SLMC ERPDS study plan
SLMC ERPDS · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Map the full SLMC ERPDS blueprint against your current knowledge by writing a one-page inventory of every dentistry content area the exam can test
Rank each area as strong, shaky, or unknown and convert the bottom five into a prioritized study queue
Assemble a single reference set (core textbooks, national guidelines, and your own clinical notes) and bookmark the exact chapters you will use each week
Draft a weekly calendar that protects two weekday evenings and one weekend block for study
Your checkpoint
A one-page blueprint inventory with every area rated and a ranked list of your five weakest areas
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Review oral medicine and oral pathology fundamentals, writing a differential list for each of the ten most common mucosal presentations
Distinguish benign, premalignant, and malignant lesions by listing the discriminating clinical and histologic features for each
Practice recognizing red-flag presentations that require urgent referral and state the referral pathway for each
Self-quiz on 40 oral medicine items and log every miss with the underlying reason
Your checkpoint
A differential-diagnosis table covering ten mucosal presentations with red flags and referral triggers
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Work through restorative and endodontic principles, writing step-by-step decision rules for material selection and canal preparation
Compare access, shaping, and obturation strategies and note the failure modes each one prevents
Review local anesthesia techniques and calculate maximum safe doses for the common agents from memory
Complete 30 restorative and endodontic practice items and correct every error against a source
Your checkpoint
A one-page decision sheet for restorative material selection and endodontic treatment sequencing
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Review periodontology staging and grading and apply the classification to five written case vignettes
Outline nonsurgical and surgical periodontal management pathways and the maintenance intervals for each
Review oral surgery principles including extraction planning, flap design, and management of common complications
Explain the indications, contraindications, and informed-consent elements for the procedures most likely to be tested
Your checkpoint
Five completed periodontal case vignettes with stage, grade, and a written management plan
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Review pediatric dentistry including behavior guidance, caries risk assessment, and eruption timelines
Review orthodontic screening: identify malocclusion classes and the timing for interceptive referral
Review prosthodontics including removable and fixed prostheses, occlusal concepts, and impression principles
Build a comparison table of treatment options across pediatric, orthodontic, and prosthetic scenarios
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of treatment options for at least eight pediatric, orthodontic, and prosthetic scenarios
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Review oral radiology: interpret the common radiographic appearances and list the exposure and protection principles tested
Review pharmacology and therapeutics: analgesics, antibiotics, and drug interactions relevant to dental prescribing
Review medical emergencies and resuscitation in the dental setting, writing the first five actions for syncope, anaphylaxis, and hypoglycemia
Review infection control and record-keeping standards and note where practice diverges from guideline
Your checkpoint
A one-page emergency action card plus a prescribing quick-reference sheet
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Sit a full-length timed mock under exam conditions without notes and record the score and time per section
Categorize every incorrect answer by content area and by error type (knowledge gap, misread, or guess)
Re-study only the three highest-yield weak areas identified by the mock and rewrite your notes for each
Rehearse the reasoning aloud for ten missed items to confirm you can justify the correct answer
Your checkpoint
A mock exam score report with an error breakdown by area and error type
Dentistry (content domains not enumerated by source)
Rework the entire error log from weeks 2 through 7 and confirm each item can now be answered with a stated reason
Sit a second shorter timed mock and compare the score and error profile against week 7
Condense all notes into a five-page final review sheet limited to high-yield facts and decision rules
Plan exam-day logistics including timing strategy, breaks, and a last-48-hour review sequence
Your checkpoint
A five-page final review sheet plus a side-by-side comparison of the two mock scores
Milestones
Week 2: Can state a differential and referral trigger for the ten most common oral mucosal presentations without notes
Week 4: Scores at least 70 percent on a self-made 40-item quiz spanning weeks 2 through 4 content
Week 6: Can recite the first five actions for syncope, anaphylaxis, and hypoglycemia and the maximum safe dose of two local anesthetics from memory
Week 7: Full-length timed mock completed with a recorded score, per-section timing, and a categorized error log
Week 8: Second mock score meets or exceeds the week 7 score and the error log shows no repeated error type in the top three weak areas