Nus Dentistry Notes [patched] -

The fluorescent lights of the NUS Central Library hummed a low, steady lullaby, a sound Lin had learned to sleep through weeks ago. Spread before her on the worn wooden table was the reason for her exhaustion: a stack of three spiral-bound notebooks, their covers soft and faded. "NUS Dentistry Notes," read the bold lettering on the top one, Year 2, Semester 1. The name of the original owner, J. Koh, was scrawled inside a small heart.

A fundamental oral hygiene guideline (brushing twice daily for two minutes and visiting the dentist twice a year) often taught as a bedrock of patient education.. ScienceDirect.com 4. Student Life & Admissions Insights nus dentistry notes

3. Pharmacology

• The "Drug Card" Method: Do not write paragraphs. Make a card for every drug class.

  Steps of Cavity Prep

  1. Outline form – Include all affected pits/fissures
  2. Resistance form – Prevents restoration displacement under force
  3. Retention form – Mechanical (undercuts) or adhesive (etching)
  4. Convenience form – Access for instruments
  5. Caries removal – Caries indicator dye (NUS uses 0.5% acid red in propylene glycol)
  6. Finishing of enamel walls – 90° cavosurface angle for amalgam, bevel for composite