ADC Practical Exam case studies
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The Australian Dental Council (ADC) practical examination is the hands-on stage of the assessment pathway that overseas-qualified dental practitioners must complete to be considered for registration as a dentist in Australia. It is aimed at clinicians whose qualifications and experience were assessed as comparable but who still need to demonstrate, under observation, that they can practise safely and to Australian standards. The ADC Practical Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,848 words.
1Post-extraction bleeding in a patient on apixaban
A 68-year-old man attends for extraction of an unrestorable 36. His medical history includes atrial fibrillation for which he takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily; his last dose was this morning, roughly 4 hours ago.
637 words, about 3 min2Irreversible pulpitis or reversible? Deciding on a heavily restored molar
A 41-year-old woman attends with a 4-day history of intermittent pain in the lower right quadrant. The 46 has a large amalgam with a fractured mesial marginal ridge and a 3 mm periodontal pocket on the mesial aspect; the 47 is heavily restored but sound.
585 words, about 3 min3Numb lip after a difficult lower third molar removal
A 27-year-old woman had a mesioangular impacted 38 removed under inferior alveolar nerve block and buccal infiltration 2 days ago. The surgery was prolonged, requiring a buccal flap and bone removal, and the crown was sectioned.
550 words, about 3 min4A loose upper denture in a patient with a resorbed ridge
A 72-year-old man has worn an upper complete denture for 18 years. He reports that it now rocks, food collects under it, and he has stopped eating in company.
544 words, about 3 min5A child with a swollen face and a first permanent molar
A 9-year-old boy is brought in by his mother on a Friday afternoon with a 2-day history of right facial swelling. He has a temperature of 38.4°C, is lethargic but alert and drinking, and has a firm, tender swelling of the right buccal space that is closing his right eye slightly.
532 words, about 3 min