EHPLE Dental Medicine case studies

EHPLE Dental Medicine · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The European Health Professions Licensing Examination (EHPLE) in Dental Medicine is a multiple-choice licensing assessment used to evaluate whether a dentist trained outside a given host country has the knowledge expected to practise there safely and independently. Candidates are typically internationally trained dentists, EU/EEA graduates moving between member states, and others whose qualifications require formal recognition before registration. The EHPLE Dental Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 4,835 words.

Pain on chewing in a previously root-treated mandibular first molar with an untreated canal and a separated file

Ms K, 38, attends with a 3-week history of pain on chewing in the lower right quadrant. Tooth 46 was root-canal treated 8 years ago and carries a metal-ceramic crown whose margins are clinically intact.

1,030 words, about 5 min 2

Generalized stage III periodontitis in a smoker with poorly controlled diabetes who wants a quick antibiotic fix

Mr B, 52, attends with recurrent gum bleeding and loose front teeth. He has type 2 diabetes diagnosed 6 years ago, latest HbA1c 9.1%, and smokes 20 cigarettes a day.

982 words, about 5 min 3

A non-healing tongue ulcer in an areca-nut and tobacco chewer who wants antibiotics and is about to travel

Mr R, 61, attends asking about a mouth ulcer that will not heal. He has chewed areca nut with tobacco three times a day for 20 years and smokes 20 cigarettes daily.

901 words, about 5 min 4

Tachycardia, tremor and hypertension during extraction in a patient with stable angina on a beta-blocker

Mr T, 67, needs extraction of 26, 27 and 36 because of unrestorable caries and recurrent periapical infection. He has hypertension and stable angina, with his last anginal episode 2 years ago, and takes atenolol 50 mg, ramipril 5 mg, atorvastatin 20 mg and aspirin 100 mg daily.

950 words, about 5 min 5

A 16-year-old requesting cosmetic bonding without a guardian, and a request to pre-date an estimate for insurance

Ms L, 16, attends alone and asks for white fillings on her upper front teeth to cover mottled white and brown patches that she says have been there since childhood. She is unhappy with them and has a school leavers' photograph in 4 weeks.

972 words, about 5 min