FIRST AID FOR THE NBDE PART 1 2/E (First Aid Series) (Pt. 1)
The new “bible” of NBDE preparation – written by dental students for dental students! This is the only high-yield yet comprehensive review of topics covered in the National Board Dental Exam Part 1. It includes 200 black and white images, plus an 8-page full-color insert of images likely to be tested on the exam. You’ll also find information and advice about sitting for the exam from experienced test-takers. Features: Written by students who aced the National Dental Bo
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Book is full of errors,
This book (2nd ed.) is generally a good overview of topics you should know for part 1. But it has many errors which make me question the validity of the material presented (are there more errors that I’m not catching?)
There are numerous typos including “adduction” instead of “abduction;” page 88 shows a figure of a heart with transposition of the great vessels; however the figure is presented as a normal heart.
page 173 says the outer cortex of lymph nodes have germinal nodes containing T cells. this is wrong.
The germinal follicles actually contain proliferating B cells; T cells are found scattered in the deep cortical zone (paracortex)
on page 174 it says FSH stimulates lactogenesis (milk production), this is not true; milk production is stimulated by prolactin.
definitely read some “real” books before you pick up this one. I hope they fix these glitches in the 3rd ed.
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|OK for a comprehensive review,
Since there are not many comprehensive NBDE Part 1 review books out there, this book is good for providing an outline on what to study. You definitely need to look up more information to fully learn the material, as some subjects are only touched on, and some information is left out. There are some annoying things: a good amount of typos, and the writers tend to use their own acronyms without explaining what they are. It’s almost like you’re reading someone’s notes from class that made sense to the person who took the notes, but not to you.
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|Worth it for a light review,
I felt this book was good for a review of the basics, but didn’t go into the depth we really needed. After studying from First Aid for a week, I took several released board exams and realized that First Aid didn’t have the detail needed to do well on the test. Also, this book is full of errors, which can be a distraction. I felt that Dental Decks were better for studying (although there are a lot of errors in them as well). I would recommend this book if you feel that your foundation isn’t very strong. If you did well in your basic science classes, you can probably skip this book and move onto something more detailed, which will better prepare you for the test.
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