ORTHOBITES • The candidate must take an oral exam before the examining board. • A non-refundable fee of $500.00 must accompany your application. • The final selection will be by the authority of the AOS Board of Examiners. • The Diplomate Awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the AOS and the applicant must be present at the meeting. Types of Cases For Diplomate Applications, the following types of cases must be presented: Five Class II (Division I or Division II) Malocclusion Cases (Minimum) One Class III Malocclusion Case (Minimum) Four Additional Cases (Class I, II, or III Malocclu-sion) Ten Cases Total Suggested types of cases are: • Early Treatment Malocclusion treated into the perma-nent Dentition • Class I – Crowded • Class II – Division II Malocclusion -deep overbite • Class II – Division I Malocclusion -significant arch length discrepancy • Class II – Division I Malocclusion -high mandibular plane angle and anterior open bite • Severe Skeletal Discrepancy • Class III Malocclusion Case Requirements – Ten Cases The records should be in a loose-leaf, 3-ring binder. All presentations are to be presented anonymously. The name of the clinician shall be removed from all records and components of the presentation. Each individual page and radiograph should be placed in a transparent sheet protector. Each case must include the following: 1. A Case Report -A narrative report that includes patient history, clinical analysis, treatment objectives, treatment plan and an estimate of treatment duration. 2. Pre and post treatment cephalometric radio-graphs. The cephalometric tracings of each radiograph should be included in a separate sheet protector. A separate treatment sheet should be included listing normal measurements along with the patient’s actual pre-treatment and post-treatment measurements. 3. Pre and post treatment photographs to include: • Facial Frontal with lips at rest • Facial Frontal with patient smiling • Facial Profile • Intraoral Frontal • Intraoral Left Lateral • Intraoral Right Lateral • Maxillary Occlusal • Mandibular Occlusal 4. Pre and post treatment radiographs, either a panorex or full mouth series. 5. Properly trimmed pre and post treatment models, professional in appearance. The post treatment models should be made from impressions taken at least six months after the treatment is completed. 6. A Case Summary – A narrative summary and analysis of treatment result. 7. Optional – Progressive photos, models or slides at different stages of treatment. Transcranial radiographs or tomograms if available. 8. One Case presented in a digital format in addi-tion to the format above. One case of the ten cases presented for Diplomate must also be submitted for publication, following the guidelines required for publi-cation in the Journal of The American Orthodontic Society. Diplomate status will be conditional and not recognized until the one case is submitted to the editor of the Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. Please check with Central office to attain guidelines for presentation of a case in a digital format. Membership in the Academy of Diplomates Once Diplomate status is achieved in the Academy, a Diplomate must submit 50 hours of orthodontic continuing education and a non-refundable fee of $150 to the Academy every three years. If a Diplomate fails to comply with this standard, he/she will be placed on probation with the Academy of Diplomates, and has a ninety day period to comply. If this requirement has not been met after the ninety day probationary period, the Diplomate status will be withdrawn. EXAMPLE PRESENTATION Patient AGE: 14.6 RACE: Asian SEX: Female Medical and Dental History: She was first seen in Fig. 1 www.orthodontics.com May/June 2012 11
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