MOH Oral and Dental Health Licensure Exam (Jordan) case studies
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The MOH Oral and Dental Health Licensure Exam is the assessment used by Jordan's Ministry of Health as part of the process by which a dentist becomes licensed to practise in the Kingdom. It is aimed at dental surgery graduates - whether trained at a Jordanian university or abroad - who need to show a baseline, generalist level of clinical competence before registration. The MOH Oral and Dental Health Licensure Exam (Jordan) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,431 words.
1Lingering pain in a mandibular molar with limited opening
A 38-year-old man attends with severe spontaneous pain in the mandibular right first molar that wakes him at night and lingers 30 seconds after cold drinks. The tooth has a deep distal carious lesion.
703 words, about 4 min2Periodontal risk in a smoker with poorly controlled diabetes
A 54-year-old woman is referred for periodontal assessment. She has type 2 diabetes treated with metformin; her most recent HbA1c is 8.9%.
689 words, about 3 min3Three-unit bridge or implant for a missing mandibular molar
A 62-year-old man requests replacement of a missing mandibular right first molar. The adjacent teeth are the second premolar, which has a 4 mm clinical crown and a small occlusal composite, and the second molar, which is root-filled with a large mesio-occlusodistal amalgam, 1 mm of ferrule, and a hairline crack in the distal cusp.
719 words, about 4 min4A fearful five-year-old with extensive early childhood caries
A 5-year-old girl attends with her mother for a first dental visit. She has no dental pain but has visible dark cavities in the upper front teeth and frequently drinks sweetened juice from a bottle at bedtime.
659 words, about 3 min5Needlestick injury after a local anesthetic injection
A 29-year-old dental hygienist sustains a needlestick injury while recapping a local anesthetic needle after an inferior alveolar nerve block. The patient is a 41-year-old man with a history of hepatitis C treated 5 years ago with sustained virologic response, but his current status is unknown.
661 words, about 3 min