Any Part-"One-ers"

[tamer]

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I am preparing for the July 15th exam and I'm currently studying from a textbook called "REVIEW of BASIC SCIENCES&CLINICAL DENTISTRY"(vol.1),its not bad but what worries me is that its dated back to 1980!!Anyone familiar with this book?
I'm also having problems in memorization,it seems to me I have forgotten all I studied in the past few months or is this a normal feeling before a big exam,any advice??

 

[Rafael Costa Guerra]

I'm taking the test in December and yes, I am familiar with your book. Not bad, not bad at all, but if I were you I would focus on becoming familiar with the questions themselves. This test is not about how much you know, is about how much you can memorize and spit at the test. The book you have gives you knowledge that will present itself valuable once you have pass all this stuff, but for now, once you are done with the book, try the decks, question databank or some other form of "get-ready-for-the-test" kind of thing.

Good luck to you,

Rafael C. Guerra, DDS (Foreign Trained)

 

[dr_lecter]

I would sugggest you go through the Kaplan notes at least once after you've finished with your basic science books.
1) It would be like a good revision.
2) Reading the Kaplan notes would get you into the 'examination' mode. I mean these notes are good as a quick reference.
I went about answering previous year question banks after this. It was more than helpful this way.
I dont wanna sound like as if I was endorsing Kaplan. But, all in all as far as the exams go .. it was good. I could relate to so many questions in the exam with the material in the study notes.

 

[firuza*]

Tamer!
I'm also taking partI in july. I used diferent textbooks and I can't tell you for sure if this book is good. I certainly think that Kaplan review notes are quite helpful and ,in fact,it helped me to get overall understanding of the subjects. As for the memorization problem, I have the same. I think that the only way to keep everything in mind is go through questions - past exams, QBank, etc. plus you should invent mnemonics on the most important and frequently tested aspects of part I. It is quite helpful! Good luck