The American board of orthodontics and specialty certification: the first 50 years

Relationship between pretreatment case complexity and orthodontic clinical outcomes determined by the American Board of Orthodontics criteria

“…Pretreatment dental casts, panoramic radiographs, and lateral cephalograms were used to calculate the total DI score. The DI scores were determined by the formula introduced by Cangiolosi et al 1 and announced in the ABO November 2006 guidelines. The dental models were evaluated with a digital caliper and ruler according to directions by Cangialosi et al 1 Posttreatment panoramic radiographs and dental models were used to collect the OGS score.…”

“…The goal of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) since its beginning is to raise the standards of the practice of orthodontia. 1 The ABO has used the Discrepancy Index (DI) to assess pretreatment case complexity since 1998. There are presently 10 categories that are evaluated in the DI: overjet, overbite, anterior open bite, lateral open bite, crowding, occlusion, lingual posterior crossbite, buccal posterior crossbite, cephalometric values (ANB angle, IMPA, SN-GoGn), and an ''other'' category.…”

“…There are presently 10 categories that are evaluated in the DI: overjet, overbite, anterior open bite, lateral open bite, crowding, occlusion, lingual posterior crossbite, buccal posterior crossbite, cephalometric values (ANB angle, IMPA, SN-GoGn), and an ''other'' category. 1,2 Occlusal indices are helpful to clinicians in diagnosis, research design, decision making, and evaluation of orthodontic treatment need and clinical outcomes. The Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index was developed to record measurements of a malocclusion and has been widely used for the evaluation of the severity of malocclusions and the effects of treatment in resolving them.…”

New certification renewal options of the American Board of Orthodontics

“…We should not make our requirements for examinations so high that the average orthodontist may not aspire to perfect himself.. We must adapt our examinations to the applicant, try to discover if he is safe, whether he has the technical skill and scientific knowledge, coupled with good common sense, good personality, and honesty of purpose, to ensure that he is a good "moral risk." 2 The number of board-certified orthodontists and the correlating percentage of active members of the AAO continues to grow each year. Only 19% of the AAO's active members were board certified 25 years ago.…”

Board Brasileiro de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial: certificando excelência

“…In July 1929, during the 28th Conference of the American Society of Orthodontics in the USA, the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) was founded. 2 In 1950, the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association (ADA) recognized the ABO as the official certifying agency for excellence in orthodontics. 3 In Brazil, the idea of creating a Board was also born from the need to promote the achievement of clinical excellence standards in the practice of orthodontics.…”