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
- Occlusal reduction 1.0–2.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 6, Read your score band by band
- Axial taper ≤ 12° per wall. A miss here: replay step 2, Name the five surfaces of #30
- Margin and line angles 0.5–1.5 mm. A miss here: replay step 4, Read the five checkpoints on a finished prep
- Adjacent tooth No damage to the adjacent tooth. A miss here: replay step 1, Find tooth #30 and tooth #3
- Putty clearance ≥ 1.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 5, Photograph the prep on the grid card
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
- Occlusal reduction 1.0–2.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 6, Read your score band by band
- Axial taper ≤ 12° per wall. A miss here: replay step 2, Name the five surfaces of #30
- Margin and line angles 0.5–1.5 mm. A miss here: replay step 4, Read the five checkpoints on a finished prep
- Adjacent tooth No damage to the adjacent tooth. A miss here: replay step 1, Find tooth #30 and tooth #3
- Putty clearance ≥ 1.0 mm. A miss here: replay step 5, Photograph the prep on the grid card
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 10Practice feedback against the 2026–27 published crown-prep criteria (molar). Not an exam or admissions result; your program and examiners decide.