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California School of Health Sciences

2013-2014
Course Name: National Board Dental
Examination (NBDE) Part II Review
Prerequisite Skills:

Passing score in Part I.

DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery.
DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine.
BDS, Bachelor of Dental surgery.

Core Textbook(s):
Dental Decks 2013/2014
First Aid part II, McGraw-Hill Medical; 3
editions.

Meeting Place:
Meeting Days & Times:
Course Description:
This course prepares students for the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE). Teaching and learning
strategies are analyzed, synthesized, and developed using current dental updates designed to meet the test
requirements. The NBDE is a test composed of 2 parts, for the purpose of assisting state boards in

determining the qualifications of dentists who seek licensure to practice in the United States of
America.
Overall Course Objectives and Goals:
Upon successful completion of the NBDE Part 2 review, students will be able:
To recognize the need for taking the NBDE.
To classify the components of the test.
To formulate test taking strategies.
To identify different forms of the NBDE.
To integrate and develop answering skills.
To recognize the NBDE as a positive, encouraging experience.
To enhance their self esteem and be able to assess their knowledge at the end of each subject by
using computer based tests, paper based quizzes and discussion groups.
To assess their ability to understand important information from basic biomedical and dental
sciences, and acquire the ability to apply such information in to a problem-solving contexts.
To understand the U.S dental and ethical code of conduct.

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To recognize the dental topics clearly.

To diagnose the patient and create a treatment plan for the case.
To interpret radiographs.
To identify drugs interactions and be aware of them.
Required text:
Dental Decks 2013/2014.
Suggested Readings:
First Aid, McGraw-Hill Medical; 3rd Edition.

Mosbys Review, by Mosby, Inc. An affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 2007.

Kaplan Medical NBDE Parts I & II, 2010 Kaplan, Inc.

Course Policies:
Attendance Policy:

California School of Health Sciences (CSHS) expects students to attend all parts of a course for
which they have registered. When students miss class or a part of class, they fall behind and it is
not fair to other students who are present for the entire course.
Minimum Standard:

CSHS expects students to attend at least 90% of the course hours for which they have
registered. Students are responsible for all content covered in class and must be physically
present for 90% of the course hours in order to receive credit for the course. All SEVIS students
on F1/M1 visa should maintain the required hours of minimum of 18 hours /week
Cheating: Copying or giving help on assignments, quizzes, and tests is considered
cheating. Having someone do your work is also considered cheating. Copying another
persons words (plagiarism) is also cheating. Do not do any of the above, or you will
receive an F on the assignment, quiz, test, or possibly for the course. See the College
Policy on cheating for more information.
Grading:
The NBDE Part 2 review utilizes the following grading scale:
<74% ---------Fail.
>74%---------Pass.

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Weekly Schedule:
The students will attend 3 hours per day and three days per week
Introduction & Endodontics:
Week 1-1
1. Access preparations.
2. Diagnostic methods/terminology.
P. 1-31
Pulpal
Periradicular
Periodontal
Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain
Therapeutics
Clinical examination
Testing procedures
Radiographic interpretation
Pain management

Week 1-2
P. 32-72

3. Individual teeth.
4. Instruments/Materials/Techniques.

Vital pulp therapy

Treatment of developing teeth
Bleaching
Restoration

5. Miscellaneous.
6. Pulp.
7. Pulp cross-sections.
8. Replantation.
9. Resorption.
Week 1-3

Orthodontics:

1. Appliances.
P. 1-30

Week 2-1
P. 31-63

Removable appliances
Fixed appliances
Tooth movement principles
Surgery

2. Crossbite & Overbite.

3. Cephalometrics.
4. General information.
4. General information.
5. Malocclusion.
6. Miscellaneous.

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Week 2-2
P. 1-34

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Pediatrics:

1.Abnormal teeth
2.Behavior management

Basic background and epidemiology

Developmental psychology
Cultural variation
Database, diagnosis, and treatment planning
History and interview
Clinical management procedures
Pharmacologic anxiety management

3. Diseases & Conditions.

Week 2-3
P. 35-69

Basic background and epidemiology

Congenital
Endocrine
Nutrition
Database, diagnosis, and treatment planning
History and review
Handicapped
Clinical procedures
Treatment modifications
Special care
Emergencies

4. Drugs.
5. Fluoride.
6. General information.
7. Miscellaneous.
8. Primary dentition.

Week 3-1
P. 70-94

Week 3-2
P. 1-43

9. Pulp treatment.
10. Restorative.
11. Tooth development.
12. Tooth trauma.
13. Space management.
Operative Dentistry:

1. Amalgam.
2. Bases/liners/cements.
3. Caries.

Week 3-3
P. 44-84

Etiology
Pathogenesis
Prevention
Demineralization

4. Composite.
5. Gold.
6. Instruments/burs.
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Week 4-1
P. 85-124
Week 4-2
P. 1-28

Week 4-3
P. 29-68

Week 5-1
P. 69-99
Week 5-2
P. 100-143
Week 5-3

7. Miscellaneous.
8. Pins.
9. Rubber dam.
10. Sealants/fluoride.
Prosthodontics:
1. Complete dentures.

Design of prosthesis and mouth preparation

Occlusion
Dental materials
Insertion and post insertion

2. Fixed prosthodontics.

Design of prosthesis and mouth preparation

Occlusion
Ceramic techniques
Dental materials
Insertion and post-insertion

3. Gypsum products.
4. Impression materials.
5. Miscellaneous.
6. Occlusion.
7. Porcelain.
8. Removable partial dentures.

