Tips/advice for new manikin ADEX for non-traditional candidate?

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Hi all, I'll be taking the CompeDont ADEX exam for endo/pros/restorative soon. I'm a licensed dentist and haven't touched a typodont in years. I won't be able to practice on the new CompeDont or endo teeth.
What tips does anyone have?! The manuals seem really overwhelming.
Also any advice on what to bring would be appreciated. Only typodont (and handpiece if rented) is supplied I believe. TIA

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You should watch this video from a periodontist that took the ADEX:

I would recommend at least buying some plastic endo teeth to practice, especially #14. You don't need to mount them to a manikin head. You won't really need to practice on the carious CompeDont teeth for the restorative part if you have worked enough on real human teeth. Just start with the ideal prep for class II/class III and learn how to ask for modifications. Good luck!
 
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I took the WREB a few weeks back. the vast majority of people were actually specialists (mostly ortho actually) who needed west coast licensing. they hadn't touched a typodont in years and were not GPs. They had some trouble but they practiced and made it.

I would see if you could buy a few of the teeth as they do drill quite differently than regular teeth.

Go slowly, esp in the transition from enamel to dentin. The enamel is super hard and then dentin is super soft, you could pulp expose if you go with the same pressure you do in enamel and expose dentin. Also only use diamond burs, not carbides on those typodont teeth imo.

Also make sure that you have all the stuff you need. Ideally just bring your own everything so you have all the burs and hand instruments, rubber dam etc that you are used to using.
 
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I took the WREB a few weeks back. the vast majority of people were actually specialists (mostly ortho actually) who needed west coast licensing. they hadn't touched a typodont in years and were not GPs. They had some trouble but they practiced and made it.

I would see if you could buy a few of the teeth as they do drill quite differently than regular teeth.

Go slowly, esp in the transition from enamel to dentin. The enamel is super hard and then dentin is super soft, you could pulp expose if you go with the same pressure you do in enamel and expose dentin. Also only use diamond burs, not carbides on those typodont teeth imo.

Also make sure that you have all the stuff you need. Ideally just bring your own everything so you have all the burs and hand instruments, rubber dam etc that you are used to using.

Thank you so much for your response. I plan on bringing my own burs. Did you facility have instrument trays, rubber dam set up, bond/composite/composite gun available for you? I don't have easy access to this material so it would be a huge pain to bring it with me.
 
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Thank you so much for your response. I plan on bringing my own burs. Did you facility have instrument trays, rubber dam set up, bond/composite/composite gun available for you? I don't have easy access to this material so it would be a huge pain to bring it with me.
Mine did not have those things with the exception of composite.

However I took it at my own school so I was able to check out instruments and use them.

One of the other candidates told he reached out to a local Henry Schein rep and borrowed everything needed for free so that might work for you too
 
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I took the WREB a few weeks back. the vast majority of people were actually specialists (mostly ortho actually) who needed west coast licensing. they hadn't touched a typodont in years and were not GPs. They had some trouble but they practiced and made it.

I would see if you could buy a few of the teeth as they do drill quite differently than regular teeth.

Go slowly, esp in the transition from enamel to dentin. The enamel is super hard and then dentin is super soft, you could pulp expose if you go with the same pressure you do in enamel and expose dentin. Also only use diamond burs, not carbides on those typodont teeth imo.

Also make sure that you have all the stuff you need. Ideally just bring your own everything so you have all the burs and hand instruments, rubber dam etc that you are used to using.

Hi. Im in a similar boat. I have not practiced on typhodont in years and would be needing to take adex to relocate to Florida. Any tips where I can buy the acadent teeth from? Also I have Columbia/kilgore typhodont from the time I was interviewing for dental school. Is there a need to buy the modupro typho and teeth? Thanks in advance
 
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