Certification renewal process of the American Board of Orthodontics

The American Board of Orthodontics was established in 1929 and is the oldest specialty board in dentistry. Its goal is to protect the public by ensuring competency through the certification of eligible orthodontists. Originally, applicants for certification submitted a thesis, 5 case reports, and a...

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Published in:	American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 147; no. 5; pp. S232 - S233
Main Authors:	Castelein, Paul T, DeLeon, Eladio, Dugoni, Steven A, Chung, Chun-Hsi, Tadlock, Larry P, Barone, Nicholas D, Kulbersh, Valmy P, Sabott, David G, Kastrop, Marvin C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-05-2015
Subjects:	Certification - history Certification - methods Clinical Competence - standards Dentistry Education, Dental, Continuing Education, Dental, Graduate History, 20th Century Humans Orthodontics - education Orthodontics - history Orthodontics - standards Specialty Boards - history Specialty Boards - standards United States United States
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Summary:	The American Board of Orthodontics was established in 1929 and is the oldest specialty board in dentistry. Its goal is to protect the public by ensuring competency through the certification of eligible orthodontists. Originally, applicants for certification submitted a thesis, 5 case reports, and a set of casts with appliances. Once granted, the certification never expired. Requirements have changed over the years. In 1950, 15 cases were required, and then 10 in 1987. The Board has continued to refine and improve the certification process. In 1998, certification became time limited, and a renewal process was initiated. The Board continues to improve the recertification process.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0889-5406 1097-6752
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.02.019