Advising-Counseling
A. 1- Hour Advising-Counseling Session: What steps to take to prepare for required exams & how to pay for it all.
Join in on an Advising-Counseling Session to discover steps to take, in what order, and how to access financial resources to help pay for all the expenses that occur between graduation and licensure completion. We will discuss the do's and don'ts of test preparation to completion. We will go into depth about the assessments used to identify strengths and weaknesses in both academic knowledge and case-based skills. Progressive steps will be shared on how to prepare for the required exams in Florida. Expect the session to last about 1 hour and we will conclude the session with Q & A that can extend the time slightly. The Advising-Counseling Session is usually scheduled on Fridays or Saturdays and the cost of the session will be integrated into the future packages purchased from us. If you need concierge scheduling, or want to request a Skype Advising-Counseling Session, please call our office to make those special arrangements.
Knowledge-Based Exam Prep Package
B. Assessment to identify your academic National Board Dental Examination knowledge.
We will assess your weakness and strengths in each subject matter that is included in The National Board Dental Examination Test. We will let you know what subject areas you do know and which you need extra study time. Depending on the results, we will then recommend the subject-specific courses to strengthen your knowledge, to build up your confidence, and to guide you toward other resources to further explain difficult concepts. So this is our passion…to hold your hand each step of the way, to take to the proper path toward your goal and make sure your journey will not include any wrong roads.
National Board of Dental Hygiene Examination & Commission of Dental Competency Assessments CSE Practice Tests are online exams giving access to our assessment exam that covers all the subjects covered in NBDHE or CDCA-CSE. The site will ask you to type your first name, last name, email, and to create a password. It will then provide basic info about the test and give you instructions prior to the test starting. For example:
Number of questions: 450
Amount of time available: 500 minutes (8.3 hours)
Pause/Resume is allowed to save and finish later
Keep a tally of mere guesses
One question per page
Multiple Choice/True & False
Once you finish the exam, you and the professors will immediately be able to see your "raw score" results as an overall percentage out of 100%. Do not panic about this number. We will analyze your score per "subject category" and show you where strengths and weakness lye. We will develop a tutoring plan to build any weaknesses into strengths and confidence.
Disclaimer: This exam is only an assessment tool and is in no way an actual measurement of how a candidate will do on the NBDHE. This exam is a combination of previously used exam questions, commonly addressed topics, and an accumulation of multiple board review resources. Results may give insight to subject categories and topics that could benefit from further study.
C. 20 hours of Tutoring in academic content
Pretesting data of identified weakness will guide the selection of subject-specific courses to be strengthened. Tutoring courses will cater to all learning styles by including electronic power-points to support the verbal information along with open discussions for any questions along the way. Our tutoring also consists of advising for the best resources to study from, guiding you toward the most effective books, dental notes, booklets, question banks, software options, where to buy them, and pricing. Additional homework is NOT assigned. We provide summaries of as many areas as possible for easy access to pertinent information. Your knowledge will be expanded beyond facts…it will be developed into application of facts into clinical use and case-based scenarios.
Clinical Skills-Based Exam Prep Package
This package hones in on the ADEX-CDCA Exam Clinical Exam for Dental Hygiene Candidates. Sit with us to discuss the do's and don'ts of test preparation to completion. We provide assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses in both patient assessment knowledge and clinical skills in periodontology. We provide an academic review course and hands-on instrumentation course catered to individual needs. We also offer patient screening services exclusively for those participants who complete our Clinical DH Prep Package #3. You would meet and procure your patient using our screening dental office so required assessments and patient forms may be completed. This will calm nerves and give peace of mind as clinicals approach.
Clinical DH Prep Package includes the following:
D. 1-Hour Assessment to identify possible weakness in Periodontal Instrumentation Clinical Skills
Clinical skills in non-surgical periodontal scaling & root planning(S&RP) are highly promoted using conservative treatments, prior to the dentists' decision of aggressive options that may be sought by a periodontist. Therefore, referral of a patient is given when unsuccessful tissue response is proven post S&RP. This course assesses each students' instrumentation skills through an observation format to confirm knowledge of proper instrument A & A to match each instrument design methodology in the instruction. Assessment of skills is completed with designated one-on-one time with a clinical professor and advising would follow to discuss any identified weaknesses. Tutoring would be recommended to strengthen needed areas.
