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Curriculum Required for Australian (ADC) examination

Course Outline

Didactic lectures
A series of lectures and related seminar/ discussion sessions covering both theoretical and clinical aspects of all dental disciplines.
Subject coverage includes:

Operative (restorative) dentistry

Endodontics

Paediatric (Children's dentistry)

Orthodontics

Dental prosthetics (removable)

Prosthodontics

Dental and oro-facial radiology/ radiography

Dental materials

Infection control in dental practice

Periodontics

Oral medicine

Public dental health

Pharmacology/ local anaesthesia in dentistry

Oral Surgery

Drugs in dental practice

Oral pathology

Preventive dentistry

Fluoride modalities

Pre-clinical experience in:

Operative (restorative) dentistry -
Operative technique procedures are carried out using dental manikins with either plastic or natural extracted teeth.

Procedures include:

Concepts of preventive and minimum intervention dentistry

Direct placement restorations

Indirect restorative procedures

Occlusion and restorative dentistry

Fixed prosthodontics

Endodontics - Pre-clinical sessions include:

Diagnosis and treatment planning in Endodontics

Principles and procedural technique in endodontics

Rubber dam technique in endodontics

Restoration of the endodontically treated tooth

Cosmetic management of the non-vital tooth

Dental Prosthetics - Tutorial and practical sessions include:

Removable prosthetics in patient management

Examination, diagnosis and treatment planning in dental prosthetics

Principles of dental prosthetics; design concepts

Clinical and technical procedures in dental prosthetics

Dental Radiology - Tutorial and practical sessions include:

Principles of radiation, safety and hygiene

Principles and procedures of intraoral radiography

Extra oral radiography in dental practice

Interpretation of intra and extra oral radiographs; the radiographic report

Periodontics - Tutorials and practical sessions include:

Case assessment and treatment planning in periodontics

Instrumentation in periodontics

Scaling and root-planning procedures; procedure and technique

Home care in periodontics

Principles of surgical management of periodontal disease

Clinical experience
Clinical experience sessions are scheduled in the following disciplines:

Exodontias and minor oral surgery

Dental radiology/radiography

Periodontics

1.The candidates are required to prepare specified no. Of cavities class 1,2,3,4,5 and to restore them with specified materials. Preparations will include restoration with
• Amalgam, composite resin, gold
• Jacket or other crown
• Bridge abutment.
• Endodontic cavity.

2.Candidates are asked to assess patients who have periodontal disease and require preventive, conservative or prosthetic treatment. Diagnosis and treatment planning and other relevant matters pertaining to treatment for these patients and for other cases.
3.Assess an adult patient prior to anaesthetizing and extracting one ore more teeth and to answer questions on matters relating to this treatment, possible complications and postoperative sequels.
4.In a broader are of oral surgery cases with lesions such as cysts and tumors and manifestations of cystic disease is presented and relevant questions are asked.
5.Procedures include supra and sub-gingival scaling
6.Impression taking
7.Recording of occlusal relationships.
8.Intra oral radiography.
9.Application of pit and fissure sealants
10.Rubber dam

The details were from similar course framework done in Australia. Specifically they ask in the exam is—
1. Cavity preparations and restoration with amalgam, resin or gold.
2. Pit and fissure sealants
3. Rubber dam application.
4. Jacket and full crown.
5. Impression taking
6. Bridge abutments.
7. Endodontic cavity preparation, technique followed till obturation
8. Restoration of r.c.t tooth, pin retained etc
9. Assess patients with periodontal problem requiring preventive, conservative or prosthetic treatment.
10. Assessment of adult patient prior to anesthetizing for extraction (history taking), treatment, possible complications and postoperative squeal.
11. Discussion on cases with cystic diseases, tumours their manifestations questions related to this.
12. Supra, subgingival scaling and root planning.
13. Recording interocclusal relationships.
14. Intra and extra oral radiography.
15. Sterilization at dental chair
16. RPD design

May- Operative , Endo, Pedo
June- Ortho, prostho, Radiology
July- Dental Materials, Inf. Control, Perio
Aug – Oral Medicine, Community Dent, Pharmacology and LA in dent.
Sept.- Oral Surg, Drugs in Dental practice, Oral path
Oct. – Preventive dentistry, Fluoride modalities

Quota for 6 months ( this work must be approved)
• Diagnosis and trt planning- case presentation
o Endo 10 cases
o Perio 10 cases
• Cavity prep and restoration
o Ag two cases of class II
o Comp Resin
• 2 Class IV
• 1 class III
• 1 class V
o Cast restoration 2
• Pit and Fissure sealant 2 cases
• Rubber dam application 2 cases
• Full crown 4 cases
• Bridge abutment 2 cases
• Endodontics 5 cases to show all steps
• Case presentation H/ taking before extraction possible complications and post op sequelae 2 cases
• Supra and subgingival scaling 2 cases of each
• Radiographs IO 5, extra oral ?
• Recording of intra occlusal relationships
• Sterilisation of dental chair
• RPD Design