American Board of Orthodontics: Time for change

The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) works to certify orthodontists in a fair, reliable, and valid manner. The process must examine an orthodontist's knowledge, abilities, and critical thinking skills to ensure that each certified orthodontist has the expertise to provide the highest level...

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Published in:American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics 2018-03, Vol.153 (3), p.321-323
Main Authors: Chung, Chun-Hsi, Tadlock, Larry P., Barone, Nicholas, Pangrazio-Kulbersh, Valmy, Sabott, David G., Foley, Patrick F., Trulove, Timothy S., Park, Jae Hyun, Dugoni, Steven A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certification
Dentistry
Humans
Organizational Innovation
Organizational Objectives
Orthodontics - standards
Specialty Boards - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) works to certify orthodontists in a fair, reliable, and valid manner. The process must examine an orthodontist's knowledge, abilities, and critical thinking skills to ensure that each certified orthodontist has the expertise to provide the highest level of patient care. Many medical specialty boards and 4 American Dental Association specialty boards use scenario-based testing for board certification. Changing to a scenario-based clinical examination will allow the ABO to test more orthodontists. The new process will not result in an easier examination; standards will not be lowered. It will offer an improved testing method that will be fair, valid, and reliable for the specialty of orthodontics while increasing accessibility and complementing residency curricula. The ABO's written examination will remain as it is. •The ABO must adapt to keep protecting the public and promoting clinical excellence.•Four American Dental Association specialty boards and many medical specialty boards use scenario-based testing.•Changing to a scenario-based clinical examination will allow the ABO to test more orthodontists.•The ABO's written examination will remain as it is.
ISSN:0889-5406
1097-6752
DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.12.005