People who took the new NBDE1 (2012)

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I dont know why we have to take all theses tests and board and then we have to get admission to dental school and study again because we are international dentist ,in Canada they have only to take the test and then make practical exam and they get the liscience ,in Europe and sweden they just take the board test and practise undersupervison of specialist and then they get the liscience as general dentist ,why in USA we have to admit to university again and we have waite and loose time and much money for competision which is hard and most of universities accept few numbers each year and we have to travell over states to get admission ,I think its very complex process and needs a lot of patience from us beside its now much more difficult with the pass score that they some want the DAT test .its loss of efforts and money cant they makes it simpiller .we are human not robots
 
hi i also took the exam one month back ...so wats ur result ,,if u have passed then just wanted to ask u smthing abt application process
 
Hi all - took my exam July 12, 2012 - still waiting for results. Did you take yours around this time? Receive your results yet? I heard some people get theirs back in 2 weeks..others more..just curious. Please let me know. Thanks!
 
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Hi all - took my exam July 12, 2012 - still waiting for results. Did you take yours around this time? Receive your results yet? I heard some people get theirs back in 2 weeks..others more..just curious. Please let me know. Thanks!
Hey..am preparing for National Boards part 1...can you share your experience about the exam?..
 
Hi all - took my exam July 12, 2012 - still waiting for results. Did you take yours around this time? Receive your results yet? I heard some people get theirs back in 2 weeks..others more..just curious. Please let me know. Thanks!

hi i took the exam on 6 july and recieved my result via mail after 10 days, i passed :)
wat abt u ? wats ur result?
 
Drpri, am happy for you. As regards your result, do you mean 10 working days or straight 10days. Waiting anxiously for my result, took it on the 12th of July too.
 
Drpri, am happy for you. As regards your result, do you mean 10 working days or straight 10days. Waiting anxiously for my result, took it on the 12th of July too.

no it took 10 working days, dnt worry ur result will cum soon.. best of luck for it and do reply to me when it cums we can discuss future procedures
 
Oh okay. Thanks alot, I am trusting God for PASS. I will definitely get back to you and make crucial plans.
 
I am studying biochemistry from first Aid & Decks 2009. Is that sufficient or do I need to do more???
 
I am studying biochemistry from first Aid & Decks 2009. Is that sufficient or do I need to do more???
If you have access to USMLE videos of biochem tht would be great.. They really helped me with the cycles such as krebs glycolysis ETC etc.
 
You mean Kaplan Usmle Videos??? Can I buy just biochem videos from them considering they are really expensive ? Thanks
 
You mean Kaplan Usmle Videos??? Can I buy just biochem videos from them considering they are really expensive ? Thanks

I guess you should be able to.. I got them when I was back home and they weren't that expensive as they were copies.. Good luck :)
 
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Omg Kainzo!!! I thought you were the one that said you got your results and passed (on my phone)...was a lil nervous because that meant mine were probably coming today too. ha ha ha. today is the 10 business day mark! I hear this could be the day!!!!!

edit: Also: CONGRATS to Santoshi!! I often wonder what this letter will look like. especially if you were to fail...huge big ol letters in bolded and caps locks: FAIL lol!! hopefully none of us have to experience that or anything like it lol
 
Hahahaha, you can't ever be as anxious as I am. When I saw Santoshi's post, I actually thought you were the one too. Hopefully we should get ours today. It is well.:)
 
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I'm taking my exam in 1week. Qubank scores doesn't improve. The questions are too hard. Are the ASDA released papers useful? Anyone taking the exam next week?
 
I'm taking my exam in 1week. Qubank scores doesn't improve. The questions are too hard. Are the ASDA released papers useful? Anyone taking the exam next week?

yup ASDA papers are really useful............atleast do them twice.....u may have some repetitions......if u dont have time to do twice then do them once and go through mistakes the second time .......it helped me..........
 
Omg Kainzo!!! I thought you were the one that said you got your results and passed (on my phone)...was a lil nervous because that meant mine were probably coming today too. ha ha ha. today is the 10 business day mark! I hear this could be the day!!!!!

edit: Also: CONGRATS to Santoshi!! I often wonder what this letter will look like. especially if you were to fail...huge big ol letters in bolded and caps locks: FAIL lol!! hopefully none of us have to experience that or anything like it lol
thnkq.......for me it took more than 2 weeks .......so dnt worry.....pass or fail wont depend whether we get the result in 2 weeks or 3...
 
Got my result too for part 1 and thanks to Allah I passed :)
Good luck to everyone here...lemme know if u need any help!
 
Congrats dude. Am seriously happy for you guys. When exactly did you take your exam? It's like am waiting forever.
 
yup ASDA papers are really useful............atleast do them twice.....u may have some repetitions......if u dont have time to do twice then do them once and go through mistakes the second time .......it helped me..........

Thanks!!! :))
 
how would u describe crack nbde part 1 w the real one? is is similar? what was your score in the crack? Thank you in advance!
 
