Oral surgery · 11 minutes

Management of a Patient on Prednisone and Alendronate Requiring Extraction: ADC OSCE practice station

An ADC-style practice station on OSCE Coach. Practice, not real, past or recalled exam content.

What the candidate is told

Mrs Xiao is a 55-year-old patient attended your surgery today, complaining of badly decayed and she has been getting pain on 37 tooth for last 10 days. The tooth cannot be saved and needs extraction. Medically she is fit and well, she is taking Actonel tablets of 150mg once a month for osteoporosis condition for the last 4 years. She is also taking Prednisolone 10mg for her rheumatoid arthritis for the last 7 years. Please take consent for extraction and address patients concerns.

How to approach oral surgery stations

Oral surgery stations test consent, risk explanation and aftercare. Practise covering the benefits, material risks, alternatives and what to expect afterwards, then checking the patient has understood.

Whatever the topic, the same habits earn marks: signpost what you will cover, listen, explain in plain words, offer real options, and check understanding. Our guide to the communication criteria shows how: ADC communication marking criteria, explained.

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