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practice test was from asda only. i used to sit still for straight 4 hours. because u MUST practice that. its all teh stamina they judge to see how well can u work under pressure. so practice that. and with decks 2013 u also get testlets notebook. if u dont have it. PM me ur email id i will email u.
I have the 2012-2013 Decks and the released Qs from the 90s-2009..... Kaplan is not only a waste of time but also it makes you want to quit on studying! the wording and organizing of the book is terrible. the USMLE videos is boring and too many details you will never be asked about... there Q bank is very confusing! don't spend one minute on the Q bank, spend every minute on the released questions YOU have to do hundreds of released the more you do the more you close to pass.. I also used first aide for dental anatomy as it was about 30 pages after I finished decks and it was very organized, straight to the point and from my experience they DO use a lot of first aide dental anatomy wording in the exam. GOOD LUCK
You can go to the asda website and order released exams online. Depending on what set you will buy, price will vary. You may want to call asda and ask for the pricing.
have u started with your application?
Hello.. To anybody with previous experience in taking the nbde1..Are all questions distributed evenly for each subject? For example if its a 400 question exam, will it be 100 anatomical science 100 pathology and micro 100 biochemistry and 100 dental anatomy questions? Ive heard some people say there is more dental anatomy..please share experience..
People who passed the NBDE, can you please tell me which one is better? I'm choosing between crackthenbde and Caplan Qbank to practice.
Thanks a lot!
Hello Ruslana. What another source do you have, except crackthenbde and caplan? When do you plan take exam NBDE ? Thank you for answering.DmitriyPeople who passed the NBDE, can you please tell me which one is better? I'm choosing between crackthenbde and Caplan Qbank to practice.
Thanks a lot!
Molar - I have received the soft copies of the exam but can't access to it because it requires a password. I'd appreciate if you can send me a password to [email protected] Thanks!!I've emailed you.
hey congrats,... any tips you would want to share? which books you studied from and which was the most helpful?i PASSEDDDD yeyyyyyy
hey can you please email me ASDA papers and Kaplan material that you have.. Thanks. It will be a big help. [email protected]Hii
I have a soft copy of ASDA paper. If you msg me your email address, I will forward it to you.
i can share my experience:hey congrats,... any tips you would want to share? which books you studied from and which was the most helpful?
i can share my experience:
i studied for 3 months on a stretch daily for 7-8 hrs ,from first aid , dental decks (2012-13) and all sets of asda papers
believe me you can really clear it , if i can , i passed my bds in 2007 , so all the subjects were like aliens for me .....
on my exam day :
first half : it was damn tough for me , questions were easy but there options were confusing , twisted , i got 4 testlets in this part ,hardly got 2-3 repeats in this section i utilized the last sec of my exam ......... in this section around 50 questions were of which i had no idea i simply guessed them , 50 - 55 questions was confused between two options
second half : this was comparatively easy , got repeats from set k around 11-12 , 3 testlets ,was able to finish this section 1 hr prior to the assigned time. ... again in this section 25 questions were there of which i had no idea, 50 questions i was struggling between two options
over all view: in all when i came out i was relieved , ahhhh its over now , was sure only about 190-200 questions , i thought all the subjects were equally distributed , biochemistry got direct questions from cycles , a lot of enzymes, dental anatomy was my strongest subject so i was confident about it , anatomy some of the questions were straight forward like they asked anatomical locations of some organs , a lott of origins questions nerves , ( few were really twisted and confusing ) in microbiology a few bacteria were there fav asked 4-5 questions on them (never seen those questions before) overall it was confusing , patho and physio were like that only
my strategies :
try to have a command on atleast 1-2 subjects , in my case i was confident about my dental anatomy and a little bit of anatomy, use google in even a tiniest doubt.
for anatomy i looked at a lot of diagrams , youtube videos along with the theory , first aid , decks( thoroughly )
dental anatomy - first aid and decks
biochem/physio - first aid and Dr Najeebs videos on youtube and also some other video on topics i was not confident about
pathology /micro - first aid and decks ( little)
ethics - i did the decks only a night before the exam ( try to memorise the definations given )
Hope this could help
all the best to all
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Check you email and let me know. thanks
yeah i used L,M,N as my testing sets i didn't remember the exact raw score for them but i can tell you in general (my avg score range )Thanks Dentgem! This is super useful! Thanks so much! I am in the same position. I am yet to write my exam. I am using the same three prep items (ASDA papers, Decks and First Aid). I am still not sure if I am ready. Did you take a mock paper. That is did you do K L M N as a practice exam and if possible could you share how much you got raw score. I took K and got 265. So I am not sure. I was thinking of giving it in Dec but wasnt sure after this score...Any thoughts/comments you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Dentgem!
