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National Board Part I

Microbiology - Pathology


Specifications for the National Board Dental Examination Part I  

Microbiology - Pathology
Test Items (100)

  • General Microbiology (21)

    >Microbial biochemistry and physiology (2)
    >Microbial itology (2)
    >Microbial variations and genetics (3)
    Sterilization and disinfection (4)
    Biology of microorganisms(5)
    >Bacteria (2)
    >Viruses (2)
    >Fungi (1)
    >Antibiotics and chemotherapy (2)
    Oral ecology and epidemiology (3)

  • Reactions of Tissue to Injury (10)

    >Inflammation and repair (8)
    >Physical and chemical injury and degenerations(2)

  • Immunology and Immunopathology (at least 3 on oral immunology) (13)

    >Host defense mechanisms (5)
    >Hypersensitivity (4)
    >Immune system (4)

  • Microbiology,Immunology and Pathology of Specific Infectious Diseases (at least 8 on oral diseases) (22)

    >Bacterial (9)
    >Viral (10)
    >Fungal (2)
    >Chlamyidial and rickettsial (2)

  • Systemic Pathology (22)

    >Cardiovascular (4)
    >Respiratory (3)
    >Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary (3)
    >Genitourinary (2)
    >Blood-lymphatic (3)
    >Endocrine (2)
    >Musculoskeletal (2)
    >Genetic Diseases (2)
    >Nervous system (1)


  • Growth Disturbances (12)

    >Non-neoplastic (1)
    >Neoplasms-etiology,epidemiology,and biology (5)
    >Specific neoplasms (6)