Oral surgery · 11 minutes

torres islander nurse: 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

Torre islander nurse comes today complaining of pain from 16. You did the examination and 16 has irreversible pulpitis and insisted on pulling it out. Now you have decided to extract the tooth. Xray shows that 16 roots are close to the sinus and there is an infection around 1 root. Patient is worried about OAC, Hepatitis B and HIV infection as she heard of a breach in some other dental clinic. manage 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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