Kuwait Dental Board General Dentistry case studies
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The Kuwait Dental Board Examination in General Dentistry is the licensing assessment used by Kuwait's dental regulatory authorities to judge whether a dentist - whether newly graduated or trained abroad - has the knowledge and clinical judgement to practise general dentistry unsupervised in Kuwait. Passing it is typically one step in registration or licensure; the authority sets eligibility, documentation and any internship requirements. The Kuwait Dental Board General Dentistry case studies are 5 cases and about 4,083 words.
1Fractured distolingual cusp in a bruxer who refuses root canal treatment
A 38-year-old man attends complaining of sharp pain in the lower right first molar (46) on drinking cold fluids for the past three weeks. The pain lasts a few seconds and never occurs spontaneously or at night.
838 words, about 4 min2Sinus tract on a post-retained maxillary molar with a missed canal
A 45-year-old woman attends for a routine check-up. Tooth 26 was root treated nine years ago and restored with a cast post-retained crown.
851 words, about 4 min3Implant request in an uncontrolled diabetic smoker with untreated periodontitis
A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 8.4%, metformin, recently increased by his physician) and a 25-cigarette-a-day habit attends wanting implants to replace 36 and 46, missing for six and two years respectively. He is due to attend his daughter's wedding in four months and wants the implants placed at the first visit so that he can return to work the next day.
798 words, about 4 min4Two extractions in a patient on apixaban with a history of post-operative bleeding
A 66-year-old woman requests removal of 16 and 37, both grossly carious and unrestorable. Her medical history includes atrial fibrillation on apixaban 5 mg twice daily and hypertension on amlodipine; her last apixaban dose was ten hours ago and her eGFR from last month is 78 mL/min/1.73 m².
772 words, about 4 min5Needlestick injury from a patient who refuses blood-borne virus testing
During a busy afternoon session a dental nurse recaps a 27-gauge needle by hand after giving an inferior alveolar nerve block to a 34-year-old man and sustains a needlestick injury to the left index finger. The wound is deep and there is visible blood.
824 words, about 4 min