yeah i used L,M,N as my testing sets i didn't remember the exact raw score for them but i can tell you in general (my avg score range )Thanks Dentgem! This is super useful! Thanks so much! I am in the same position. I am yet to write my exam. I am using the same three prep items (ASDA papers, Decks and First Aid). I am still not sure if I am ready. Did you take a mock paper. That is did you do K L M N as a practice exam and if possible could you share how much you got raw score. I took K and got 265. So I am not sure. I was thinking of giving it in Dec but wasnt sure after this score...Any thoughts/comments you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Dentgem!
yeah i used L,M,N as my testing sets i didn't remember the exact raw score for them but i can tell you in general (my avg score range )
anatomy 65-75
dental anatomy 80-94
micro/patho 65-77
biochem/physio ( my weakest section in first test i got only 52 ) 60-66
however in my exam i got repeats from set k , luckily i revised it just a night before my exam
All the best for your exam just believe in yrself and your hardwork and you will get through itThank you so much Dentgem! Really really appreciate it! The tension is slowly building up! Hope I do well! Thanks again to folks like you! Your postings and expereince have been super helpful!
Hello Everybody
I gave the NBDE PART 1 on 29th May 2013. I got the result today. I Passed & so will you. The SDN site has helped me a lot in my preparation so its now my turn to give back.
Materials used by me
1) Dental Decks 2012-2013
2) ASDA released papers A - N
3) Crack the NBDE
4) Wikipedia
Study pattern
1) Dental decks:- 2 times thoroughly & brushed it the third time. Understand every aspect of it & do not by heart. Whatever I did not understand I used wikipedia to get my concepts clear.
2) ASDA papers:- right from A to N. Yes, even the old ones.
3) took Crack the NBDE 15 days before the exam.
3) Went through the questions I did not know again.
Preparation time
3 months, 10 hrs a day. First two months only dental decks. Last month revision of decks and questions (ASDA + Crack)
Scores
After doing dental decks thoroughly I was getting a raw score of 70-80 for Anatomy Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology. Dental Anatomy was between 80-90.
In the K and L I scored 300-310/400.
Crack the NBDE I got composite average scores of 86, 87, 89.
Crack the NBDE stimulates the real exam. It has high level questions. The actual exam is much easier but very conceptual.
On the exam
I felt the exam was every much Dental Deck and ASDA paper oriented.
I was sure of about 300/400 questions.About 20 questions were not in my study material. Remaining 80 questions I was confused between 2 options.
Repeats are there from ASDA papers, cant say how many.
Testlets I got 8 of them and they were pretty confusing but doable.
On what I should have done more
I should have done First Aid, Its a very good book. Similar to the decks. I did not have it.
On what I am happy I DID NOT DO
everything related to kaplan. Its a waste of time. The lecture notes, videos, questions according to me all are just a waste of time.
My suggestions.
Dental decks are a must. (Preferably latest ones)
Study limited and revise the same thing again and again.
Solve as many questions you can.
In short my key to success were dental decks + ASDA papers.
Where can I find the ASDA papers please email me I take my exam in February and would like to review?
[email protected] ...pls mail me the testlets
could u pleasse email me the asda released papers if u have them? [email protected]
check yr mailCould you email them to me as we'll and the ASDA papers? Chaldo20hotmail.com
check yr mailCan you do the favor. just email/tell me @ [email protected] How can I get released papers that you have. As my plan is to appear @ March end 2014. Looking for study buddy also in MICHIGAN if possible!
Would you please be able to email me the ASDA papers? Whatever papers who have, that would be great if you could email me.check yr mail
Hello everyone, got my result yesterday and I passed !
Would like to share my experience with you all.
TIME : 3 months / 4-5 hrs to 9-10 hrs
Everyday input varied according to my energy level on that particular day.
STUDY MATERIAL : first aid for Nbde
Dental decks 2012-13
ASDA released papers - A,B,G,I,J,K,L,M,N
REVISION : just dental decks of physio-biochem , half of micro-path
EXAM : conceptual, mind boggling, testlets were not hard but conceptual. They judge all the subjects in one testlet. Many questions I got in exam which I never read in any of the above mentioned study material .But i felt every question was somehow the twisted version of the simple things given in books. Guess I got around 15-20 questions from previous years. during the exam I felt happy whenever I saw a repeat question. The testlets which everyone dread, are not that hard, read them carefully, there r key words which help you get the answers and I repeatedly read the testlets and could relate the questions to the info given. Dental anatomy and occlusion was highly judged. Got many questions,found few questions hard.
