Manual Dexterity Exam

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Anyone take a manual dexterity exam before dental school acceptance? I will be given a 5 cm-ish cube made of plaster, xacto-knife, and mm ruler. I will watch a DVD and then be given a specific figure to carve out revealed at the day of the exam. I am thinking "molar" for that specific figure, but what do you guys think? My proctor couldn't give me any specifics, but he had told me to ask some dentists for pointers and any other suggestions. I will watch a DVD for 20 minutes and be given 1.5 hours for carving time.

Thanks for your help.

 

[54807]

Sounds like a research project the school is doing maybe? Perhaps comparing your carving grade with clinical grades at graduation??

 

[Hysteria24]

Minus the DVD, and a few other specifics, that sounds like my first day of tooth morpholgy the first week of d-school. 😀

With a 5cm cube, it could be anything. That's enough material for a Siberian tiger canine!

With this being your first tooth and only 1.5 hours I doubt it would be a molar or premolar. The intricate occlusal anatomy, and multi-rooted teeth are more difficult. We started with a maxillary central incisor. About as straightforward as they come.

Does it have to be a tooth, or might they have you carve some random shape?

 

[aphistis]

Minus the DVD, and a few other specifics, that sounds like my first day of tooth morpholgy the first week of d-school. 😀

With a 5cm cube, it could be anything. That's enough material for a Siberian tiger canine!

With this being your first tooth and only 1.5 hours I doubt it would be a molar or premolar. The intricate occlusal anatomy, and multi-rooted teeth are more difficult. We started with a maxillary central incisor. About as straightforward as they come.

Does it have to be a tooth, or might they have you carve some random shape?

Heck, even better would be a lower central. Carve an isosceles triangle with a curved line 1/3 of the way down and you're about set to go. 😉