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M0 part 7 of 8 · Orientation

Cut and score

Your first scored prep comes after M1. Here is how it will read: three photos on the grid card, then the 5 checkpoints in this order.

Photos

Occlusal, Buccal, Lingual

  1. Occlusal reduction 1.0–2.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 6, Read your score band by band
  2. Axial taper ≤ 12° per wall. A miss here: replay step 2, Name the five surfaces of #30
  3. Margin and line angles 0.5–1.5 mm. A miss here: replay step 4, Read the five checkpoints on a finished prep
  4. Adjacent tooth No damage to the adjacent tooth. A miss here: replay step 1, Find tooth #30 and tooth #3
  5. Putty clearance ≥ 1.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 5, Photograph the prep on the grid card
Score a prep
Cut and score

Your first scored prep comes after M1. Here is how it will read: three photos on the grid card, then the 5 checkpoints in this order.

Photos

Occlusal, Buccal, Lingual

  1. Occlusal reduction 1.0–2.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 6, Read your score band by band
  2. Axial taper ≤ 12° per wall. A miss here: replay step 2, Name the five surfaces of #30
  3. Margin and line angles 0.5–1.5 mm. A miss here: replay step 4, Read the five checkpoints on a finished prep
  4. Adjacent tooth No damage to the adjacent tooth. A miss here: replay step 1, Find tooth #30 and tooth #3
  5. Putty clearance ≥ 1.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 5, Photograph the prep on the grid card
Score a prep
Outline · 8 parts✓Criteria card✓Anatomy in 3D✓Steps1Find tooth #30 and tooth #32Name the five surfaces of #303Peel enamel, dentin and pulp4Read the five checkpoints on a finished prep5Photograph the prep on the grid card6Read your score band by band✓Within vs outside✓Check✓Guided cut7Cut and score8Recall: day 3 and day 10

Practice feedback against the 2026–27 published crown-prep criteria (molar). Not an exam or admissions result; your program and examiners decide.