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Advancing the Arts and Sciences of General Dentistry

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 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


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


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


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



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


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


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 CDE hours remaining

Entry Point III MAGD application accepted by DE Council

but have not attended Convocation to receive award


Written Examination

Submit application with fee of $350 Test offered:

Tampa - March AGD annual meeting - July Select DANTES sites

350 question multiple choice questions Criterion-referenced

minimum passing score based on expectation of a proficient General Dentist


Written Examination Content

Orthodontics = 4% Dental Materials = 9% Operative Dentistry = 11% Oral Path/Oral Med/Oral

Diagnosis = 13% Public Health/Infection

Control = 3% Implantology = 4%

Endodontics = 9% Oral Surgery 9% Periodontics = 11% Dental Radiology = 4% Fixed Pros /

Implantology= 11% Removable Pros /

Implantology= 10% Pediatric Dentistry = 4%



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


Oral Examination

Chicago Sheraton Gateway Suites

next to O’Hare Airport weekend in May each year


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


Case Treatment Planning and Rationale

Dual track Standardized case diagnosis,

treatment planning and rationale

OR

Presentation and rationale of 2 original cases


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


Case Presentation

Candidate must be the primary clinician Submit 3 cases

One case must include replacement of multiple missing teeth, using fixed partial dentures, removable partial dentures or implants

One case must include periodontal treatment One case must include operative dentistry

restoration of individual teeth


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


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


Case Presentation Documentation

Cases must be submitted per ABGD format with specific ABGD forms

Pre-treatment radiographs and appropriate post-treatment digital 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


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 Pre-treatment and post-treatment images must

conform to prescribed views of the ABGD


Full Face View (1)

Full Face


Anterior View in Occlusion (1)

Full Retracted


Facial Views in Occlusion (2)

Right Buccal Left Buccal


Occlusal Views (2)

Maxillary Occlusal Mandibular Occlusal


Lingual Views (4)

Left PalatalRight Palatal

Left LingualRight Lingual


Anterior View - Casts (1)


Facial Views - Casts (2)

Right Left


Occlusal Views - Casts (2)

Maxillary Mandibular


Contact Information

Sandra Mitchell

Executive Director (561) 809-5491 [email protected] www.abgd.org

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Documents

case material

case presentation candidate

posttreatment images

qualified entry

year entry point

pediatric dentistry

abgd board of directors

member board