It is important to stress that there is no agreed required reading list for this examination.
Many successful candidates simply use their undergraduate lecture notes and textbooks. That is a very sensible approach because it is always easier to revise from familiar material.
Remember that the syllabus is provided to indicate the areas of knowledge which are expected of candidates . While it is not intended to be exhaustive or to exclude other topics which may be of similar relevance to clinical dental practice, you should use the syllabus as your basic reading guide. Looking at the syllabus, there are 2 broad sections. Both of these will be examined in Part 1 examination, which each accounting for approximately 50% of the syllabus. Within Section 1 of the syllabus, For the Part 1 examination, approximately 25% of the questions relate to Section 1.1, 20% to Section 1.2 and 5% to Section 1.3. The remaining questions will come from Section 2 of the syllabus, and while all reasonable effort will be made to include an equal proportion of questions from each of the sub-sections in Section 2, this may vary from time to time at the discretion of the Examiners.
For the Part 2 examination, most of the questions (but not all!) relate to Section 2.
This handout gives a number of textbooks which are appropriate for the different sections of the syllabus. All of them are the personal selections of the examiners and in many cases there is a wide variety of alternative choices. In studying such books to prepare for the examination, use the syllabus to guide you towards the chapters that are most relevant .
In addition it is prudent to practice answering questions as part of your examination preparation. Past papers are not available but there are some very useful collections of selftest examination questions available commercially. The best of these include:
Fan, Kathleen F.M.
: “MCQs for Dentistry”, 220 pages. PasTest Ltd., 2006.
ISBN 1904627528. Price €30 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 1 OSA and MCQ papers.
Fan, Kathleen F.M. & Jones, Judith : “OSCEs for Dentistry”, 271 pages. PasTest Ltd.,
2005.
ISBN 190462751X. Price €30 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 2 OSCE paper and Oral Examination.
Hammond, Douglas
: “Best of Fives for Dentistry”, 238 pages. PasTest Ltd., 2006.
ISBN 1905635192. Price €30 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 1 OSA and MCQ papers.
Hammond, Douglas : “EMQs for Dentistry”, 418 pages. PasTest Ltd., 2007.
ISBN 1905635176. Price €30 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 1 OSA paper.
Jones, Judith & Fan, Kathleen F.M.
: “SAQs for Dentistry”, 336 pages. PasTest Ltd., 2007.
ISBN 1905635168. Price €30 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 1 OSA paper and the Part 2 OSCE paper and Oral Examination.
Odell, Edward W.
: “Clinical Problem Solving in Dentistry”, 2 nd
Edition, 288 pages. Elsevier
Health Sciences, 2004.
ISBN 0443073864. Price €50 approx.
This book contains material relevant to the Part 2 OSCE paper and Oral Examination.
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There is no mention of Journals or relevant sites on the internet in these pages. It is assumed that you are already using these resources as part of your continuing professional development.
1.1.1. CRANIOFACIAL BIOLOGY
Harris, M., Edgar, M. and Meghji, S.
: “Clinical Oral Science”, 347 pages. Wright,
1998.
ISBN 0723610592. Price €80 approx.
.1.1.2. APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
Berne, R.M., Levy, M.N., Koeppen, B.M. and Stanton, B.A.
: “Physiology”, 5 th
Edition, 1024 pages. Mosby, 2005
ISBN 0323033903. Price €80 approx.
- or -
Pocock, G. and Richards, C.D.
: “Human Physiology: The Basis of Medicine”, 3 rd
Edition, 656 pages, Oxford University Press, 2006
ISBN 0198568789. Price €50 approx.
There are numerous alternatives to those two books.
Edgar, M.W., O’Mullane, D.M. and Dawes, C.
: “Saliva and Oral Health”, 3 rd
Edition, 64 pages, British Dental Association
ISBN 0904588874 Price €35 approx.
Ferguson, David B.
: “Oral Bioscience”, 323 pages. Authors OnLine Ltd., 2006.
ISBN 0-755202295. Price €40 approx.
