r/INBDE

Lately I’ve been wondering if Booster or Bootcamp alone is really enough for INBDE prep now. The exam feels much more unpredictable compared to what older posts describe, especially the clinical reasoning part.

Sometimes I feel like only doing question banks gives a false sense of confidence because the actual exam thinking feels different. Curious how recent test takers felt during their preparation and whether they had to use additional guidance/resources beyond Booster or Bootcamp.

For my recent test takers, how hard would you rate the exam from 1-10?

any tips from people who have recently taken the exam? have been studying on and off since march using bootcamp but its so hard with clinic schedule + other didactics. i feel like i learn stuff then i forget it a week later- brain is fried LOL. feeling really discouraged😔. ive gone through pretty much all bootcamp content tho! just didnt do the vids. scored relatively high on the practice tests with the exception of one practice sim test where i got a "low" chance of passing. anyone have last minute tips ? im two weeks out from the exam on 6/1-6/2 and wondering if its worth just splurging the $175 for a month of booster subscription to access their sim tests. thank u and good luck to everyone studying and stressed like me:')

What is your bootcamp performance % at currently? I’m 39 days out and I feel like it’s too low

Hello all any idea when will booster offer its next coupon code? I kinda missed it last time when they gave the offer in April.
Any particular patterns observed as to when they give coupon codes? Or how many times a year??

I’m the guy who had personal issues and pretty much only had 2 weeks to prepare for the exam for graduation.

Just finished day 2 and I thought the overall difficulty was pretty hard - plenty of low-yield topics/path (like Polycythemia Vera) were tested and I flagged around 30-40% in each section.

Breakdown:
Day 1:
Section 1: moderate
Section 2: difficult
Section 3: don’t remember, probably difficult
Section 4: easy

Day 2:
Section 1: difficult
Section 2: moderate

Has anyone else taken the exam this past week? What did you all think - I’m spiraling a little bit from how that went. Now all I can do is pray for 4 weeks.

Edit more info: finished all Bootcamp Qs, did Bootcamp and Booster practice exam (scores border-high/63-72), and all 24 Booster case based Qs in 2 weeks, read over Booster notes and Bootcamp cheat sheets for some, Booster cheat sheets for some

My dental assistant program just cancelled the start of my afternoon class the first day was supposed to be may 18th but got cancelled because only 3 students were enrolled , the morning class already started . They said that starting with 3 students wouldn’t be conductive to my learning but that I secured a seat in the next start but hasn’t been scheduled but will be sometime after June what should I do ? Stay in the program or find somewhere else , I think I might stay since all of the other programs start around August either way

Hi everyone. I have just started doing bootcamp question banks for the first time and I am scoring between 70-80% in subject wise sections. The target is somewhere between mid 60% for dental subjects. I wanted to know if I’m in safe zone regarding preparation and how do I assess my knowledge? If any recent test takers who did bootcamp and passed can comment. Sometimes I get a very simple concept wrong and I feel so low after reading the explanation like what if I mess up simple concepts during the exam and fail.
Please if anyone can help! Thanks!

Looking for a booster partner

Hey there i am a foreign dentist and i want to take my inbde exam but i have serious anxiety and i dont like to take such step without being fully prepared, back in school we had books and materials that we know the exam is going to come from . But with this inbde exam im a bit confused, dentistry is a vast major and every concept can be broken into deeper concepts, i get lost , i don’t know how to study for this exam if anyone out there has the same “perfectionism” issue please help me , how do you break it down and how do you truly prepare ? Best of luck to all of us !

Hey everyone

I am an international dentist and looking for any guide or advice, I have been told to go through boot camp but I think I need some foundational knowledge since it’s been 8 years since I graduation, I do have 7 years of work experience though.

Does anyone have a schedule or a study partner based in NJ would do too!

I am really nervous and not sure if I can even do this.

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So, I failed my first attempt, and had requested the evaluation/review of my try (just to get an idea of what area I got wrong, and what I should reinforce in my studies).

I know what areas correspond for a good chunk of these (Like Patient Management, Research, Ethics, Pharmacology, Pathology, and Radiology do correspond for a decent amount of these groups), but others... I'm a little lost on what areas I should focus on (like "Molecular, biochemical, cellular, and systems-level development, structure and function" or "Biology of microorganisms in physiology and pathology" or "Cellular and molecular bases of immune and non-immune host defense mechanisms". Would that be more Pharma, Pathology, and pediatrics? Or a little bit of every area? And of so, what sort of questions would be a good reference to study for that?)

I hope this question makes sense, I'm just a little lost on how to go from here (beyond starting with the obvious/clear groups at least).

Hey everyone, I am a graduating US dental student that had a lot of personal issues for the year.

Unfortunately, due to a whole host of issues(personal, family), I started studying in early May. I have put in 10-12 hours every day for 10 days now but I averaged only a 63% on the Bootcamp exam (2x low, 2x borderline, 1 high, 1 very high).

My exam is scheduled in 2 days, and I was wondering if this was enough or if I should try to get a few more days. I cannot delay for much longer due to degree conferral and I am extremely nervous. Is there any advice or any last-minute studying tips to pass the exam? I have went through 2500/2600 questions twice but I still feel underprepared. I have been reviewing notes and cheat sheets in my spare time as well.

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If you're wondering why?
My girlfriend is applying to dental school as an international student and she needs to take the board exam for her program. I had no idea how much the INBDE process actually costs until I saw her prep. The exam alone is over $1,300, and by the time you add prep materials on top of that, it adds up fast. I think several hundred $$$ for some prep tools out there.

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The software community has this culture of building and sharing tools openly, and a lot of us benefit from that every day. I'm hoping this too will help give students some extra resources without blasting a hole in their wallet.

If you're currently studying, give it a shot and let me know what you think. Genuinely want feedback on what's useful and what's missing. 😄

Hi all! I recently passed the INBDE. Am I able to send my results to ADEA PASS right now or do I have to wait for the application to open on May 13th? I appreciate any help with this!

Hello Doctors,

I’m foreign trained dentist, planning to prepare for the INBDE and am looking for tutor who can work with me intensively, approximately 3 hours per day, most days of the week, over a 3-month period.

Would anyone be available for this kind of arrangement, or could you recommend someone who might be?

I would also like to know what this commitment would cost.

Thank you all for taking time to read this post!