Exam Prep Strategy and Everything else you need to know : Dip PCD RCSi | Diploma Of Primary Care Dentistry by Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland : OPEN AXESS

 


Dr Diana McPherson, BChD, MJDF RCS Eng, PgDip (Implant Dentistry)

Course Director,

UK Dental Exams Masterclass. ( www.ukdentalexams.com ) 

DISCLAIMER: This strategy was originally devised for our course students taking Dip PCD exam. It is released publicly on the blog on basis of good will.

** The text highlighted in a different colour is emphasis for course students ONLY. Please don't bother about it.

I can guarantee a successful pass in Dip PCD using this strategy and there has been a 100% pass rate of my students since 2020. 


 

Please take a look of the above image. Here, RCSi confirms on the website that 80% of the questions will be clinical. So, on a general note, Pink Book (Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry) and PasTest will be sufficient to borderline pass the exams. A more detailed strategy is given below.

MATERIALS (For Non-Course Members)

  1. Oxford Handbooks
    •  Clinical Dentistry (Full)
    • Applied Basic Dental Sciences (Partial)
    • **Integrated Dental Sciences - I refuse to comment on this since this is a completely different bookfron which I learnt and teach.
  2. Churchill Pocketbook (1 Chapter ONLY)
  3. Master Dentistry Volumes 1 and 2 ( Few Chapters)
  4. RCSi Intensive Revision Video - 7 hours
  5. All the 5 PasTest PDFs (or Cheapest Online PasTest Subscription)
  6. Previously Asked Questions Compilation
    • Under Review by the Team. Will be shared shortly
  7. YouTube Links Provided here
  8. Syllabus (Click Here)
  9. Google drive Link for all Essential Study Materials (Click Here)

EXAM PREP STRATEGY

I. CLINICAL SCIENCES

ENDODONTICS

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.1 of the syllabus
  • Folder 04 | Endo (15 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | Endodontics MCQs

PERIODONTICS

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.2 of the syllabus
  • Folder 04 | Perio (6 PDFs) | Gingival Recession (3 PDFs) | Tooth Wear (4 PDFs) | SDCEP
  • Folder 06 | Periodontology MCQs

PROSTHODONTICS

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.3 of the syllabus
  • SKIP PINK BOOK | Folder 04 | Prostho ( 48 PDFs) including Occlusion | Prostho Research Articles (12 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | Prosthodontics MCQs

OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.3 of the syllabus
  • Folder 04 | Minimally Invasive Dentistry (7 PDFs) | Cracked Tooth Syndrome (2 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | Operative Dentistry MCQs
  • Folder 03 | PDF #15

ORTHODONTICS

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.4 of the syllabus
  • Master Dentistry Volume II : 3 Ortho Chapters
  • Folder 04 | Ortho (11 PDFs) 
  • Folder 06 | Orthodontics MCQs
  • Folder 03 | PDF #13

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.6 of the syllabus
  • Master Dentistry Volume II : 2 Pedo Chapters
  • Folder 04 | Pedo (11 PDFs) | Amelogenesis Imperfecta (4 PDFs) | Dental Trauma (2 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | Pediatric Dentistry MCQs 
  • Folder 03 | PDF #16 

PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY 

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 1.2 & 1.3.3 of the syllabus

IMPLANT DENTISTRY

  • Pink Book
  • Folder 04 | Implants (4 PDFs)

ORAL MEDICINE AND ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGY

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 1.2.3 of the syllabus
  • SKIP PINK BOOK | Folder 04  | Oral Med (18 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | Oral Medicine and Pathology MCQs
  • Folder 03 | PDF # 10 | PDF # 12
  • Folder 04 | Memb (Oral Pathology) - 5 PDFs

ORAL SURGERY AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 2.5 of the syllabus
  • SKIP PINK BOOK | Folder 04 | OS (10 PDFs)
  • Folder 04 | Memb (OS) - 3 PDFs 
  • Folder 06 | Oral Surgery MCQs

RADIOLOGY

  • Radiology chapter | Churchill
  • Radiation Protection chapter | Master Dentistry Volume 1
  • Folder 06 | Radiology MCQs

HUMAN DISEASES

  • Pink Book + PasTest
  • SKIP PINK BOOK | Folder 04 | General Medicine (15 PDFs)
  • Folder 06 | General Medicine MCQs 

DENTAL BIOMATERIALS

  • Pink Book + PasTest
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THERAPEUTICS, ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA and SEDATION

  • Pink Book + PasTest | Make sure to cover all the topics of section 1.8 and 1.2.2 of the syllabus
  • Folder 04 | Antibiotic Prophylaxis (3 PDFs) | SDCEP Guidelines
  • Folder 06 | Pharmacology MCQs

 

II. BASIC SCIENCE:

Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences:

Part 1: Development and Anatomy (Complete)

Part 2: Physiology (Complete)

Part 3: Biochemistry : Chapter 28 to 34

Part 4: Genomics : Chapter 37 to 39

Part 5: Pathology (Complete)

Part 8: Chapter 58: Orofacial Pain


TOPICS THAT NEED STRONG EMPHASIS:

EMBRYOLOGY:

CRANIAL NERVES: 

  • Folder 01 | 09 Videos | 2h 37mins 29secs | 818MB

SALIVARY GLANDS:

  • Folder 01 | 22min 26sec | 121 MB

PARANASAL SINUSES: 

  • Relevant Content in Blue Book

BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY: 

  • Relevant Content in Blue Book

HIV: 

  • Folder 04 | HIV and Oral Manifestations (1 PDF)
  • YouTube Video : HIV and AIDS

DIABETES: 

  • Folder 03 | Diabetes and Oral Cavity (1 PDF)
  • Folder 04 | Diabetic Patient and Dental Treatment (1 PDF)
  • YouTube Video : Diabetes Mellitus

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

  • Folder 04 | Neurological Disorders (1 PDF)

TMJ DISORDERS:

  • Chapter 15 | Master Dentistry Volume 1

MFD 1 vs Dip PCD


  • Both are equivalent and conducted by RCS of Ireland
  • Both the exams make you eligible for MFD 2
  • DPCD gives you extra nominal (Dip PCD) which you can write behind your name.
  • MFD 1 is not a separate entity, but just a part of MFD
  • DPCD cover 80% Clinical Subjects whereas MFD 1 has 50-50 weightage of clinical and basic sciences.
  • In my opinion, DPCD is easier and historically has higher pass rate.

PREVIOUSLY ASKED QUESTIONS COMPILATION

Work In Progress | Will be Updated Soon

 
 


  

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