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Getting There - The Road to Board Certification

Getting There - The Road to Board Certification. ABGD Objectives and Responsibilities. To evaluate the standards and advance the science and art of general dentistry by encouraging its study and improving its practice

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Getting There - The Road to Board Certification

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  1. Getting There -The Road to Board Certification

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 qualified applicants to Board • Manage business affairs of the ABGD and create and administer the examinations

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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 $300. • 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

  8. 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

  9. Written Examination • Submit application with fee of $350 • Test offered: • Tampa, FL ~ March or April • AGD annual meeting ~ June or July • Select Military sites ~ March or April and June or July • 350 question multiple choice questions • Criterion-referenced • minimum passing score based on expectation of a proficient General Dentist

  10. Orthodontics = 4% Dental Materials = 9% Operative Dentistry = 12% Oral Path/Oral Med/Oral Diagnosis =13% Public Health/Infection Control = 3% Endodontics = 9% Oral Surgery 10% Periodontics = 12% Dental Radiology = 4% Fixed Pros = 12% Removable Pros = 8% Pediatric Dentistry = 4% Written Examination Content

  11. 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

  12. Oral Examination Tampa, FL • Sheraton Suites ~ Westshore • Next to Tampa Airport • April/May each year

  13. 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

  14. Case Treatment Planning and Rationale • Dual track • Standardized case diagnosis, treatment planning and rationale OR • Presentation and rationale of 2 original cases

  15. 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

  16. Case Presentation • Candidate must be the primary clinician • Does not have to do all treatment • Submit 3 cases • One case must include replacing missing teeth (using fixed partial dentures, removable partial dentures or implants.) • One case must include periodontal treatment (NOT referred out to another provider and is initiated to control/ eliminate of the disease process which involves some form of surgery in at least one quadrant, e.g. flap for debridement, osseous grafting, root amputation, surgical treatment of furcations, soft tissue augmentation, etc) • One case must include operative dentistry (multiple teeth in multiple quadrants)

  17. 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

  18. 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 Tampa • April or May of the same year

  19. 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 digital images • A prescribed set of 10 pre-treatment and post-treatment digital images of diagnostic casts

  20. Case Presentation Documentation • Digital images are recommended • Digital images must be at least 600x800 dpi resolution • Intraoral video camera images are not acceptable • Projectors (LCD) will be provided by the ABGD for case presentations • Pre-treatment and post-treatment images must conform to prescribed views of the ABGD

  21. Full Face View (1) Full Face

  22. Anterior View in Occlusion (1) Full Retracted

  23. Facial Views in Occlusion (2) Right Buccal Left Buccal

  24. Occlusal Views (2) Maxillary Occlusal Mandibular Occlusal

  25. Lingual Views (4) Right Palatal Left Palatal Right Lingual Left Lingual

  26. Anterior View - Casts (1)

  27. Facial Views - Casts (2) Right Left

  28. Occlusal Views - Casts (2) Maxillary Mandibular

  29. Contact Information • Sandra Mitchell Executive Director • (727) 584-5693 • SandraM@abgd.org • www.abgd.org

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