ADC Written Exam case studies
ADC Written Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ADC written examination is the second stage of the Australian Dental Council's three-stage assessment pathway (initial assessment, written examination, practical examination) for internationally qualified dental practitioners seeking registration with the Dental Board of Australia. It determines whether a candidate 'knows how' to practise dentistry in Australia, and it assesses two things: knowledge of the science and practice of dentistry, and clinical judgement and reasoning skills relevant to dental practice in Australia. The ADC Written Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,296 words.
1Single extraction in a patient on warfarin and aspirin with an INR above range
A 68-year-old man attends on a Saturday morning for removal of tooth 24. The tooth has a buccal swelling, a 6 mm probing depth and a periapical radiolucency on the OPG.
797 words, about 4 min2Avulsed immature central incisor with a long extraoral dry time
A 9-year-old boy is brought to your practice at 4:45 pm on a Friday. He fell from his bicycle at about 3:15 pm and his upper right central incisor (11) was avulsed.
843 words, about 4 min3Generalised periodontitis in a smoker with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes
A 46-year-old woman attends for the first time complaining that her gums bleed and her upper front teeth are drifting. She has type 2 diabetes treated with metformin; her last HbA1c was 8.8%, and her GP has recently added a second agent.
899 words, about 4 min4A root-filled molar with a narrow deep pocket and a J-shaped lesion
A 52-year-old man attends for a check-up. Tooth 36 was root canal treated 12 years ago and restored with a large mesio-occlusal composite; it has no symptoms and he is unaware of any problem.
923 words, about 5 min5Collapse in the chair during an extraction in an insulin-treated patient
A 62-year-old man attends at 11:30 am for extraction of tooth 47. He has type 2 diabetes managed with insulin glargine at night and glimepiride in the morning.
834 words, about 4 min