1.1.3. APPLIED ANATOMY
Malamed, S.F.
: “Handbook of Local Anesthesia”, 5 th
Edition, 336 pages. Mosby,
2005.
ISBN: 0323033520
Snell, R.
: “Clinical Anatomy by Regions”, 8 th
Edition, 944 pages, Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
ISBN 0781764041 . Price €45 approx.
There are numerous alternatives to this book.
1.1.4. DENTAL ANATOMY
Berkovitz, B.K.B., Holland, G.R. and Moxham, B.J.
: “Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology”, 3 rd
Edition, 378 pages. Mosby, 2002.
ISBN 0723431817. Price €75 approx.
Van Beek, G.C.
: “Dental Morphology”, 2 nd
Edition, 144 pages. Elsevier Health
Sciences, 1983.
ISBN 0723606668. Price €30 approx.
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1.2.1. PRINCIPLES OF PATHOLOGY
McMahon, R.T.F. & Sloan, P.
: “Essentials of Pathology for Dentistry”, 1 st
Edition,
245 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
ISBN 0443057060. Price €50 approx.
Samaranayake, Lakshman : “Essential Microbiology for Dentistry”, 3 rd Edition, 363 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 2006.
ISBN 0443100799. Price €60 approx.
1.2.2. CLINICAL AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
Seymour, R.A., Meechan, J.G. and Yates, M.S.
: “Pharmacology and Dental
Therapeutics”, 3 rd
Edition, 373 pages. Oxford University Press, 1999.
ISBN 0192629522. Price €65 approx.
Malamed, S.F.
: “Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office”, 6 th
Edition, 556 pages.
Mosby, 2007.
ISBN 032304235X. Price €60 approx.
- or -
Robb, N.D. and Leitch, J.
: “Medical Emergencies in Dentistry”, 1 st
Edition, 158 pages. Oxford University Press, 2006.
ISBN 0198529317. Price €30 approx.
1.2.3. PATHOLOGY OF THE OROFACIAL REGION, and
1.2.4. SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY
Wray, D., Lowe, G.D.O., Dagg, J.H., Felix, D.H. and Scully, C.
: “Textbook of
General and Oral Medicine”, 1 st
Edition, 359 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
ISBN 0443051895. Price €60 approx.
Scully, C. and Cawson, R.A.
: “Medical Problems in Dentistry”, 5 th Edition, 683 pages. Elsevier, 2005.
ISBN 04431011450. Price €80 approx.
Fortune, F.
: “Human Disease for Dentistry”, 1 st
Edition, 420 pages. Oxford
University Press, 2004.
ISBN 0192631632. Price €40 approx.
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1.3.1. BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
Humphris, G. and Ling, M.S.
: “Behavioural Sciences for Dentistry”, 160 pages.
Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
ISBN 0443051909. Price €40 approx.
1.3.2. THE DENTAL PRACTICE
O’Brien, W.J.
: “Dental Materials and their Selection”, 3 rd
Edition, 418 pages.
Quintessence Publishing Co., 2002.
ISBN 0323004601. Price €60 approx.
- or -
Craig, R.G., Powers, J.M. and Wataha, J.C.
: “Dental Materials”, 348 pages,
Mosby, 8 th
edition 2004.
ISBN 032302520X
Whaites, E.
: “Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology”, 429 pages.
Churchill Livingstone, 3 rd edition 2002.
ISBN 044307027X. Price €50 approx.
- or -
White, Stuart C. and Pharoah, Michael J.
: “Oral Radiology”, 741 pages, Mosby,
5 th
edition 2004.
ISBN 0808922785. Price €50 approx.
1.3.3. AUDIT, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
Smeeton, N.
: “Dental Statistics Made Easy”, 1 st
Edition, 162 pages. Radcliffe
Publishing Ltd., 2005.
ISBN 1857756568. Price €30 approx.
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2.1. ENDODONTICS
Carrotte, P.
: "A clinical guide to endodontics", 106 pages. BDJ Books, 2003.
