Paper A
2 hours · Basic sciences, covering MBBS topics.
| Area | Share |
|---|---|
| Head & Neck Anatomy | 25–30% |
| Physiology | 25–30% |
| General Pathology | 10–20% |
| Biochemistry, Pharmacology & Microbiology | 10% |
| Embryology | 5% |
| Ethics and some BDS topics | 5–10% |
FCPS Part 1 · Dentistry
Free notes for every subject of Paper A and Paper B, from a dentist who passed on his first attempt, organised the way he revised so you can find what you need and get back to revising.
Both papers, subject by subject, in the order he revised them. He is adding a short guide to each subject, and the topics he found very important are highlighted in yellow.
2 hours · Basic sciences, covering MBBS topics.
| Area | Share |
|---|---|
| Head & Neck Anatomy | 25–30% |
| Physiology | 25–30% |
| General Pathology | 10–20% |
| Biochemistry, Pharmacology & Microbiology | 10% |
| Embryology | 5% |
| Ethics and some BDS topics | 5–10% |
2 hours · Dental sciences, covering BDS topics.
| Area | Share |
|---|---|
| Oral Medicine & Pathology | 25–30% |
| Dental Materials | 25–30% |
| Community Dentistry | 20–25% |
| Oral Anatomy & Histology | 10–15% |
| Final-year subjects | 10% |
| Ethics & Paediatrics | 10% |
Shares are his rough guide from sitting the exam, not official figures.
Paper A is the basic sciences, Paper B the dental sciences. Each opens to one card per subject.
Notes are listed in the order he studied them; start at the top and use next and previous at the end of each note.
Lines highlighted in yellow are the topics he marked as very important.
Press F (or the reading-mode button) on any note for a clean, full-width page; it also prints neatly.
Press / anywhere to search every note by keyword.

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