P. 144-171

Week 6-1

Periodontics:

P. 1-39
Week 6-2
P. 40-84
Week 6-3
P. 85-128
Week 7-1
P. 129-159

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Design of prosthesis and mouth preparation

Occlusion
Dental materials
Insertion and post insertion

1. Flaps/Grafts/Surgery.
2. Gingivitis/Periodontal disease.
3. Implants.
4. Inflammation.
5. Miscellaneous.
6. Oral hygiene.
7. Periodontal ligament/Gingiva.
8. Plaque/Calculus.
9. Pockets/Furcations.
10. Probing.
11. Root sensitivity/Recession.
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12. Scaling/Root planning/Gingival curettage.

Week 7-2
P. 1-38

Week 7-3
P. 39-73

Week 8-1
P. 1-40

Radiology:

1. Digital radiography.
2. Image characteristics.
3. Miscellaneous.
4. Normal Anatomy.
5. Processing.
6. Radiation biology.
7. Radiation characteristics
8. Radiation physics.
9. Radiation protection.
10. Techniques.
11. Extra-oral imaging.
Oral surgery:

1. Adrenal cortex.
2. Anatomy.
3. Anesthesia.

Week 8-2
P.41-82

Week 8-3
P. 83-124
Week 9-1
P. 125-170

Week 9-2
P. 1-52

Anatomy and technique

Clinical pharmacology
Complications
Conscious sedation
Oral
Inhalation
Intravenous

3. Anesthesia.
4. Biopsy.
5. Disorders/Conditions.

6. Drugs.
7. Exodontia.
8. Fractures.
9. General information
10. Grafts.
11. Implants.
12. Miscellaneous.
13. Temporomandibular joint.
Oral Pathology:

1. Abnormalities of teeth.
2. Diseases of the blood.
3. Connective tissue lesions.
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Week 9-3
P. 53-85
Week 10-1
P. 86-122

Week 10-2
P. 122-152
Week 10-3
P.152-183

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4. Inflammatory jaw lesions.

5. Metabolic & genetic jaw diseases.
6. Miscellaneous.
7. Neoplasms.
8. Nerve & Muscle disorder.
9. Non-odontogenic cysts.
10. Non-odontogenic tumors.
11. Odontogenic cysts.
12. Odontogenic tumors.
13. Pigmented lesions of the oral cavity.
14. Pseudocysts.
15. Red-blue lesions.
16. Salivary gland tumors.
17. Terms.
18. Ulcerative conditions.
19. Vesiculo-bullous diseases.
20. Verrucal- papillary lesions.
21. White lesions.
Patient Management:

1. Behavioral science.
P. 1-50

Anxiety
Etiology
Recognition
Management
Pain
Psychophysiology
Management
Stress
Nonverbal communication
Verbal communication
Listening skills
Responding skills
Interviewing skills
Management and problem behavior
General principles of dentist/patient relationship
Case presentation or treatment planning
Giving information
Minimizing resistance
Patient education
Factors influencing health behavior
Motivational factors
Social & physical environmental factors
Cultural factors
Behavior change techniques
Assessment

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Behavioral strategies
Cognitive strategies
Information transfer
Risk factors

2. Infection control.

Week 11-2

Diseases and routes of transmission

Barrier techniques
Sterilization and disinfection
Disposal of contaminated waste

3. OSHA.

P. 51-99

Mercury hygiene
Environmental contaminants
Operatory equipment
Chemicals
Ethical principles
Jurisprudence
Informed consent
Risk prevention/management
Dental care delivery systems

4. Public health.

Week 11-3
P. 1-50

Types of studies
Descriptive
Analytical
Experimental
Components of a scientific article
Basic statistics
Descriptive
Central tendency
Dispersion
Inferential
Epidemiology of oral diseases
Caries
Periodontal disease
Oral cancer
Epidemiological measures

Pharmacology:

1. Terms/Definitions.
2. Adrenergics.
3. Anesthetics.

Basic pharmacology
Vasoconstrictors

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Week 12-1
P. 51-83

Week 12-2
P. 84-135
Week 12-3
P. 136-180

3. Anesthetics.
4. Anti-anxiety agents.
5. Anti-epileptics.
6. Antidepressants.
7. Anti-histamines.
8. Anti-infectives.
9. Anti-psychotics.
10. Aspirin/Acetaminophen/NSAIDs
11. Cholinergics.
12. Corticosteroids.
13. Cardiovascular.

Week 13-1
P. 180-234

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Cardiac glycosides
Antiarrhythmics
Antihypertensives -- diuretics
Anti-anginal agents
Anticoagulants, coagulants, antihyperlipidemics

14. Cancer/Chemotherapy.
15. Diuretics.
16. Hypoglycemics.
17. Miscellaneous.

Prescription writing, drug laws & drug abuse

Toxicity and drug interaction
Dose response
Mechanism of action
Biotransformation
Absorption, distribution, excretion
Alternative (herbal) medications

18. Narcotic analgesics.

Week 13-2

Clinical Cases

Week 13-3

Clinical Cases

Week 14-1

Clinical Cases