E. 6-Hours of Non-Surgical Dental Periodontology Instrumentation Lecture Course Review
Clarification of instrumentation design requires memorization of geometrical angles, planes, stroke types, and access points. This lecture course provides a summary of these items matched with each instrument design.
F. 20-Hours Non-Surgical Dental Periodontology Instrumentation Hands-On Review Course
This tutoring course is designed to improve weaknesses found in hands-on periodontal clinical instrumentation skills. A full understanding and application of skills will fuse as students practice on periodontally involved typodonts with our professional clinical instructor. The highlights of skills will focus on the following: Patient and Clinician Positioning, instrument design, grasp, strokes, adaptation, angulation, advanced debridement and S&RP techniques, concepts in calculus removal with variable root concavities & furcations.
G. Exclusive Patient Screening Services – optional
**Patient screening services are offered exclusively for those participants who complete our Clinical DH Prep Package (A, D-G). You would meet and procure your patient using our screening dental office so required assessments and patient forms may be completed.
Note: The brokering of patients is strictly prohibited. Our service DOES NOT broker patients. Our service is strictly limited to our course participants, is part of our course training and preparation, and not available to any other candidates at the examination site.
Best of Both
Do you need to prep for all four exams? We have discounted the combined packages of both the Knowledge- based and Clinical-based benefits so you can have it all.
COMPACT COURSE
Hey compact learning lovers and out-of-towner's! We invite every stressed-out student to come relax in sunny Florida, to join us at our office in beautiful downtown Orlando. The special compact scheduling accommodates optimal time in both knowledge and skills, while still making room for some Disney World fun, if so desired. This is a combo package of both the knowledge based package and the clinical based packages in smaller units. A certificate of completion is earned with course/package completion. The week is structured as follows:
| First Week |
| Friday |
8am-6pm PreTesting-knowledge based & clinical instrumentation skill assessments |
| Saturday |
Free Time |
| Sunday |
Free Time |
| Monday |
8:00-Advising about weakness & course schedule for the week
9:00am-1:00pm Course AM
Lunch
2:00 -6:00 Course PM |
| Tuesday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Wednesday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Thursday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Friday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Second Week |
| (**) Saturday |
Meet ‘N Greet / Free Time |
| Sunday |
Free Time |
| Monday |
8:00am- 1:00 Course AM
Lunch
2:00-6:00 Course PM |
| Tuesday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Wednesday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Thursday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-5:00 Course PM |
| Friday |
8:00am- 12:00 Course AM
Lunch
1:00-4:00 Course PM
4:00-5:00 Test Taking Tips/Certificate Ceremony/Dismissal |
(**) Students who purchase the Package to include Patient Screening Services will have their Meet ‘N Greet with their clinical patient on Saturday-10:00am - 2:00pm. The student will procure their patient at our dental office so required assessments and patient forms may be completed. Students that do not purchase the Package to include Patient Screening Services will have a free day.
Al a Carte Tutoring for Specific Course
Are you struggling with a particular dental subject? We offer tutoring for an array of courses. Do you just need an extra few hours added your previous package purchase? Just click to add the extra hours needed. Call to schedule an appointment with our dental professionals. Services are based on how many hours are assigned to each course.
Click here to view list of available specific courses
We have a huge heart for students who are under the nerve-racking pressure of preparing for licensing exams and clinicals. We know your time is precious and have developed specific packages tailored to your needs. We are different from most board review courses…we identify and instruct only on each participants weaknesses rather than fitting all participants into a review seminar that covers all subject areas. We actually encourage participates to attend a seminar of sorts, then come take our pre-test to see where weaknesses might still remain. Do you just want tutoring for a challenging topic? We offer hourly tutoring. Do you want to attack the knowledge based exams of the three required exams (National Board, Prometric, Florida Laws) or do you want to focus only on the clinical skills required for the CDCA clinical licensure exam? Do you want it all with the best of both? We can help. We even offer patient screening services for preparation of CDCA Clinical Examination requirements exclusively for those participants who complete our indicated (**) packages. You would meet and procure your patient using our screening dental office so required assessments and patient forms may be completed. A certificate of completion is earned with each course/package completion.
