CRDTS Dental study plan
CRDTS Dental · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment)
Map every Domain 1 assessment task (patient-based and simulated/manikin) against the published CRDTS candidate guide and list the clinical procedures you must be able to perform unaided
Inventory your own clinical logbook and flag any procedure categories with fewer than three documented repetitions
Draft a per-procedure rubric card for the five highest-weight clinical tasks covering armamentarium, sequencing, and critical errors
Book chair time or a manikin lab slot for weeks 2-3 before the schedule fills
Your checkpoint
A one-page Domain 1 gap analysis listing each required clinical task, your current repetition count, and a red/amber/green readiness rating
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment)
Rehearse the two red-rated clinical procedures on a manikin under timed conditions, verbalizing each step aloud
Practice self-and-assistant ergonomics, indirect vision, and four-handed transfer for those procedures until the sequence is automatic
Record yourself performing each procedure and review the footage against your rubric card to identify three specific deviations
Write corrective cue cards for those three deviations and post them at your operatory
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed manikin run-throughs per red-rated procedure, with a written self-assessment identifying deviations and corrections
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment)
Rehearse the amber-rated procedures under timed conditions with a peer acting as examiner
Practice infection control, sharps handling, and patient communication scripts as graded components, not afterthoughts
Simulate an unexpected intraoperative complication for each procedure and rehearse your recovery sequence
Log every repetition with time, errors, and a confidence score in a tracking sheet
Your checkpoint
A completed repetition log for all amber-rated procedures showing at least two timed attempts each and a downward trend in errors
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment) & Written Oral Assessment OSCE
Complete a full mock clinical assessment covering every Domain 1 procedure back-to-back under exam timing
Sit a 60-question timed mock on Domain 2 written content and itemize every wrong answer by underlying concept
Compare mock clinical performance against week 1 gap analysis and re-rate each procedure
Identify the three Domain 2 content areas where your mock accuracy was weakest
Your checkpoint
A scored mock clinical assessment plus an itemized Domain 2 error log mapped to concepts needing review
Written Oral Assessment OSCE
Build a one-page summary sheet for each weak Domain 2 concept, written from memory then corrected against a reference
Practice structured oral explanation of ten core concepts aloud in under two minutes each, without notes
Rehearse answering follow-up questions by having a peer probe each explanation with two 'why' and one 'what if' question
Complete 40 spaced-repetition review items daily on previously missed concepts
Your checkpoint
Ten recorded two-minute oral explanations of core concepts, each with a peer-generated follow-up question you answered without notes
Written Oral Assessment OSCE
Run a full timed written mock under exam conditions and score it against the answer key
Analyze every incorrect and guessed-correct item to distinguish knowledge gaps from misread-question errors
Drill the highest-frequency missed concepts using mixed-topic question sets rather than single-topic blocks
Practice the OSCE station format: read the prompt, plan for 30 seconds, and deliver a structured answer aloud
Your checkpoint
A scored full written mock with a categorized error report separating knowledge gaps, reasoning errors, and misreads
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment) & Written Oral Assessment OSCE
Re-run the full mock clinical assessment and compare scores and timings against week 4
Re-run the full written mock and target a measurable improvement over week 6
Conduct two peer-led OSCE circuits of at least six stations each, with structured feedback forms
Fix the last remaining red-rated clinical procedures with focused manikin repetitions
Your checkpoint
A side-by-side week 4 versus week 7 scorecard for both mock assessments showing improvement and any residual weak areas
Dental clinical competency (patient-based and simulated patient/manikin assessment) & Written Oral Assessment OSCE
Taper to light review: reread summary sheets and cue cards only, no new material
Do one final short timed clinical walkthrough and one short written set to confirm timing and stamina
Rehearse logistics: instrument tray setup, identification requirements, and station time budgeting
Protect sleep and stop heavy study 48 hours before the exam date
Your checkpoint
A finalized one-page exam-day checklist covering logistics, timing strategy, and your top five personal error traps
Milestones
Week 2: All red-rated clinical procedures have at least one timed, self-reviewed manikin run-through with written corrective cues
Week 4: Full mock clinical assessment completed and scored; Domain 2 error log itemized by concept
Week 6: Full timed written mock scored with a categorized error report; ten oral explanations recorded and peer-probed
Week 8: Week 7 versus week 4 scorecard shows measurable improvement in both domains, with no remaining red-rated procedures