Hey guys! I took mine on 3rd of July n I'm still waiting with crossed fingers. Does anyone know how long it takes for the mail to reach India?
 
hi, i'm new to this forum.I'm planning to take my part 1 tis december.Can u jus give me some information about the new pattern.does it include only basic science questions or is it integrated with part 2 question also?How was the question pattern?Can u please help me on this
 
The Lord has done it again for me, I just got my PASS. Congrat Zoralsurgeon.:) wishing every other persons taking the boards all the very best, Cheers.:laugh:
 
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The Lord has done it again for me, I just got my PASS. Congrat Zoralsurgeon.:) I wishing other persons all the very best, Cheers.:laugh:

Thanks Kainzo! SO pumped we got our pass!!! Stressful couple weeks of waiting, but SO glad to officially be a D2 now (we take boards after summer semester of 1st year at my school)... :D WOO HOO! Good luck to everyone else taking soon!!!! YOU WILL PASS if I can! haha
 
Hi guys.. just wanted to add a few words.. I received my result and I passed. The exam is not as tough as everyone is saying. They were quite basic ASDA type questions. No new models. Read ethics also. I used dental decks, first aid and lot of wikipedia. Good luck to all.

BTW, Im selling my dental decks 2012 edition, first aid, first aid q &a, kaplan dentessentials. Please PM me if anyone wants to buy them.
 
I'm taking my exam tomorrow. I'm so nervous... i'm still studying today. Congratulations to all who passed part 1. :)
 
Hi guys.. just wanted to add a few words.. I received my result and I passed. The exam is not as tough as everyone is saying. They were quite basic ASDA type questions. No new models. Read ethics also. I used dental decks, first aid and lot of wikipedia. Good luck to all.

BTW, Im selling my dental decks 2012 edition, first aid, first aid q &a, kaplan dentessentials. Please PM me if anyone wants to buy them.
Please send me the details of the materials you have on [email protected] i am very much interested in buying those.
Thanks
 
hey how did it go? I hope u hav done a great job!
can u share us the difficulties in the test?
i am wondering if there's any new style question... and are the old questions repetitive?

and last Q... the pass rate is 75%... does that mean i need to pass over 300/400????


thx a lot for answering.....im so new to the exam just start to prepare
 
Guys I gave my exam and I passed.
I gave the exam 3 weeks ago.It was a very smartly worded exam.Nbde paper setters had almost covered all the topics in the books but over all it was a good paper.
I can say this because maybe I went well prepared,I dont know.But the paper pattern is quite similar and the paper had many testlet questions....
Dont worry.Just get over with the exam soon...:)
 
I took the exam last thursday. It was hard, I'm so nervous. Felt like i didn't prepare at all. :(( pray for me...
 
I took the exam last thursday. It was hard, I'm so nervous. Felt like i didn't prepare at all. :(( pray for me...


im sure u will pass!! finger crossed for u!:thumbup:

can u please describe a bit more about how hard it is...?

like there are no similar Qs from old paper or even multiple ans Question?
 
im sure u will pass!! finger crossed for u!:thumbup:

can u please describe a bit more about how hard it is...?

like there are no similar Qs from old paper or even multiple ans Question?

10% easy like i didn't have to read choices I know the answer already. 70% not sure of the answer but I can eliminate 2-3 choices and choose the best out of the 2. 20%hard like where the hell this questions came from.

There are questions similar to the old papers. I din't encounter multiple answer questions, just the old format and LOTS of testlets. Thanks, i really hope I pass. I didn't even count how many questions I'm sure I got right because I was having tummy pain the whole time (thanks to mcdonalds). Make sure you guys are well rested and eat right. It will affect your performance on the test. :) good luck to us! Study hard and pray harder. :)
 
The exam was difficult, yes, but passable. When I refer to difficulty, it is in the sense that many questions I was unsure of because I was not familiar with the material (or the question was worded very strangely). I read the dental decks 2009-2010 3 times and supplemented this with NBDE First Aid and Kaplan Lecture Notes, as well as released papers. I prepared for 6 months. The first 4 months about 7 hours a day, the last 2 months about 10-12 hours. I knew the material on the cards very well...one of the big difficulties is question wording.
2012 Exam was so difficult with a lot of tricky questions
Some of questions has 2 - 3 right answers and the same question repeated many times in different numbers with different accordance.For international Dentist is high expectation to compare with accredited Dentists in Canada they want from them just 65 % to pass it.more than 30 mistakes and they going through .:luck:
 
I just passed my exam!
I have all the study materiel.Does anyone want to buy the study material?
 
I took the exam last thursday. It was hard, I'm so nervous. Felt like i didn't prepare at all. :(( pray for me...

Hey All the best!
even m planning to start studying. can u pls help s in m planning to buy all study material n where from m suppose to buy these books? do they need to b latest editions?
 
Hey All the best!
even m planning to start studying. can u pls help s in m planning to buy all study material n where from m suppose to buy these books? do they need to b latest editions?

I just borrowed mine from a friend. But,I think you can buy first aid and dental decks in amazon. You can buy second hand to save some bucks. ;) it doesn't really matter if it's latest edition i think? But i'm not sure...
 
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