Lesson 1Detailed dental history and symptom inquiry (last dental visit, past treatments, pain, sensitivity)This section shows how to collect a targeted dental history, covering main complaints, previous treatments, and past issues, to spot risks, prioritise exams, and connect well with the patient.
Chief complaint and history of present illnessPrevious dental care and treatment outcomesPain, sensitivity, and functional limitationsDental anxiety, expectations, and past traumaSelf-care habits and use of dental productsLesson 2Hard tissue and occlusion overview (restorations, wear, malocclusion, signs of bruxism)This section looks at checking teeth and bite alignment, including fillings, decay, wear marks, looseness, and bite problems, plus signs of teeth grinding that affect gum health and prevention plans.
Charting restorations and existing defectsScreening for caries and demineralizationTooth wear, erosion, and abrasion patternsOcclusal relationships and malocclusion signsIndicators of bruxism and parafunctional habitsLesson 3Structured medical history questions (systemic conditions, medications, allergies, pregnancy)This section covers taking a proper medical history, including body-wide illnesses, medicines, allergies, and pregnancy, stressing how they link to mouth issues, bleeding risks, and need for doctor advice.
Cardiovascular, endocrine, and bleeding disordersRespiratory, renal, and hepatic conditionsMedication review and oral side effectsAllergies, adverse reactions, and alertsPregnancy, lactation, and ASA classificationLesson 4Caries risk screening and xerostomia assessment (diet review, salivary factors, medication effects)This section covers decay risk and dry mouth checks, blending food habits review, saliva flow and quality, and medicine effects to rate risks and plan custom prevention and strengthening treatments.
Dietary recall and fermentable carbohydrate intakeSalivary flow observation and simple testsMedications associated with dry mouthRisk categorization and documentationPreventive strategies for high-risk patientsLesson 5Periodontal screening methods (PSR/Williams probe basics, probing technique, interpreting pocket depths and bleeding on probing)This section introduces gum disease screening tools and methods, like PSR and Williams probes, right angle and pressure for probing, and reading pocket depths, bleeding, and root splits to spot gum risks.
Probe design, markings, and calibrationProbing technique and controlled pressureRecording pocket depths and recessionBleeding on probing and inflammation signsPSR coding and referral thresholdsLesson 6Intraoral soft tissue exam (mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth, salivary glands, oral lesions)This section details a step-by-step inside-mouth soft tissue check, focusing on careful looking and feeling of gums, tongue, mouth floor, saliva glands to find sores, infections, and early mouth cancer signs.
Systematic inspection sequence and lightingLabial and buccal mucosa assessmentTongue, floor of mouth, and ventral surfacesSalivary gland function and duct patencyRecognition and description of oral lesionsLesson 7Extraoral examination checklist (facial symmetry, lymph nodes, TMJ screening, lips and skin)This section outlines a full outside-mouth exam, including looking and feeling the head and neck for unevenness, swollen glands, jaw joint issues, lips, and skin changes that signal local or body-wide problems.
Observation of posture and facial symmetryPalpation of cervical and submandibular nodesTMJ screening for pain, sounds, and rangeInspection of lips, perioral skin, and vermilionDocumentation and referral of abnormal findingsLesson 8Behavioral and lifestyle questionnaire (tobacco, alcohol, diet, oral hygiene routines, anxiety and cost concerns)This section teaches how to do a polite lifestyle chat, covering tobacco, alcohol, eating habits, cleaning routines, and money or worry barriers, to customise prevention tips and encourage lasting changes.
Tobacco and nicotine product assessmentAlcohol intake and binge patternsDietary habits and sugar exposure timingHome oral hygiene tools and techniquesAnxiety, cost concerns, and access barriersLesson 9Basic chairside assessment of plaque, calculus, and gingival inflammation (visual grading, disclosing use, plaque index concepts)This section describes quick chair-side checks for plaque, tartar, and gum swelling using sight, dye tabs, and simple plaque scores to measure buildup and inspire patient learning.
Visual detection of plaque and calculusUse of disclosing agents for biofilm mappingSimplified plaque index recordingGingival color, contour, and bleeding signsPatient communication using plaque scores
