HK Dental ORE study plan

Map the Part I written syllabus into a one-page checklist covering the major subject areas (oral anatomy, oral pathology, restorative, prosthodontics, periodontology, oral surgery, orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, dental materials, pharmacology, microbiology, and behavioural science) and rate your confidence 1-5 on each.

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 150 cards for oral anatomy and oral histology, tagging each card to its syllabus area.

Complete 60 single-best-answer questions on oral anatomy and oral pathology under timed conditions and log every wrong answer with the underlying fact you missed.

Draft a one-page formula sheet for dental materials (amalgam, composites, GIC, ceramics, impression materials) linking each material to its clinical indication and failure mode.

Work through 80 questions across restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, and periodontology, writing a two-line rationale for every answer choice you reject.

Summarise the key diagnostic criteria and management pathways for the most common periodontal conditions and caries risk assessment in a two-page notes sheet.

Explain aloud, without notes, the principles of cavity design, resistance and retention forms, and the indications for crown versus onlay versus direct restoration.

Review the error log from week 1 and re-attempt every missed question until you can justify the correct answer unprompted.

Complete 80 questions on oral surgery, oral medicine, pharmacology, and microbiology, focusing on antibiotic prophylaxis, local anaesthetic pharmacology, and medically compromised patients.

Build a one-page drug table covering the antibiotics, analgesics, local anaesthetics, and emergency drugs most relevant to dental practice, with dose, contraindication, and interaction columns.

Rehearse the management of a medical emergency in the dental chair (syncope, hypoglycaemia, anaphylaxis, angina) by writing step-by-step protocols from memory and then checking them.

Take a 90-minute mixed mock covering all Part I subjects and record your percentage per subject area.

Close the three weakest Part I subject areas identified in the week-3 mock by re-studying each and completing 30 targeted questions per area.

Read the Part II practical test format and produce a one-page summary of what each station type demands (e.g. phantom-head operative work, prosthodontics, endodontics, communication or OSCE-style stations).

List the instruments, materials, and burs used in each common phantom-head procedure and state the correct handling and sequencing for each.

Practise two phantom-head procedures end to end within a strict time limit and record your completion time and any critical errors.

Set up a realistic practice schedule for the week covering at least four different phantom-head procedures, each timed to the expected station duration.

Perform each procedure to a written checklist of critical steps and score yourself pass/fail on each step immediately afterwards.

Drill instrument handling and ergonomics by recording yourself on video for one procedure and reviewing your posture, fulcrum, and mirror use against a written checklist.

Write a one-page troubleshooting guide for the most common phantom-head failures (access, moisture control, adaptation, contour, finish).

Re-run the two weakest phantom-head procedures from week 5 and demonstrate measurable improvement in both time and critical-step pass rate.

Summarise the Part III clinical examination structure in one page, listing what each component assesses and how candidates are typically scored.

Practise two full clinical scenarios aloud (history taking, examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient explanation) and record them for self-review.

Write a structured treatment-planning template you can apply to any clinical scenario within five minutes.

Rehearse at least six clinical scenarios across specialties, each within a strict time limit, covering history, examination, investigations, diagnosis, and management.

Practise explaining a diagnosis and treatment plan to a simulated patient in plain language, then critique your own recording for clarity and empathy.

Drill infection control, record keeping, and consent as they would be assessed in a clinical examination, writing out the correct sequence for each.

Review your Part I error log and identify any knowledge gaps that surfaced during clinical rehearsals, then close them with targeted revision.

Take two full-length timed mock examinations, one weighted to Part I and one integrating Part II and Part III stations, and score both.

Revisit every item still marked as weak across the eight weeks and confirm each is now resolvable without notes.

Run a final timed phantom-head procedure and a final clinical scenario rehearsal under exam-day conditions, including time pressure and no reference material.

Write a one-page exam-day plan covering timing, equipment checks, and a strategy for recovering if a station goes badly.