Lesson 1Detailed dental history and symptom inquiry (last dental visit, past treatments, pain, sensitivity)This part explains how to collect a focused dental history, including the main complaint, past treatments, and previous problems, to spot risk factors, direct examination priorities, and build trust 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 part reviews the check-up of teeth and bite, including fillings, decay, wear marks, looseness, and bite problems, as well as signs of teeth grinding that might affect gum health and preventive planning.
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 part centres on structured medical history taking, including body-wide diseases, medicines, allergies, and pregnancy, stressing their link to mouth findings, bleeding risk, and the need for doctor consultation.
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 part shows caries risk and dry mouth screening, mixing diet analysis, saliva flow and quality, and medicine review to group risk levels and back individual preventive and re-hardening plans.
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 part introduces gum screening tools and methods, including PSR and Williams probes, right probing angle and pressure, and reading pocket depths, bleeding, and root splits to spot gum risk.
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 part covers a step-by-step inside-mouth soft tissue check, stressing systematic looking and feeling of gums, tongue, mouth floor, and 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 part details a systematic outside-mouth exam, including looking and feeling the head and neck, to spot oddities in balance, lymph nodes, jaw joint, lips, and skin that may show local or body-wide illness.
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 part explains how to do a respectful lifestyle chat, looking into tobacco, alcohol, diet, mouth cleaning habits, and money or worry blocks, to fit preventive advice and help habit change.
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 part outlines chairside check of plaque, tartar, and gum swelling using looking, revealing agents, and basic plaque score ideas to measure film levels and encourage 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
