2023-2024 American Board of Orthodontics practice analysis study: Part 1

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 165; no. 4; pp. 383 - 384
• Main Authors: Trulove, Timothy S., Park, Jae Hyun, Hernandez-Orsini, Roberto, Rossouw, P. Emile, Puntillo, Anthony M., Rejman, Daniel J., Vishwanath, Meenakshi, Kadioglu, Onur, Foley, Patrick F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-04-2024
• Subjects: Dental Care; Humans; Orthodontics; Orthodontists; Specialty Boards; United States; United States
• ISSN: 0889-5406; 1097-6752
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.02.001

As a specialty board, the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) serves to protect the public and the orthodontic specialty by certifying orthodontists. The demonstration of commitment to lifelong learning and self-improvement is critical to achieving the highest level of patient care. The ABO completed a practice analysis study in 2023 to ensure all examinations represent current assessments of proficiency in orthodontics at a level of quality that satisfies professional expectations. The practice analysis is essential to providing a demonstrable relationship between the examination content and orthodontic practice and provides a critical foundation for ABO’s examination programs.
•As a specialty board, the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) serves to protect the public and the orthodontic specialty.•The demonstration of commitment to lifelong learning and self-improvement is critical to achieve the highest level of patient care.•The ABO completed a practice analysis study in 2023 to ensure all examinations represent current assessments of proficiency in orthodontics.•The practice analysis is essential to providing a critical foundation for ABO’s examination programs.