ADC PART 1 · FREE TRIAL · DAY 2 · SESSION 5

  

ADC Part 1  ·  Free Trial  ·  Day 2

Session 5 of 9  ·  The System Reveal  ·  45 minutes

✓ Day 1 complete ▶ Session 5 — The System ○ Session 6 — Trap Masterclass ○ Session 7 — Australian Context ○ Session 8 — The Offer

Day 2 — The System

Day 1 showed you the problem. Today shows you the system that closes the gap.

Not a list of topics. Not a bank of practice questions. A system built specifically to the structure of the ADC Written Examination — that trains the reasoning process the exam is actually testing.

Section 1

The Blueprint — Why Most Courses Get It Wrong

The ADC Written Examination is built to a published blueprint — a percentage allocation across clinical disciplines that determines what appears in the exam, how often, and how many marks it carries.

Most preparation courses treat all topics equally. They move through Restorative, then Perio, then Paediatric — each as a standalone block — allocating roughly the same time to each. This is the wrong approach, and it is why candidates who complete those courses still fail.

Clinical discipline Blueprint % Course weeks
Restorative dentistry 28% Weeks 1–4
Paediatric and orthodontics 18% Weeks 5–7
Periodontics 14% Weeks 8–9
Oral surgery and special needs 14% Weeks 12–13
Oral medicine and pathology 12% Weeks 10–11
Prosthodontics and implants 14% Weeks 4, 12

A candidate who knows the blueprint and allocates study time accordingly is working smarter than one who treats all topics equally. Blueprint awareness is the first structural advantage — before content, before questions.

Section 2

Why Pharmacology, Radiology, and IPC Are Not Standalone Topics

Most ADC preparation courses dedicate separate modules to Pharmacology, Radiology, Infection Prevention and Control, and Pain and Anxiety Management. Students revise these as standalone topics, then move on.

The ADC does not test these as standalone topics. It never has.

They are embedded subdisciplines — they appear inside clinical vignettes as contextual layers. A Restorative vignette may require you to apply TG Sept 2025 analgesic prescribing. A Paediatric vignette may require ARPANSA radiograph justification. An Endodontic vignette may require ADA IPC 2022 single-use instrument rules.

When you have revised Pharmacology as a standalone topic, you know the drugs. When that pharmacology decision is embedded inside a vignette with four plausible options and ninety seconds on the clock, you cannot apply that knowledge. The knowledge is there — the reasoning pathway is not.

Pharmacology

TG Sept 2025 analgesic ladder, antibiotic stewardship, drug interactions, anticoagulant and antiplatelet management. Appears in every clinical discipline.

Radiology

ARPANSA individual justification, DBA prescribing guidelines, view selection at minimum dose. Appears most frequently in Restorative, Paediatric, and Oral Surgery vignettes.

Infection Prevention and Control

ADA IPC 2022, single-use instrument rules, AHPRA open disclosure when an IPC breach occurs. Appears in Endodontic and surgical vignettes.

Pain and Anxiety Management

TG Sept 2025 minimal sedation guidance, vasovagal management, LA selection in special populations. Appears in Oral Surgery, special needs, and Restorative vignettes.

In the comprehensive course, these four subdisciplines are never taught separately. They are practiced in the clinical context where the exam will test them — every time.

Section 3

The 15 TG September 2025 Updates in the September 2026 Exam

The Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental September 2025 edition introduced 15 significant updates relevant to dental practice. The ADC September 2026 exam is built against this edition.

A candidate revising from an earlier TG edition will encounter questions where the correct answer changed with this update. They will select the previously correct answer — confidently — and they will be wrong.

Below are the 15 update areas. The clinical detail is in the course. What you need to know now is which areas changed — and that the exam will test them.

TG September 2025 — Update Areas

1

Analgesic ladder for acute dental pain — first-line combination therapy updated

2

Antibiotic prescribing for acute dentoalveolar abscess — threshold criteria revised

3

Antimicrobial stewardship — dental prescribing triggers updated

4

Antiplatelet agent management for dental procedures — simplified decision framework

5

Warfarin management — INR threshold for simple versus surgical procedures clarified

6

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) — management guidance for dental extractions updated

7

Local anaesthetic selection in pregnancy — preferred agent and contraindicated agents updated

8

Paediatric analgesic dosing — weight-based calculation thresholds revised

9

Silver diamine fluoride — expanded indications including elderly and special needs populations

10

Fluoride varnish concentration — professional application standard updated

11

Chlorhexidine mouthrinse — updated guidance on duration of use and indications

12

Dry socket management — updated first-line treatment protocol

13

Pericoronitis management — antibiotic prescribing criteria tightened

14

Opioid prescribing in dentistry — additional restrictions and documentation requirements

15

Post-extraction haemostasis — updated local measure sequence for anticoagulated patients

Every one of these TG 2025 updates is embedded into the relevant vignette in the comprehensive course. They are tested in the exam. If you do not know them, you fail those questions.

Watch — Session 5

The System Reveal — Instructor Video

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Session 5 complete

You now understand how the system is built. Session 6 shows you the weapon inside it.

There are exactly 12 ways the ADC can fool you. Session 6 names all of them.

Once you can name a trap, you can see it coming in any vignette — regardless of the clinical topic.