ADEX/CDCA at NYU Oct 2024

[mmmmdonut]

Hi guys,

I'm taking the upcoming ADEX at NYU as an outside test taker. Fortunately NYU provides outside test takers all the equipment and materials the students have access to. Can someone share a picture of the burs available? The Site Info Sheet is super blurry and isn't really helpful. Also, are all the students buying specific burs because they're not provided by the school but are especially helpful?

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[BBDENTIST]

I am on the same boat too. I was wondering that would they provide mannikin, head shroud, mounting pole, 2 typho sets along with the necessary materials and equipments? Also, are we having any orientation before exam?

 

[mmmmdonut]

I am on the same boat too. I was wondering that would they provide mannikin, head shroud, mounting pole, 2 typho sets along with the necessary materials and equipments? Also, are we having any orientation before exam?

I have a friend who's still connected with NYU faculty and the attached pictures were shared with me. Not an awesome selection of burs, but it should be enough to achieve the goals of the exam. I'm thinking about bringing an Endo Z bur with me..

All the other things you asked about should be made available to us. I think there's a virtual orientation like a week or so before the exam.

 

[BBDENTIST]

Thank you.

 

[BBDENTIST]

Do you know how many total hours would we get for both restorative exam? Can we start either with class 2 or 3 as we like ??

 

[mmmmdonut]

Do you know how many total hours would we get for both restorative exam? Can we start either with class 2 or 3 as we like ??

Candidate guide says 7 hours.
I think you can start with whichever you like. You just have to restore one and get it graded before prepping the other one.

 

[BBDENTIST]

Thank you for your reply. I was also wondering guidelines says 1 mm axial depth from cavosurface margin for maxillary lateral incisors for restorative exam but 1mm includes enamel thickness only and caries is usually under DEJ so that means once we reach 1 mm we have to ask for modification to extend axial depth everytime, am I getting the guideline right? What do you think?

 

[mmmmdonut]

Thank you for your reply. I was also wondering guidelines says 1 mm axial depth from cavosurface margin for maxillary lateral incisors for restorative exam but 1mm includes enamel thickness only and caries is usually under DEJ so that means once we reach 1 mm we have to ask for modification to extend axial depth everytime, am I getting the guideline right? What do you think?

I think you're right. I'm just going to start with 1mm and keep pushing it to include caries. If I hit 1mm from DEJ and there's still axial wall caries, I'll ask for a mod request.

I just practiced on a test tooth yesterday and found myself chasing an orange stain at the DEJ. I've heard some say that hard staining must be removed as well. Can you confirm?
I feel you can really dig yourself into a huge problem if you chase staining at the DEJ and undermine a bunch of enamel...

 

[BBDENTIST]

Actually, its mentioned 1 mm from cavosurface margin for lateral incisors but 1.5 mm from DEJ for central incisors that’s why I was concerned for lateral incisors.

Yes I found hard stain at the DEJ in multiple carious teeth and experienced people said that any stain or discoloration either hard or soft in DEJ should be removed. Its very challenging to remove in DEJ as its difficult to do without undermining enamel.

 

[dentist2024]

Hi guys,

I'm taking the upcoming ADEX at NYU as an outside test taker. Fortunately NYU provides outside test takers all the equipment and materials the students have access to. Can someone share a picture of the burs available? The Site Info Sheet is super blurry and isn't really helpful. Also, are all the students buying specific burs because they're not provided by the school but are especially helpful?

How was your adex exam at NYU?

 

[asl84]

Does anyone know when we are getting our results for Prosth/Endo??

 

[mmmmdonut]

How was your adex exam at NYU?

Some things that disappointed me about NYU:
- they don't provide flowable composite. This was shocking to me. The response I got from the supply window was that flowable is for the postgrad students only (???). The examiners can't do anything about it because they aren't affiliated with NYU at all.
- they don't provide a 12 blade. I was planning on using this to clean the interproximal flash around the restorative margins for both my class 2 and class 3. I used a 15 blade and some gymnastics instead.
- they ONLY had wooden wedges. They have the Triodent sectional matrix and the Triodent ring, but no Triodent anatomic wedges. I was lucky enough to snag one from a neighboring candidate. I think it makes a big difference to seal the gingival margin of your proximal box
- wish they provided red diamond shoulder and chamfer burs to better refine your prep, especially your margin
- they don't provide 330 diamond if that's something you like to use. I love the 330 diamond, especially on plastic teeth, so I brought 2 with me

Some things that pleased me:
- the Q&A session confirmed that caries is only structure that exhibits tugback. So hard staining can be left alone. I feel this allowed my #7 class 3 to remain relatively small, although I did notice the graders were scratching hard into the DEJ looking for tugback. Just be 110% sure there's no tugback
- the perio probe had markings for 1, 2, 3mm, and they had pluggers that made measuring your reduction easy
- they enamel hatchet and gingival margin trimmers were decently sharp
- the finishing disks and polishing cups were easy to use and left a great finish on composite
- Clinical examiners were all very attentive and responsive. I never had to wait long to get a sign off to continue with the test-taking process.
- they had maintenance ppl on standby the entire time to help trouble shoot your handpiece, water, etc.
- I felt there was ample time for each procedure. I actually messed up when trying to cut the gutta percha with the heated instrument and had the time to redo the whole obturation. I noticed that there were a decent amount of candidates still working into the last minutes of endo, though

 

[mmmmdonut]

Does anyone know when we are getting our results for Prosth/Endo??

The Candidate Guide says it can take 3-4 weeks when they're sent off-site for grading.. I think at NYU they said they were being sent to Baltimore

 

[lhabib]

Hi guys,

I'm taking the upcoming ADEX at NYU as an outside test taker. Fortunately NYU provides outside test takers all the equipment and materials the students have access to. Can someone share a picture of the burs available? The Site Info Sheet is super blurry and isn't really helpful. Also, are all the students buying specific burs because they're not provided by the school but are especially helpful?

Did they do a site tour before the exam? How many days prior if they did?

 

[mmmmdonut]

Did they do a site tour before the exam? How many days prior if they did?

No site tour. There's plenty of time to get acquainted with the clinic during setup