Bench Test

The ACS is a two-day assessment during which you perform a series of dental procedures on simulated patients (manikins) in a clinical setting.

Each day you will receive:

• A typodont, labelled with your ID number mounted in a manikin on a dental chair.
• A list of teeth for practice preparations.
• A detailed list of required procedures specifying tooth numbers and surfaces.

You will also receive a scheduled time to perform the Rubber Dam Requirement.

Content

During the assessment, you will be required to perform the following:

• Class II amalgam preparation.
• Class III composite resin preparation.
• Full metal crown preparation.
• Metal-ceramic (porcelain fused to metal) crown preparation.
• Endodontic access preparation on a molar tooth.
• Direct Class II composite resin restoration on a pre-prepared* tooth
• Direct Class IV composite resin restoration on a pre-prepared* tooth
• Class II amalgam restoration on a pre-prepared* tooth.
• Provisional crown restoration for a pre-prepared* metal-ceramic (porcelain fused to metal) crown preparation on Day 2 of the assessment. The original unprepared tooth will be in the typodont used on Day 1 of the assessment.
• Rubber dam application

* a pre-prepared tooth will be supplied.

Participants will also be evaluated on the following:

• Record keeping.
• Infection control and material hygiene.