ISBN 0904588831. Price €45 approx.
Whitworth, J.M.
: "Rational root canal treatment in practice" (Quintessentials vol 2),
133 pages. Quintessence Publishing Co., 2002.
ISBN 1850970556. Price €45 approx.
Trope, M. and Debelian, G.
: "Endodontics manual for the general dentist", 74 pages.
Quintessence Publishing Co., 2005.
ISBN 1850970890. Price €60 approx.
2.2. PERIODONTOLOGY
Lindhe, J., Lang, N. and Karring, T.
: "Clinical Periodontology and Implant
Dentistry", 5 th
Edition, 1448 pages. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
ISBN 1405160993. Price €200 approx.
2.3. PROSTHODONTICS (including operative dentistry)
Summitt, J.B., Robbins, J.W., Hilton, T.J. and Schwartz, R.S.
: “Fundamentals of
Operative Dentistry”, 3 rd
Edition, 599 pages. Quintessence Publishing Co., 2006.
ISBN 0867154527. Price €100 approx.
Basker, R.M. and Davenport, J.
: “Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient”,
4 th
Edition, 328 pages. Blackwell, 2002.
ISBN 0632059982. Price €55 approx.
Davenport, J., Basker, R.M., Heath, J.R., Ralph, J.P. and Glantz, P.O.
: “A
Clinical Guide to Removable Partial Dentures”, 148 pages. BDJ Books, 2000.
ISBN 0904588599. Price €45 approx.
Davenport, J., Basker, R.M., Heath, J.R., Ralph, J.P., Glantz, P.O. and
Hammond, P.
: “A Clinical Guide to Removable Partial Denture Design”, 118 pages.
BDJ Books, 2000.
ISBN 0904588637. Price €45 approx.
Hobkirk, J., Watson, R.M., and Searson, L.
: "Introducing dental implants", 184 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
ISBN 978-0-443-07185-0. Price €55 approx.
McCord, J.F., Grant, A.A., Youngson, C.C., Watson, R.M., and Davis, D.M.
:
"Missing teeth: a guide to treatment options", 128 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
ISBN 9780443071539. Price €45 approx
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Preiskel, H.
: “Overdentures Made Easy – A Guide to Implant and Root Supported
Prostheses”, 240 pages. Quintessence, 1996.
ISBN 1850970394. Price €120 approx.
Walmsley, A. D., Walsh, T., Lumley, P., Burke, F.J., Shortall, A.C., Hayes-Hall,
R. and Pretty, I.
: "Restorative Dentistry", 2 nd Edition, 240 pages, Churchill
Livingstone 2007.
ISBN 0443102465 Price € 75 approx.
Wassell, R. W., Walls, A.W.G, Steele, J.G., and Nohl, F.
: "A clinical guide to crowns and other extra-coronal restorations", 136 pages. BDJ Books, 2002.
ISBN 0904588734. Price €45 approx
2.4. ORTHODONTICS
Mitchell, L.
: “An Introduction to Orthodontics”, 3 rd
Edition, 288 pages. Oxford
University Press, 2007.
ISBN 0198568126. Price €55 approx.
2.5. ORAL SURGERY
Wray, D., Stenhouse, D., Lee, D. and Clark, A.J.E.
: “Textbook of General and Oral
Surgery”, 1 st
Edition, 322 pages. Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
ISBN 0443070830. Price €60 approx.
This book also contains material relevant to Sections 1 and 2 of the Syllabus
2.6. PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Dean, J.A., Avery, D.R., and McDonald, R.E.
: “McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent”, 9 th Edition, 720 pages. Mosby, 2010.
ISBN 0323057241. Price €85 approx.
2.7 THE PRINCIPLES AND PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL PRACTICE
D’Cruz, L.
: “Legal Aspects of General Dental Practice”, 1 st
Edition, 124 pages.
Churchill Livingstone, 2006. ISBN 0443100381. Price €55 approx.
This list is subject to review and will be updated annually
This draft was completed in October 2011
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