CRDTS Dental case studies
CRDTS Dental · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) administers clinical licensing examinations for dentists and dental hygienists. For over 50 years, CRDTS has been a mainstay in national clinical testing as a pathway toward licensure, and its examinations are recognized and accepted in over 40 states nationwide (and growing). The CRDTS Dental case studies are 5 cases and about 4,681 words.
1Mobile molars, a wedding and an HbA1c of 8.4%
Mr K, 47, attends for an emergency appointment complaining of a mobile upper right molar and bleeding when he brushes. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 months ago; his latest HbA1c is 8.4% (64 mmol/mol) and he takes metformin 1 g twice daily.
900 words, about 5 min2The hot tooth that will not go numb - 25 minutes left on the clock
You are 15 minutes into a 45-minute assessed appointment in the simulated clinic. Your patient, a trained simulated patient, has been referred with a four-day history of severe spontaneous pain in the lower right quadrant that wakes him at night and is provoked by cold drinks.
996 words, about 5 min3A permanent molar, an open apex and a mother who wants it out
Amira, aged 8 years 4 months, attends with her mother, who reports that Amira has had pain in the lower right first permanent molar for three weeks, mainly on eating, and that it has woken her twice at night. There has been no facial swelling or fever.
916 words, about 5 min4Two missing molars, a DOAC and a night-time clencher
Mr D, 61, is seen in a treatment-planning station. Teeth 46 and 47 were lost four and six years ago respectively.
911 words, about 5 min5A five-week tongue ulcer and a patient who wants it frozen off
Mr S, 59, attends as a new patient. He has had a sore on the left side of his tongue for five weeks.
958 words, about 5 min