Scenario: Questionable Competency
You attend a weekend-long implant course and feel confident to start treating patients. After placing implants on multiple patients, within a few weeks, you start to get complications developing with patients. How would you...
Scenario: Unnecessary Pain
You are about to extract the upper right first molar on a patient. You apply the forceps and begin to mobilise the tooth. Suddenly, the patient screams in pain and forces your hand away....
Scenario: Periodontal Disease
You see an emergency patient - Mr Roberts - who presents to you with a mobile and slightly painful lower left tooth. He has been a regular patient to your practice for the last...
Scenario: Radiography Audit
Your supervisor is concerned that you are producing too many Grade 3 radiographs. He suggests that you consider auditing radiograph quality in the practice. Consider this situation and answer the questions provided. Take a few...
Scenario: Incomplete Treatment
A patient attends complaining of pain from an upper right tooth. On reading his records, you note that he has a carious UR7 which was due for treatment by your colleague. For some reason,...