1. American Dental Licensure Examination in Dentistry
Administered by North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB)

2. Manual
Includes all information needed for the test, including registration, content, evaluation criteria and score reporting

3. Your Exam Patient/Manikin Examinations
At Boston University, December 4-5, 2010
Exams rotate between three MA dental schools: BU, Tufts & Harvard

4. Registration
You must apply through the state to take the clinical exam. Secure a letter from your CHC to apply to the Board of Registration in Dentistry (
Once approval is granted, you must register for the NERB exam at:
You must complete a “profile” to log in and register
DEADLINE: Monday, November 1, 2010
Complete applications, fees and requests for deferral of feeds must be received on or before these dates in order to be processed by the NERB.

5. Required Documents for Registration
Certification of Dean or designee of Dental Program/School
Professional Liability Insurance
Social Security Number
Signature
Change of Name or Address
Identification Card

6. Required Identification
Bring with you to clinical exams:
An ID card with your NERB ID number and your exam schedule will be mailed to you 2 weeks prior to the exam date
One ID with candidate signature
One ID with candidate signature and recent photo
Examples: Driver’s License, Credit Card, Passport, Military ID, and Employee ID

7. The Clinical Exams

8. Patient Recruitment
Be organized; read the booklet with the instructions (more than twice!)
Choose patients that you know well and trust
If you are fond of a particular instrument, bring it!
Choose the smallest qualifying lesions, too many modifications will be stressful and will reflect poor case selection
If possible, have someone you know pick up your patients and have them in the clinic at least 30 before the floor is open for patients
Be honest with your patients: make sure to explain the time commitment you need from them. Tell them also that there may be a possibility you cannot do the treatment if it does not get approved
Have a “Plan B!” and at least one “backup” set of patients.

9. Orientation & Admission
Attendance is mandatory to take exam
Takes place the afternoon before the exam at BU
Addresses specific instructions & distributes necessary materials

10. What do I bring to Orientation?
Photo Identification Card
Two (2) other forms of ID
Two (2) must have candidate’s signature
One (1) must have recent photograph

11. The Day of the Exam

12. Simulated Patient Treatment Exams
Endodontic
Fixed Prosthodontic

13. The Day of the Exam: Endodontic & Prosthodontic
Candidates can set up starting at 7am
Begins at 8:30am on designated day
Bring
photo ID
2 forms of ID
White envelope
You can then receive the typodont box

14. Prior to the Exam
Between 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. the Clinic Floor Examiner (CFE) must:
verify that the tooth for the endodontic instrumentation and obturation has been measured and secured in the typodont
the manikin head is properly assembled, and any defective equipment or materials identified and corrected or replaced

15. Treatment Schedule 8:30am: Treatment begins
Endodontics: 8:30am – 11:30am
Prosthodontics: 11:30am – 3:30pm
All treatment stops at 3:30pm, no matter what time you start.
You must be in the collection line no later than 3:45pm line with:
the typodont
the properly completed evaluation forms
the Progress form

16. Additional Notes
Teeth may not be removed or disassembled from the typodont or manikin head without permission from a CFE

17. Patient Simulation Exam
Check Out

18. What to submit: Four completed progress forms
The Fixed Prosthodontic and Endodontic Clinical Examination Progress forms are submitted with the typodont to the Manikin Clinic Floor Examiner
Photo Identification card for candidate and chairside assistant.
Medical History
Color-coded cubicle cards (2)
Unused Restorative and Periodontal Evaluation forms
The candidate will receive a receipt (Dental Candidate Check-out form) for all materials submitted at final check out

19. Patient Treatment Clinical Exams
Restorative
Periodontal

20. The Day of the Exam: Periodontal
Begin at 8am or 2pm (assigned by group)
No restorative procedures may be performed during the Periodontal Clinical
Examination time even if the exam is completed early

21. The Day of the Exam: Restorative
4 sections to be completed over 6 hours
Begins at either 8am or 11am (assigned by group)
Each section requires a separate evaluation in the Evaluation Station

22. Time Management Examination time includes:
Patients’ time at the Evaluation Station for assignment & evaluation
Minimum time: 30 minutes
Includes Requests for Modifications

23. Patient Exam Check Out

24. What to submit:
Pre-operative and post-operative radiographs (if requested during the examination) of teeth restored during the examination
the complete mouth series of radiographs only by request of examiner
Photo Identification card for candidate and chairside assistant.
Treatment Consent Form(s).
Medical History
Color-coded cubicle cards (2)
Unused Restorative and Periodontal Evaluation forms
The candidate will receive a receipt (Dental Candidate Check-out form) for all materials submitted at final check out

25. Additional Considerations

26. Assistants Who may NOT be assistants:
Dentists and dental hygienists (licensed or unlicensed)
Third or Fourth year dental students
Final year hygiene students
Dental technicians
If a chairside assistant is employed, the assistant must be cleared by a NERB representative at the Coordinator Desk on the day of the examination and prior to the start of the examination.
The candidate must have :
Completed Candidate Agreement for the Use of Chairside Assistant
Completed Authorized Chairside Assistant ID Card
3. Two forms of ID
One with photo graph
Two separate 2x2 photos
Attach one to Candidate Agreement
Attach other to Assistant ID Card

27. Interpreters Who may NOT be interpreters: faculty members,
dentists and dental hygienists (licensed or unlicensed),
third or fourth year dental students,
final year dental hygiene students
Individuals serving as chairside assistants

28. Interpreters Contd.
The candidate must bring two separate 2”x 2” photos of the interpreter
one to be attached to the top of the Interpreter Disclosure Statement
One attached to the bottom of that form which serves as the interpreter’s ID
During the clinical examinations, the interpreter must wear a photo identifying badge provided by the NERB at all times when on the clinic floor.
Candidates are responsible for the registration of the interpreter

29. Tips from Recent Test-Takers
Read through the manual thoroughly
The clinical exam is a test of your organizational abilities; prepare, prepare, prepare!
Choose patients that you know and trust. They will come without financial incentive.
Have a colleague look over your patient selection
Spend time getting to know the clinic set-up in the school at which you’ll be taking the exam

30. Links to Videos
Dr. McManama discusses specific clinical activities on the NERB:
Photos of clinical procedures provided, with commentary on quality and discussion of tips for the NERB

31. GOOD LUCK!