NDEB Virtual OSCE study plan

Draft a reusable history-taking template covering chief complaint, HPI (onset, location, quality, severity, timing, aggravating/relieving factors), medical history, medications, allergies, social and family history, and dental-specific items such as fluoride exposure, parafunction, and prior treatment outcomes.

Rehearse open-to-closed questioning by recording two 5-minute mock interviews (one pain patient, one anxious patient) and transcribe the exact phrasing used for each transition.

List five common interviewing failures (interrupting, leading questions, jargon, premature reassurance, ignoring emotional cues) and write one corrective sentence you will use for each.

Build a 20-item flashcard deck of lay-language translations for common clinical terms (e.g., 'cracked tooth', 'gum pocket', 'nerve exposure') and self-test to 90% recall.

Convert the history template into a structured differential-diagnosis worksheet that maps each reported symptom to at least three plausible diagnoses and one red-flag exclusion.

Work through eight written vignettes (pulpal, periodontal, mucosal, TMJ, neuropathic, sinus, cardiac-referred, and medication-related pain) and rank each differential by likelihood with a one-line justification.

Practice articulating the single most important discriminating question for each of the eight vignettes and record the answers aloud.

Identify which history elements most often change a diagnosis and note them as a personal 'must-ask' checklist.

Translate three of the week-2 vignettes into full treatment plans that state definitive, provisional, and alternative options with risks, benefits, and costs in plain language.

Sequence care for a medically complex patient by ordering phases (urgent, disease control, re-evaluation, definitive, maintenance) and justify each ordering decision in writing.

Write prognostic statements for five teeth using a simple good/fair/questionable/hopeless framework and defend each rating with two supporting findings.

Draft a re-evaluation checklist that specifies what must be reassessed before moving to definitive care.

Script a full informed-consent conversation for one complex plan that covers diagnosis, options including no treatment, material risks, likely outcomes, and the patient's questions, then deliver it aloud in under six minutes.

Practice teach-back by explaining a periodontal diagnosis at a grade-6 reading level and confirming comprehension with two open questions.

Rehearse disclosing a complication or adverse outcome using a structured disclosure sequence (what happened, why, impact, plan, apology, follow-up).

Role-play a disagreement about treatment cost and record two responses that preserve autonomy without becoming defensive.

Write out the consent, capacity, confidentiality, and mandatory-reporting rules that apply to three realistic scenarios (minor patient, refusing adult, suspected abuse) and cite the governing principle for each.

Audit a sample clinical note against documentation standards and rewrite it to include informed consent, findings, diagnosis, options discussed, and follow-up.

Draft a records-release protocol covering what is released, to whom, authorization requirements, retention, and what to do when a request is ambiguous.

List five boundary or conflict-of-interest situations and state the professional response for each.

Design a 3-minute prevention counselling script tailored to three risk profiles (high caries risk, smoker with periodontal disease, parent of a young child) and deliver each aloud.

Assemble a one-page caries-risk and periodontal-risk assessment tool with concrete recall intervals and home-care recommendations tied to each risk level.

Write referral letters for three cases (suspicious mucosal lesion, uncontrolled diabetes before surgery, complex endodontic retreatment) that state the question asked, relevant findings, and urgency.

Identify the appropriate interprofessional contact for five clinical situations and note what information each needs.

Complete two full timed mock stations (history through counselling) under exam conditions and score each against a written rubric.

Review every recorded mock for filler words, missed cues, and consent gaps, then list the three highest-yield fixes.

Re-drill weak differential or planning areas by rewriting two previously completed worksheets from memory and comparing against the originals.

Practice a 60-second structured summary of a case (problem list, diagnosis, plan, patient agreement) for five cases.

Rehearse ethics, documentation, and referral scenarios under time pressure, completing six rapid-fire stations in 45 minutes.

Consolidate all templates, scripts, and checklists into a single indexed one-page quick-reference sheet.

Self-test on the three weakest domains identified in week 7 and log a score before and after review.

Draft a personal exam-day routine covering station timing, note-taking, and a recovery plan after a poor station.