[Docimologic analysis of 4th-year preclinical exam questions].

Operative Dentistry and Endodontics' Department of the School of Dentistry of Abidjan experienced pre-clinical exam in fourth year of dentistry with MCQ following guided courses which aim was to lead student to be correctly in charge of the patients when they start their first clinical performance. The objective off his this work is to show how one's can analyse exams questions efficiently. In this work the authors present et discuss the results of the evaluation of this preclinical exam performed through calculation of index of success (Ir) which gives us information on the difficulty of a question for all the students who answered, the discriminative index (Id) which allow to determine when a question is selective enough to distinguish weak to strong students in a group.

[Appearance in dental practice: opportunity or puerile embellishment?].

Appearance and style of the dental practitioner influences the perception of the patients. The objectives of this work are threefold: To raise the awareness of the patient regarding style and appearance; Evaluate whether style and appearance contribute to creating a relationship of trust between the patient and the practitioner; Make suggestions on enhancing one's appearance. A questionnaire was sent out to practitioners, senior patients of both sexes, and to children of four years or older.

[Management of dental records: an example of the Department of Restorative Dentistry of the School of Odonto-Stomatology in Abidjan].

The patient's file is often mismanaged because of the crowd and the frequency of emergencies caused by pain. The practitioner is worrying about handling it in first place. The objective of this work is to recall the importance of a good management of the dental records and to suggest a charting system.

[Facial type, dental form and cosmetics].

Is there a disgrace where there is no matching of the facial shape with the shape of the teeth? How can the dentist and the beautician solve it? This study proposes to: define the different facial shapes in Africans, specify the different forms encountered, propose a make-up according to these shapes.

[A comparative study of the occlusal surface of the mandibular 1st and 2nd premolar in Ivory Coast].

The first mandibular premolars are usually described as teeth with disproportionate cusp. The vestibular's is bulkier and higher than the lingual one. This study confronts this description with the clinical realities observed in Ivory Coast by comparing first mandibular premolars with the seconds.