Oral surgery · 11 minutes

Pericoronitis — Deciding Whether to Remove the Third Molar: 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

A patient presents with pericoronitis affecting a lower third molar. Assess the patient, explain your findings, and discuss management — including whether the tooth should be removed, and when.

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.

Practise this station out loud

Talk to an AI patient, then get a marked report with quotes from your own words.

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