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American Board of Orthodontics
AMERICAN
BOARD
OF ORTHODONTICS
On July 1, 1992, the ABO central office moved into the new AAO building. This move has been very beneficial for the Board. The AAO has been very cooperative, and the communication between the two groups has been enhanced. The Board is pleased to note that over the past 3 years between 65% and 75% of the new graduating orthodontists have taken the Phase II didactic examination. It is expec!ed that between 225 and 270 candidates took the Phase II examination in Toronto. A stronger bond of interest exists between the Board and teaching institutions because chairpersons and program directors are encouraging ABO certification. The Board remains positive that the number of certified orthodontists in the AAO will steadily grow throughout the next decade and believes that the current trend is very healthy. The Phase II written examination continues to improve with the addition of new resource material and the development of software for an examination question bank. The resource material and bank represent a decade of solid testing material with an investment of thousands of dollars and the total dedication of the directors to this project. At the 1993 business meeting, the Board passed policy that will further clarify procedure and have
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impact on Phase III protocol. The first states that "clinic cases at an institution which has an advanced education program in orthodontics cannot be used to satisfy Phase III examination requirements with the fo!lowing exception: a maximum of two clinic cases can be presented by a candidate if actual treatment of those cases was initiated and completed by the candidate during his/her tenure in the advanced education program. These two cases must be accompanied by an affidavit from the department chairperson of the candidate's program verifying treatment." In addition, as a point of clarification, "candidates with academic appointments, who have intra or extramural practice, may not use Department's clinical cases as part of their Candidates Case Examination." The Board also passed the following policy effective in 1993: "A candidate who received an incomplete/failure on the Phase III examination has a maximum of five (5) years from the time of the initial Phase III examination to successfully complete Phase III." In addition, "a candidate who has three recurring incomplete/failures on the Phase III examination will be judged to have totally failed the Phase iII examination and will be required to repeat the entire Phase III examination
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1993 American Board of Orthodontics Directors. First row (/eft to right) William J. Thompson, past president; Rocco J. DiPaolo, president-elect; Donald R. Joondeph, president; and Richard B. Aubrey, secretary-treasurer. Second row (left to right) Dale B. Wade, director; James L Vaden, director; Charles J. Burstone, director; Eldon D. Bills, director; John S. Casko, director; and George D. Selfridge, executive director. 304
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process which would include presenting ten new cases for re-examination and retaking the Board Case Examination." A new definition of "Board Eligible" for all Dental Specialty Boards was suggested by the American Board of Orthodontics and approved by the Council of Dental Education at its December 1992 meeting. The new definition reads as follows: "The candidate must complete successfully an ac-
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credited advanced education program in the ADArecognized specialty in which the candidate is applying for certification; The candidate must have submitted an application for certification; The candidate's application must be accepted by the Board and each Board must have stated conditions indicating an expiration date or length of time the candidate will be eligible for examination."
BOUND VOLUMES AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Bound volumes of the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTtlODONTICS AND DENTOFACIALORTHOPEDICS are available to subscribers (only) for the 1993 issues from the Publisher, at a cost of $58.50 ($73.60 Canada and $69.50 international) for Vol. 103 (January-June) and Vol. 104 (July-December). Shipping charges are included. Each bound volume contains a subject and author index and all advertising is removed. Copies are shipped within 60 days after publication of the last issue in the volume. The binding is durable buckram with the journal name, volume number, and year stamped in gold on the spine. Payment must accompany all orders. Contact Mosby, Subscription Services, 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146-3318, USA; telephone (314)453-4351 or (800)325-4177. Subscriptions must be in force to qualify. Bound volumes are not available in place of a regular Journal subscription.
BOARD
OF ORTHODONTICS
On July 1, 1992, the ABO central office moved into the new AAO building. This move has been very beneficial for the Board. The AAO has been very cooperative, and the communication between the two groups has been enhanced. The Board is pleased to note that over the past 3 years between 65% and 75% of the new graduating orthodontists have taken the Phase II didactic examination. It is expec!ed that between 225 and 270 candidates took the Phase II examination in Toronto. A stronger bond of interest exists between the Board and teaching institutions because chairpersons and program directors are encouraging ABO certification. The Board remains positive that the number of certified orthodontists in the AAO will steadily grow throughout the next decade and believes that the current trend is very healthy. The Phase II written examination continues to improve with the addition of new resource material and the development of software for an examination question bank. The resource material and bank represent a decade of solid testing material with an investment of thousands of dollars and the total dedication of the directors to this project. At the 1993 business meeting, the Board passed policy that will further clarify procedure and have
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,
.
impact on Phase III protocol. The first states that "clinic cases at an institution which has an advanced education program in orthodontics cannot be used to satisfy Phase III examination requirements with the fo!lowing exception: a maximum of two clinic cases can be presented by a candidate if actual treatment of those cases was initiated and completed by the candidate during his/her tenure in the advanced education program. These two cases must be accompanied by an affidavit from the department chairperson of the candidate's program verifying treatment." In addition, as a point of clarification, "candidates with academic appointments, who have intra or extramural practice, may not use Department's clinical cases as part of their Candidates Case Examination." The Board also passed the following policy effective in 1993: "A candidate who received an incomplete/failure on the Phase III examination has a maximum of five (5) years from the time of the initial Phase III examination to successfully complete Phase III." In addition, "a candidate who has three recurring incomplete/failures on the Phase III examination will be judged to have totally failed the Phase iII examination and will be required to repeat the entire Phase III examination
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1993 American Board of Orthodontics Directors. First row (/eft to right) William J. Thompson, past president; Rocco J. DiPaolo, president-elect; Donald R. Joondeph, president; and Richard B. Aubrey, secretary-treasurer. Second row (left to right) Dale B. Wade, director; James L Vaden, director; Charles J. Burstone, director; Eldon D. Bills, director; John S. Casko, director; and George D. Selfridge, executive director. 304
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Volume 104, No. 3
process which would include presenting ten new cases for re-examination and retaking the Board Case Examination." A new definition of "Board Eligible" for all Dental Specialty Boards was suggested by the American Board of Orthodontics and approved by the Council of Dental Education at its December 1992 meeting. The new definition reads as follows: "The candidate must complete successfully an ac-
American
Board of Orthodontics
305
credited advanced education program in the ADArecognized specialty in which the candidate is applying for certification; The candidate must have submitted an application for certification; The candidate's application must be accepted by the Board and each Board must have stated conditions indicating an expiration date or length of time the candidate will be eligible for examination."
BOUND VOLUMES AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Bound volumes of the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTtlODONTICS AND DENTOFACIALORTHOPEDICS are available to subscribers (only) for the 1993 issues from the Publisher, at a cost of $58.50 ($73.60 Canada and $69.50 international) for Vol. 103 (January-June) and Vol. 104 (July-December). Shipping charges are included. Each bound volume contains a subject and author index and all advertising is removed. Copies are shipped within 60 days after publication of the last issue in the volume. The binding is durable buckram with the journal name, volume number, and year stamped in gold on the spine. Payment must accompany all orders. Contact Mosby, Subscription Services, 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146-3318, USA; telephone (314)453-4351 or (800)325-4177. Subscriptions must be in force to qualify. Bound volumes are not available in place of a regular Journal subscription.