ADEX Dental study plan

Map the branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves, and state for each the muscles supplied, sensory territory, and deficit produced by injury, from memory on a blank head-and-neck diagram.

Explain the physiology of cardiac output, blood pressure regulation, and hemostasis, then predict how antihypertensives and anticoagulants change dental bleeding and emergency risk.

Summarize glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation, and connect each to a clinical scenario such as metformin use, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, or lactic acidosis.

Compare the major oral bacteria by Gram stain, oxygen tolerance, and key virulence factor, and match each organism to the infection it typically causes.

Distinguish the four hypersensitivity types and supply one dental example of each with the cell or antibody responsible.

Build a from-memory comparison table of local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, antibiotics, analgesics, and bisphosphonates giving mechanism, key adverse effect, and dental contraindication for each.

Apply general pathology concepts of inflammation, wound healing, neoplasia, and fluid balance to three written clinical vignettes.

Classify cavity preparations by Black's rules and by minimally invasive design, and state the bur, liner, and material indicated for each.

Sequence the steps of adhesive bonding to enamel and dentin, including etch times, primer and solvent handling, and the common causes of contamination failure.

Justify the choice among amalgam, composite, glass ionomer, and ceramic in six clinical scenarios in two sentences each.

Stage and grade three periodontal vignettes using probing depths, clinical attachment loss, radiographic bone loss, and risk factors under the current classification.

Explain the pathogenesis of plaque-induced gingivitis and periodontitis, including the host immune response and modifiers such as diabetes and smoking.

Outline nonsurgical periodontal therapy, covering instrumentation, adjuncts, the re-evaluation interval, referral criteria, and the maintenance schedule.

Compare direct posterior restorations with indirect onlays and crowns on indication, preparation design, and mode of failure.

List surgical periodontal options such as crown lengthening, flap surgery, regeneration, and grafts, with indications and known complications.

Diagnose pulpal and periapical disease using accepted endodontic terminology and convert each diagnosis into a specific treatment plan.

Trace access, working length determination, shaping, irrigation, and obturation for an anterior and a molar tooth, naming the instrument and irrigant used at each step.

Explain the management and prognosis of a perforation, a separated instrument, internal resorption, and an open apex, naming the materials used.

Compare single-visit and multi-visit endodontics, and state the criteria for referral, retreatment, or extraction.

Generate a ranked differential diagnosis for eight chief complaints, listing the top three diagnoses and the test or finding that confirms each.

Read a full-mouth series and a panoramic radiograph systematically and report findings in six fixed categories.

Design a removable partial denture and a complete denture for given edentulous situations, specifying rests, clasps, major connector, and tooth-arrangement rationale.

Compare single crown, fixed bridge, and implant-supported restoration on indication, preparation, and mode of failure.

Apply the concepts of centric relation, maximum intercuspation, and balanced occlusion to two prosthodontic cases.

Classify oral mucosal lesions as white, red, ulcerated, pigmented, or vesicular, and name the top three diagnoses in each category with the biopsy decision for each.

Describe the clinical and radiographic features, behavior, and management of the most common odontogenic cysts and tumors.

Outline flap design, bone removal, sectioning, and suturing for the surgical extraction of a mesioangular impacted third molar.

State the indications, contraindications, and complications of exodontia, and the management of dry socket, hemorrhage, and nerve injury.

Recognize syncope, hypoglycemia, asthma, and anaphylaxis in the dental chair, and state the first three actions and the drug and dose for each.

Explain the stages of dental development and eruption timing, and select the interceptive treatment for four common malocclusions.

Perform a mixed-dentition space analysis and state the indications and timing for space maintenance versus early orthodontic referral.

Summarize pediatric restorative and behavior-management approaches, including tell-show-do, nitrous oxide, and the use of stainless steel crowns and strip crowns.

Compare local anesthetic agents and techniques, and calculate the maximum safe dose for a 20 kg child and a 70 kg adult.

Describe the sedation continuum from minimal sedation to general anesthesia, and the monitoring, fasting, and documentation required at each level.

Explain informed consent, confidentiality, record retention, and the dentist's legal duties, and apply them to six ethical vignettes.

Describe sterilization, disinfection, and barrier protocols under current CDC and OSHA standards, including spore testing, handpiece reprocessing, and sharps handling.

Take two full-length timed mock exams and trace every missed item back to its underlying concept.

Rewrite a one-page summary sheet for each of the 12 domains from memory and check it against your own notes.