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Oh, and there's not much help with Prosths, either. You might as well shell out your money for Mosby's instead, because this book does not have any statistics, patient management chapters, and is extremely weak in pharm and oral path. Honestly, go buy Decks/Boards Busters/Mosby's instead. the first aid for part I was great, I always used it in conjunction with Dental Decks. But the First Aid Part II is NO good.
However what it does NOT give much of are drug interactions, contraindicaitons, and adverse effects: which is essential information.Oral Pathology: The descriptions are brief and to the point. The next step is to obviously use all your resources to fill in those gaps as the boards can ask you the question from different aspect and in varying levels of detail. Here are some examples of what I'm talking about as far as detail is concerned:Pharmacology: First Aid does list the name of the drugs; their basic effects; and what they are prescribed for. This is NOT a one stop source for even PASSING the boards as the preparation will be more demanding than this book. However the examination has evolved in this section and has become heavier in radiographic/histologicalinterpretation; and I found first aid to be weak in this area.Perio: I would like a further description on the flap procedures, perio Tx planning, and grafting (as these are MAJOR issues for the exam).Operative/Prosth: Simply needs a bit more info; I would like to see illustrations of tooth preps/retention and how to Tx plan restorations.Oral Surgery: I found this to be a bit on the inadequate side, as there are a lot of things like fractures, osteotomies, anatomy, and healing; that was on the lacking side.Pediatrics: Excellent Review here.Radiology: They gave a good review here.Ortho: OK review; should have gone an explained more on the appliances and their indications.In conclusion, this is one source you can do without if you already have the DECKS, Mosby's for part II, and some exam questions; as all the information is repeated in those sources in much greater detail. Its great for glossing through once you have gone through the Decks a number of times, Mosby's part II (which I highly reccomend), and as many ADA released examinations as you can. Having taken the boards twice; I've come to the conclusion that this guide goes superficially into MOST topics that you will find on the NBDE part II. Once you have gone through those recources THEN hit first aid and that will help you identify any type of deficiences you will have in the subject areas.
I would recommend this book to others looking for a solid dentistry test-prep book. First Aid for the NBDE Part II is a helpful study guide. Using this book in combination with other references will help students really understand the material.
Normanwood's book is a good book for centrals as it gets you in the mindset for case based questions In comparison to the mosby's book this is a better review, but that is also it's downfall. A more detailed approach is recommended for nationalsl part II- decks are better.
This First Aid guides are very useful well structured and helpful if you want to the the NBDE tests
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