Book excerpt: This manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of various preclinical and clinical exercises that students have to master in their first and second year BDS course for the preclinical conservative dentistry examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on both plaster and typodont models in the preclinical laboratory.• Provides step-by-step pictorial representation along with explanation of all laboratory plaster and typodont model exercises• Provides more than 300 commonly asked questions to help students prepare for Viva-voce and Spotters during the examination• Includes a comprehensive Glossary of conservative dentistry and endodontic terms• Provides Synopsis of topics related to conservative dentistry and endodontics• Includes clear description with illustrations of every instrument and equipment used• Provides details regarding the composition, properties, uses and manipulation of various dental materials• Includes clear description with a beginner's pictorial guide of using hand and rotary instruments• Discusses various features, rules and fundamentals of tooth preparation