Basic Science for NDEB AFK Course, INBDE, Dental Board Exams
What you'll learn
- The Basic Sciences required to understand pharmacology
- Microbiology: structure of bacteria, simple methods for classifying bacteria, microbiology for caries, perio and endo.
- Biology: Cell structure, acid base reactions, membrane transport, fluid distribution and more.
- Physiology: action potential, ANS & CNS neurotransmitters & receptors, and more.
Requirements
- None
- Most beneficial for dental students, dental assistants, dental hygienists and medical students that want a review
Description
In this mini basic science review course, we will go over some of the most important concepts in microbiology, biology and physiology. The depth and explanations are just right. Not too much and not too little, perfect for dental exams all over the world. These foundational concepts are key understanding and studying other complicated subjects such as pharmacology and pathology.
Who this course is for:
- Dentists preparing for the NDEB AFK exam
- Dentists preparing for the INBDE exam
- Dentists preparing for any dental board exam
- Dental students reviewing for dental board and licensing exams
- Dental Hygienists preparing for board exams
- Dental assistants preparing for board exams
Instructor
- 4.9 Instructor Rating
- 156 Reviews
- 450 Students
- 1 Course
Scholars Dental Education specializes in online courses that prepare dentists from all over the world for the Canadian dental board exams, helping them become licensed in Canada. Scholars Dental has been providing NDEB AFK prep courses for many years with successful results and excellent reviews. Their innovative online platform includes live seminars, experienced instructors, recorded lectures, online quizzes, online mock exams, and a new way of learning and understanding dentistry all together. This course has a unique Basic Science section which is a must for all dentists taking a dental board exam such as NDEB and INBDE exams.
The Scholars Dental team believes that all dentists should have the opportunity to learn basic sciences in a way specifically designed for dental students. Basic sciences, if taught properly, builds the foundation that would simplify complicated subjects such as pharmacology and pathology, which are usually major obstacles in passing dental board exams.
Dr. Ahmad Hafez successfully passed the NDEB AFK exam with a score of 91 on his first attempt and passed the ACJ & ACS NDEB exams of that same year on his first attempt. Dr. Hafez was also accepted to the IDAPP program at the University of Toronto. He went on passing the written board exams and OSCE exams and received his license in early 2014. He is a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, American Academy of Implant Dentistry and has received his Fellowship Certificate from the Oral Surgery Academy for General Dentists.
Dr. Hafez started teaching AFK lectures in 2013 with amazing feedback from students. Dr. Hafez's main strength is his ability to break down complicated concepts and then teach it in a simple way. His understanding of the obstacles a foreign trained dentist must overcome to pass the AFK exam is a great benefit to all of his students.
Dr. Hafez has been working as a licensed dentist in Canada since January 2014, with experience in private practice and community health centers. Dr. Hafez continues to be a student of dentistry, and has taken multiple continuing education courses in fields of sedation, oral surgery, occlusion, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry and implantology.