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.

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: