Complete Dentures)

8. –Impressions for CD

 Know different types of material used

9. –Recording the occlusion

10. – Trial, Fitting and maintenance of CD

 Cleaning dentures (2 most common for acrylic and metal denture each)
 Denture problems and complaints (also do table 8 on chapter 4 from master’s 2)
 Candida and dentures (including treatment, type of drugs used and doses – very important)

11. – Denture copying (read only)

12. – Over dentures

 Indications and contraindications are very important

13. –Age changes (dental only)

Dental materials
Properties of dental materials (def)

Amalgam

Resin composites

Acid etch technique

Dentin adhesive systems

Glass Ionomers

Cermets

Resin modified GI

Cements

Impression materials

Impression techniques

Casting alloys

Wrought alloys

Ceramics

Denture materials
Biocompatibility

Week 3. (09.03) Periodontology and Anaesthetics

Books and chapters

Perio: Perio chapter on master’s 2, perio chapter on pink book, perio chapter on Churchill, the 8 PPT provided by the British Society of Periodontology
(this last one is very important) www.bsperio.org.uk/undergraduates/index.php and
http://www.bsperio.org.uk/publications/downloads/Young_Practitioners_Guide.pdf

1. - Gingivitis, periodontitis, disease and syndromes ALL DETAILS

 Types
 Treatment
 Age
 Risk
 Organism involve
 Solve the feedback questions

Anaesthetics: Master’s dentistry 1, chapter 3 and Churchill Chapter 6

1. - Local, general and sedation

 Types
 Complications
 Dose
 Route
 Technique
 Week 4. (16.03) Paediatric dentistry and preventive –
community dentistry
Books and chapters Paed dent: Master’s 2, pink book, Churchill, Welbury paediatric dent

1. – The child patiente (basic idea)

2. – Treatment planning for children

 The anxious child

 The child with the toothache - the concept is very important (I have in one guide that the concept from pickard’s is also very important, but I
couldn’t find it)

3. - Abnormalities of tooth eruption

 Exfoliation, tooth number, structure, form and colour

 Definitions and common teeth affected, and please see associated pictures as that makes it easy to remember)

4. – Anatomy of primary teeth (this is sufficient, no need to do dental morphology in detail)

5. –Extraction Vs restoration (key points to remember)

6. –Local analgesia

 Do the doses for the LA for different types of children

7. – Restoration of carious primary teeth

 Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in primary teeth

  Stainless steel crowns
 Severe early childhood caries
 Primary anterior and molar pulp therapy
 Vital and Non-Vital pulpotomies (types, indications, contraindications, 1 material used for each procedure)

8. –Dental trauma (general and read through)

 NAI (I have no idea what does this means, and did not find what was about)
 Injuries to primary and permanent teeth
 Crown and root fractures
 Luxation and subluxation
 Intrusion and extrusion Know what the mean and should be able to differentiate between them
 Spliting (times required for splitting different types of injuries)
 Pulpal sequelae (know the possible outcomes)

9. – Management of missing incisors

10. – Common childhood ailments affecting the mouth

Books community and preventive dentistry: Chapters from Pink book, Churchill, Master’s 2 and the delivering better oral health document
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention )

1. – Dental caries
2. –Caries diagnosis
3. – Bacterial plaque and dental decay
4. – Fluoride
 Planning fluoride therapy
5. – Fissure sealants
6. – Sugar (Stephan’s curve is important) (Chapter 2 prevention of oral disease page 19)
7. – Dietary analysis and advice
8. –Dental health education
9. – Provision of dental care
 Week 5. (23.03) Oral/maxillofacial surgery and anesthetics
Books: Pink book, Churchill, Master’s 1
Important Chapters on Master’s 1:

 Medicals aspects of patiente care (chapter 2)

 Removal of teeth and surgical implantology (chapter 5)
 Oral and maxillofacial injuries (chapter 7)
 Dentofacial anomalies – cleft palate is very important- (Chapter 8)

Important chapters on Master’s 2:

 Restorative management of dental implants (is in the 3rd edition from 2013 I have the one from 2003, will try to find the newest one)

Main topics:

1. – Tissue healing

2. – Exodontia

3. – Extraction technique

4.- Prevention and complications of extracting teeth

5. – Dry socket (material used and most common site)

6. – Surgical removal of teeth

 Impacted 3rd molars

 Maxillary canine removal (read only)
 Apicectomy (definition)
 Biopsy (please add fine needle aspiration to it)
 Suturing (materials commonly used)
 Cryosurgery and laser surgery (materials used)
7. – Infections of dental origin

 Definition
 Types

8. – Other infections of head and neck (definition only)

9. – Tumors (only the table)

10. –Mouth cancer

11. –Cysts

 Definition
 Types

12. –Maxillary sinus

 Signs
 Symptoms
 Treatment for chronic and acute sinusitis

13. – Oroantral fistula

14. – Displacement of fractured root into the sinus (read only)

15. – Bones irregularities

16. – Implants

 Indications
 Contraindications
 Factors influencing success and materials used

17. – Mandibular, maxillary, zygomatic and nasal fractures and their management

 Know the main signs and symptoms

 X-Rays performed
  Name of treatment options available

18. – Surgery for salivary glands

19. – ANESTHETICS

 Local n general sedation in detail.

 Types,complication ,dose ,route,technique

NOTE: Answer all the feedback questions at the end of the chapters, they are really important

Week 6. (30.03) Orthodontics

Books: Pink book, Churchill, Master’s 2 (according to the guidances that I found the important chapter was chapter 10 – appliances
and tooth movement, but I am not 100% sure that the previous chapters are not necessary)
Main topics
 Malocclusion (definition)
 Prevalence of malocclusion
 Who provides ortho care (read only)
 Timing of intervention (basic idea)
 Potential benefits and risks of orthodontic treatment
 Classification (definitions only)
 IOTN (index of orthodonctic treatment needed) Definitions
 PAR (basic idea)
 http://www.bos.org.uk/professionals-members-home/research-audit/quality-assurance-in-orthodontics/index/indexDefinitions

http://www.bos.org.uk/Resources/BOS/Documents/Audit%20and%20research/PAR%20scoring/BOSPARguidelines20July09.pdf

From another feedback:

1. – Pink book chapter

2. – Churchill chapter

3. –Master 2 Chapter 11 (appliances and tooth movement)

4. – Feedback questions

Evidence based dentistry

1. – Master 1 the first chapter

2. – The feedback questions

Week 7. (06.04) Law and ethics and Statistics

1. – Pink book chapter

2. – Churchill chapter

3. – Master 2 Chapter 12

Find the PDF attached on the e-mail as ORE part one stats and laws ethics
Week 8. (13.04) Revision