Case Report Assembly and Electronic Forms Submission
For your convenience, here is a list of supplies you will need to assemble your case reports.
Supplies Needed for ONE Case Report Notebook
Assembly and identification of records:
See important details at Record Requirements and Identification
Posttreatment Records must be obtained within 12 months of appliance removal.
Interim or Pre-Operative Records are mandatory for two-phase treatment and for surgical cases.
Presentation of case display:
Dental Casts at each stage of treatment for each case; place in treatment order, then Case# order as listed on Synopsis.
Case report notebooks, placed in Case# order as listed on Synopsis; each will contain:
- Title page
- Written Case Report
- Patient records for each stage of treatment
CD-ROM, submitted only if allowable digital casts are part of the presentation according to ABO Electronic Guidelines. Place CD-ROM at left end of your presentation.
Order of contents for each case report notebook
| Title Page | Insert page into clear overlay on front cover of notebook. |
| Written Case Report | Insert the two-page report into two sheet protectors with report pages facing each other for full view. (Notebook will open to blank side of first page). |
| Pretreatment Records (A) | Required, BLACK dots |
| Photographs | Place photographs into photo mount sheet; if digital photos, follow same arrangement on an 8.5 x 11 digital print;
place photo collage, photo mount or digital printout, into a sheet protector. |
| Radiographs | Insert all radiographs or digital printouts in one pocket of pocket divider. |
| Ceph Tracings | Insert ceph tracings or digital printouts in the same pocket as the radiographs. |
| Interim Records (A1) | If needed, BLUE dots; use separate sheet protector and pocket divider; follow same order as (A) records. |
| Posttreatment Records (B) | Required, RED dots; use separate sheet protector and pocket divider;
follow same order as (A) records. |
| Composite Tracings | Insert composite tracings or digital printouts into a sheet protector. |
Electronic submission of Case Report Forms
With your registration acknowledgement you will receive instructions for the electronic submission of the following case report forms:
- Synopsis of Case Reports
- Discrepancy Index
- Cast-Radiograph Evaluation
- Case Management
You will use your ABO ID# and password to log into Online Services for Clinical Exam Electronic Form Submission.
You may optionally download worksheets for the electronically submitted forms from this website. The worksheets will not be collected and are offered as a convenience in your preparation for the required electronic submission.