American Board of Orthodontics

American Board of Orthodontics
Abbreviation	ABO
Formation	1934
Type	Professional association
Headquarters	St. Louis, USA
Location	United States
Official language	English
President	Dr. Eladio DeLeon, Jr.
President-Elect	Dr. Steven A. Dugoni
Immediate Past President	Dr. Paul T. Castelein
Website	Official web site

American Board of Orthodontics is a non-profit profesional association for orthodontists founded in 1929.^[1]

History

The organization was first established as American Board of Orthodontia and later changed its name to American Board of Orthodontics in 1938. Albert Ketcham Award was established by the organization in 1935 to give the highest recognition to an individual in Orthodontics. In 1950, American Dental Association recognized ABO as the official certifying agency of the speciality of Orthodontics in United States. In 1950, ABO required graduates from residencies of Orthodontics to present 15 cases and a thesis to get board certified. In 1964, a written examination was implemented by the ABO. In 1978, the association discontinued the thesis requirement from the graduates. In 2011, a New Examination Center opened in St. Louis for ABO Clinical Examinations for graduates.

The mission of The American Board of Orthodontics is to elevate the quality of orthodontic care for the public by promoting excellence through certification, education and professional collaboration.

The society also confers awards every year which are presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of Orthodontics.^[2]

References

↑ "American Board of Orthodontics - American Journal of Orthodontics". www.ajodo.org. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
↑ "AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHODONTICS - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics". www.ajodo.org. Retrieved 2016-04-17.

Orthodontics (ICD-9-CM V3 24.7–24.8, ICD-10-PCS 0C?W–X)

Diagnosis	Bolton Analysis Cephalometric analysis Dentition Analysis Failure of eruption of teeth Little's Irregularity Index Malocclusion Scissor Bite Standard anatomical position Tooth ankylosis

Conditions	Overbite Crossbite Prognathism Retrognathism Maxillary hypoplasia

Appliances	ACCO appliance Archwire Activator appliance Bionator appliance Braces Damon system Elastics Elastic ligature Frankel appliance Invisalign Lingual arch Lip Bumper List of Orthodontic Functional Appliances List of palatal expanders Lingual braces Headgear Orthodontic technology Orthodontic spacer Palatal lift prosthesis Palatal expander Quad helix Retainer SureSmile Self-ligating braces Splint activator Twin Block Appliance

Procedures	Accelerated orthodontic treatment Anchorage (Orthodontics) Cantilever mechanics Fiberotomy Interproximal reduction MEAW Technique Molar distalization SARPE Serial extraction

Materials	Beta-titanium Nickel titanium Stainless steel Timolium Elgiloy Ceramic Composite

Notable contributors	Albert Ketcham Albin Oppenheim Alfred Paul Rogers Allan G. Brodie Arne Bjork Benno Lischer Birte Melsen Calvin Case Cecil C. Steiner Charles A. Hawley Charles B. Bolton Charles H. Tweed Charles J. Burstone Clifford Ballard Craven Kurz David Di Biase David L. Turpin Dean Harold Noyes Earl W. Renfroe Earl Emanuel Shepard Edmund H. Wuerpel Edward Angle Everett Shapiro Frederick Bogue Noyes Frederick Lester Stanton George Northcroft Harold Kesling Harold Chapman (Orthodontist) Hayes Nance Herbert A. Pullen Holly Broadbent Sr. James A. McNamara Joseph Jarabak John Nutting Farrar John Hooper (Orthodontist) Juri Kurol Katherine Vig Luis Carrière Peter Buschang Ravindra Nanda Raymond Begg Reed Holdaway Robert Moyers Robert M. Ricketts Rolf Frankel Ronald Roth Samir Bishara Sheldon Friel Spencer Atkinson Thomas M. Graber Terry Dischinger William B. Downs Won-Sik Yang

Organizations	American Association of Orthodontists American Board of Orthodontics British Orthodontic Society Canadian Association of Orthodontists Orthodontic National Group Orthodontic Technicians Association Indian Orthodontic Society

Journals	American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics The Angle Orthodontist Journal of Orthodontics

Institution	Angle School of Orthodontia

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