Getting There The Road to Board Certification

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Getting There -The Road to Board Certification
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ABGD Objectives and Responsibilities

• To evaluate the standards and advance the
  science and art of general dentistry by
  encouragingits study and improving its practice
• To grant and issue certificates in general
  dentistry to qualified candidates
• To maintain a registry of all dentists certified
  and to verify the credentials of those certified

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ABGD Certificate

• May be used for credentialing purposes only
• Does not confer legal qualification, privilege or
  license to practice dentistry
• Shall not be held out to the public as evidence
  of superior skill and/or knowledge

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ABGD Board of Directors

• Nine-member board
• 3-year term
• may be re-elected once for a total of 6 years
• Nominating Committee submits names of best
  qualified individuals to Board
• Manage business affairs of the ABGD and create
  and administer the examinations

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The Road to Board Certification

• Must be licensed to practice dentistry in the US
  or Canada OR
• Successfully completed a CODA-accredited GPR/AEGD
  program

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The Road to Board Certification

• Entry Point 1
• 2-yr general dentistry residency
• AEGD or GPR
• Entry Point 2
• 1-yr general dentistry residency
• AEGD or GPR
• 600 hrs CE
• Entry Point 3
• Master of the AGD

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Qualifying Application

• Application submitted to the ABGD via one of the
  Entry Points (I, II, or III)
• Documentation of residency, Mastership status,
  CDE hours and application fee of 250
• If accepted, applicant becomes Educationally
  Qualified
• Limited exceptions allow you to become
  Conditionally Educationally Qualified
• Have 5 years to pass the written examination
  after becoming Educationally Qualified

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Conditionally Educationally Qualified

• Entry Point I
• First year of 2-year residency is complete
• Documentation provided of pending completion of
  second year
• Entry Point II
• Residency completed
• but 600 hours CDE lacking
• Entry Point III
• MAGD application accepted by DE Council
• but have not attended Convocation to receive
  award

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Written Examination

• Submit application with fee of 350
• Test offered
• April at AGD Office (Chicago)
• AGD annual meeting
• Select DANTES sites
• 350 question multiple choice questions
• Criterion-referenced
• minimum passing score based on expectation of a
  proficient General Dentist

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Written Examination Content

• Endodontics 9
• Oral Surgery 10
• Periodontics 12
• Dental Radiology 4
• Fixed Pros 12
• Removable Pros 8
• Pediatric Dentistry 4

• Orthodontics 4
• Dental Materials 9
• Operative Dentistry 12
• Oral Path/Oral Med/Oral Diagnosis 13
• Public Health/Infection Control 3

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The Road to Board Certification

• Board Eligible after passing Written Exam
• Begin preparation for Oral Exam
• Oral Exam
• Case Treatment Planning and Rationale
• Discipline-Specific Oral Examinations
• Have 5 years to pass the Oral Examination after
  becoming Board Eligible

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Oral Examination

• Chicago
• Sheraton Gateway Suites
• next to OHare Airport
• weekend in May each year

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Discipline-Specific Oral Examinations

• Eight sessions over a 4-hour period
• Endodontics
• Periodontics
• Oral Surgery/Radiology
• Oral Diagnosis/Oral Med/Oral Pathology
• Ortho/Pedo/Public Health/Infection Control
• Operative Dentistry/Dental Materials
• Fixed Prosthodontics/Implants
• Removable Prosthodontics/Implants

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Case Treatment Planning and Rationale

• Dual track
• Standardized case diagnosis, treatment planning
  and rationale
• OR
• Presentation and rationale of 2 original cases

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Standardized Case Diagnosis, Treatment Planning,
and Rationale

• Presented with standardized materials on a
  fictitious patient
• historical information
• examination findings
• radiographs
• diagnostic casts
• Develop
• diagnoses
• treatment plan
• supporting rationale

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Case Presentation

• Candidate must be the primary clinician
• Do not have to do all treatment
• Submit 3 cases
• One case must include replacing missing teeth
• One case must include periodontal treatment
• One case must include operative dentistry
• restoration of individual teeth

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Case Presentation

• Each case must include at least 3 of the
  following categories
• Periodontal Treatment
• Operative Dentistry
• Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine
• Oral Surgery
• Endodontics
• Fixed Pros/Removable Pros/Implants
• Ortho/Pedo/Public Health Dentistry

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Case Presentation

• Submitted by February 1st for review
• Reviewed by the Board
• All case material returned to the applicant
  following review
• Candidate informed which two of the three
  submitted cases will be presented
• Oral Exam in Chicago
• May of the same year

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Case Presentation Documentation

• Cases must be submitted per ABGD format with
  specific ABGD forms
• Pre-treatment radiographs and appropriate
  post-treatment radiographs
• A prescribed set of 20 pre-treatment and
  post-treatment clinical 35 mm slides or digital
  images
• A prescribed set of 10 pre-treatment and
  post-treatment 35 mm slides or digital images of
  diagnostic casts

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Case Presentation Documentation

• Digital images or 35 mm slides are acceptable
• Digital images must be at least 600x800 dpi
  resolution
• Intraoral video camera images are not acceptable
• Projectors (slide or LCD) will be provided by the
  ABGD for case presentations
• Pre-treatment and post-treatment images must
  conform to prescribed views of the ABGD

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Full Face View (1)
Full Face
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Anterior View in Occlusion (1)
Full Retracted
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Facial Views in Occlusion (2)
Right Buccal
Left Buccal
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Occlusal Views (2)
Maxillary Occlusal
Mandibular Occlusal
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Lingual Views (4)
Left Palatal
Right Palatal
Left Lingual
Right Lingual
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Anterior View - Casts (1)
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Facial Views - Casts (2)
Right
Left
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Occlusal Views - Casts (2)
Maxillary
Mandibular
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Contact Information

• Norma Koff
• Associate Executive Director
• [phone]
• admin_at_abgd.org
• www.abgd.org