Kuwait MOH Dentist (KDLE) case studies
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The Kuwait Ministry of Health Dentist Licensure Examination, commonly searched as the KDLE or Kuwait Dental Board Exam, is the assessment route through which dentists trained outside Kuwait demonstrate the knowledge expected to practise in Ministry of Health facilities. It is aimed at internationally qualified dentists preparing for licensure, and it is not a specialty certification: it samples the breadth of general dentistry rather than depth in one discipline. The Kuwait MOH Dentist (KDLE) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,737 words.
1A crowned, previously root-treated molar with a short obturation
A 46-year-old man is referred with a 5-day history of a dull, poorly localised ache in the lower right first molar (tooth 46). The tooth was root-canal treated and crowned with a metal-ceramic restoration 8 years ago and has been asymptomatic since.
953 words, about 5 min2A non-healing tongue ulcer in a water-pipe smoker
A 57-year-old Kuwaiti woman attends with a 6-week history of a sore on the left side of her tongue that has not healed. She has smoked water-pipe tobacco for about 20 years, roughly three sessions a week, and does not drink alcohol.
909 words, about 5 min3Generalised periodontitis in a poorly controlled smoker who wants one deep clean and antibiotics
A 44-year-old man attends for a routine examination. He has had type 2 diabetes for 6 years managed with metformin 1 g twice daily, and his most recent HbA1c is 9.4%.
978 words, about 5 min4A febrile 5-year-old with facial swelling and a mother who wants antibiotics only
A 5-year-old girl is brought by her mother to a community dental clinic with a 2-day history of swelling of the right upper cheek, pain and disturbed sleep. She has never seen a dentist.
958 words, about 5 min5A non-healing mandibular socket in a woman receiving denosumab
A 71-year-old woman is referred by her general dentist because a socket in the right posterior mandible has not healed. Tooth 46 was extracted 10 weeks ago because of a periapical infection; the extraction was described as difficult, and the socket broke down a few weeks later.
939 words, about 5 min