RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Certificação/métodos , Ortodontia/normas , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional/normas , Certificação/história , Competência Clínica/normas , Educação Continuada em Odontologia , Educação de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia , História do Século XX , Humanos , Ortodontia/educação , Ortodontia/história , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional/história , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Avaliação Educacional/métodos , Ortodontia , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional , Cefalometria , Registros Odontológicos , Humanos , Má Oclusão/classificação , Má Oclusão/diagnóstico por imagem , Modelos Dentários , Aparelhos Ortodônticos , Ortodontia/educação , Ortodontia/normas , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Radiografia Dentária , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional/normas , Resultado do Tratamento , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Técnicas de Movimentação Dentária/métodos , Dente/patologia , Processo Alveolar/patologia , Cefalometria , Oclusão Dentária , Seguimentos , Previsões , Humanos , Registro da Relação Maxilomandibular , Modelos Dentários , Contenções Ortodônticas/classificação , Prognóstico , Recidiva , Rotação , Migração de Dente/patologiaAssuntos
Registros Odontológicos , Ortodontia , Doenças Periodontais/diagnóstico por imagem , Conselhos de Especialidade Profissional , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Humanos , Má Oclusão/terapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ortodontia/normas , Ortodontia Corretiva , Radiografia Interproximal , Radiografia Panorâmica , Estados UnidosRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: A 4-year collaborative project between the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and 15 American orthodontic graduate programs concluded at the ABO Clinical Examination in February 2006. METHODS: Fifty recent graduates (the pilot study group) presented cases that were treated in their graduate programs as partial fulfillment of the requirements for ABO certification. The examinees were tested by calibrated ABO examiners and required to satisfy traditional ABO standards. They presented appropriate case reports that contained the ABO's 3 measurement instruments. Thirty-nine practicing orthodontists (the control group) presented cases according to the traditional ABO Clinical Examination process. RESULTS: Ninety percent of the pilot study group and 85% of the control group successfully accomplished ABO certification. There was a difference of 2.38 points between the 2 groups for the mean total scores of the cases that passed. The pilot study group presented cases that met the historic averages for case complexity (discrepancy index). CONCLUSIONS: Residents in orthodontic programs are able to treat cases to ABO standards of quality.