TIPS- First aid, dental decks and released papers are the materials you should concentrate on, read them carefully. Revise if you could, and do all the released papers. Do dental anatomy and occlusion really good.
Your preparation months are gonna be emotionally tormenting and depressing sometimes, I used to go for a walk/run whenever I felt the same. I found it a good way to vent my frustration and channelize my energy.
: One day before the exam, I didn't study, just drove around ! It was around 6 pm and I thought I know nothing, I sifted through first aid crazily for 3 hrs. Around 9 i stopped and kept the books aside, had dinner, watched tv and slept around 11. I managed to get good sleep.
EXAM DAY:
On the day of the exam, I couldn't take anything down my throat, just had some water and half bottle of 5 HOUR ENERGY, I took it 20 mins before my exam actually started. Finished the rest of it during the break. Inspite of 5 hour energy" I sometimes felt tired and exhausted during the exam, I took 2 unscheduled breaks, washed my face and had water to keep me going. When I came out of the exam I felt extremely elated that it's done, but within few hours I started feeling I messed up my exam and Im surely gonna fail. All the 14 days post exam I felt I am going to fail the exam but I PASSED and so will you.
P.S - I never used 5 HOUR ENERGY or any other energy boosting drink during preparation, took it few days before exam to see how my body reacts and a full bottle in one go made me jittery,that's y I took half of it on the exam day.
I hope my experience helps , good luck to you all.
I gave exam on 24th may and got my result today and I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!������������
Hi,Hello Everybody
I gave the NBDE PART 1 on 29th May 2013. I got the result today. I Passed & so will you. The SDN site has helped me a lot in my preparation so its now my turn to give back.
Materials used by me
1) Dental Decks 2012-2013
2) ASDA released papers A - N
3) Crack the NBDE
4) Wikipedia
Study pattern
1) Dental decks:- 2 times thoroughly & brushed it the third time. Understand every aspect of it & do not by heart. Whatever I did not understand I used wikipedia to get my concepts clear.
2) ASDA papers:- right from A to N. Yes, even the old ones.
3) took Crack the NBDE 15 days before the exam.
3) Went through the questions I did not know again.
Preparation time
3 months, 10 hrs a day. First two months only dental decks. Last month revision of decks and questions (ASDA + Crack)
Scores
After doing dental decks thoroughly I was getting a raw score of 70-80 for Anatomy Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology. Dental Anatomy was between 80-90.
In the K and L I scored 300-310/400.
Crack the NBDE I got composite average scores of 86, 87, 89.
Crack the NBDE stimulates the real exam. It has high level questions. The actual exam is much easier but very conceptual.
On the exam
I felt the exam was every much Dental Deck and ASDA paper oriented.
I was sure of about 300/400 questions.About 20 questions were not in my study material. Remaining 80 questions I was confused between 2 options.
Repeats are there from ASDA papers, cant say how many.
Testlets I got 8 of them and they were pretty confusing but doable.
On what I should have done more
I should have done First Aid, Its a very good book. Similar to the decks. I did not have it.
On what I am happy I DID NOT DO
everything related to kaplan. Its a waste of time. The lecture notes, videos, questions according to me all are just a waste of time.
My suggestions.
Dental decks are a must. (Preferably latest ones)
Study limited and revise the same thing again and again.
Solve as many questions you can.
In short my key to success were dental decks + ASDA papers.
It is not a very difficult exam. Concepts are more important than minute details. Revise the dental decks and papers as much as you can.
Hope this helps!
Goodluck to all.
Part1: latest dental decks 2012-2013, kaplan(only and only for dental anatomy and occlusion) if possible first six chaps of okeson, first aid nbde for final review. and ASDA released papers.
3 months continuous prep is what you need. but if u have weaker concepts take your time since u have a whole yr for it. solve as many questions as you can.
Part2: Mosby, Tufts Pharma(PM me if u want it with ur email id), and dental decks for part 2, and asda released papers. if u buy original mosby u will get a dvd with it with cases in it for part2.
Hi there.
I am just getting started to prepare for the NDBE I and I have the 2009-10 dent decks. I have not read about the parts of this exam for a looong time, plus everything I was taught in my dentla School was in Greek. Does anybody have the answers to the dent decks 2009?
Thanx