Taking the dental boards this summer? Get up to speed with Board Vitals!

The Hirsh Library has recently licensed a study tool for Parts I & II of the National Dental Board Examination. Its question bank is comprised of questions with answers (this many) in the following sections:

Part I

• Anatomy, Embryology & Histology (199)
• Biochemistry (110)
• Dental Anatomy & Occlusion (247)
• Microbiology (103)
• Pathology (131)
• Physiology (123)

Part II

• Endodontics (97)
• Operative Dentistry (154)
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Pain Control (158)
• Oral Diagnosis (137)
• Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry (171)
• Patient Management, Behavioral Science, Dental Public Health & Occupational Safety (85)
• Periodontics (63)
• Pharmacology (120)
• Prosthodontics (103)

Design Options

• Select categories or specialties to cover
• Set a timer (or not)
• Display questions randomly or ranked by question difficulty.

Cool Features

• If your answer is incorrect, you can guess again until you click Show Explanation.
• Your account will keep track of your scores for each category, so you can focus on your weaknesses.
• You can search for questions by keywords.
• You can flag and rank questions for further study.
• Its explanations refer to chapters in textbooks we license or hold, so you can study in more depth.
• Its Exam Review shows the explanation, your answer, the correct answer, and the percentage of exam takers who got each question right.

Access

• Go to http://www.boardvitals.com/
• Click Sign Up and register with your Tufts email.
• Check your email for its activation link.
• Board Vitals should launch with Go buttons for NBDE I & II above trials you can ignore.

Faculty may request administrative accounts by contacting elizabeth . richardson @ tufts . edu.  Elizabeth Richardson will also be presenting this resource to D’18 students at the Board Review session this Friday, 5/8/15, at 12pm in Merritt Auditorium.