Choose an AFK question bank by inspecting an authorised sample, the explanation and the access you will receive. Unsupported claims that a bank is uniquely adaptive or “most effective” do not tell you whether it addresses your current learning need.
This checklist is published by iatroX, which offers an AFK bank. For the separate choice between a course and a bank, use the current Prep Doctors/Scholars Dental guide.
Separate the resources
| Resource type | Useful role | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| iatroX AFK knowledge practice | Questions, explanation review and question-attached Tutor | Paid full access versus the shared daily sample |
| Structured course, including the selected Prep Doctors or Scholars offer | Teaching, schedules and advertised support | The actual cohort, included practice and access period |
| Other authorised commercial bank | Additional learning questions | Sample quality, Canadian context, feedback and selected entitlement |
| NDEB official material | Current protocol, content references and self-assessment | Its stated purpose and limits |
Inspect Prep Doctors' current schedule, Scholars Dental's AFK offer and NDEB resources. A course can supply teaching and interaction that a standalone bank does not; the products should not be reduced to a price-per-question contest.
An original sample-feedback audit
A fictional learner tries a small authorised sample and records three observations:
| Observation | Reasonable conclusion | Unsupported leap |
|---|---|---|
| The explanation distinguishes the requested index from another measure | That explanation helped with this distinction | Every question in the bank is better |
| The sample contains no radiograph | Image-based practice has not yet been inspected | The entire provider lacks images |
| A Tutor conversation identifies a misread task | Dialogue helped with that attempted item | A pass-rate advantage has been demonstrated |
Ask a specific follow-up question before buying. If image interpretation is a learning need, inspect the actual licensed images and teaching supplied rather than assume any question count includes them. If a concept is unfamiliar, compare teaching support rather than only the size of the bank.
Record access in plain terms
Write the selected product, access start and expiry, charged currency, support and any separate mock or assessment entitlement. Confirm whether a preview requires eligibility or an account. Do not generalise an eligible-candidate course preview into unrestricted access for everyone.
In iatroX, start Tutor from an attempted iatroX question. Do not paste another provider's paid cases or explanations into the conversation. The purpose is a completed learning task, not collecting multiple half-used subscriptions.
Keep scoring claims limited
The NDEB scoring explanation concerns the official examination. A commercial percentage and the official equated score are different quantities. Use the practice-result worksheet to record what a result can reasonably change in your revision.
Up to 10 new sample questions per day, shared across exams and subject to availability, with explanations and no account required.
Full AFK bank access and continued Tutor are paid. £29/month or £99/year in the UK; US$29/month or US$99/year elsewhere