EXAMINATION ASSIGNMENT

Following registration, and approximately two months prior to exam date, the ABO will notify the examinee as to the location, date and time of their clinical exam, including case setup time and hotel information.

PROTOCOL FOR EXAM

A. Day Prior To Exam

Setup of your cases will occur on the day prior to your exam. A bus will bring you and your cases from the hotel to the exam center at the pre-arranged time. You will leave the transport containers for your cases at the exam center. It is mandatory that you ride the bus from the assigned hotel to the exam center as there is no parking available for private vehicles.

B. Day Of Exam

A bus will bring you from the hotel to the exam center at a pre-arranged time. You will not be allowed to bring the following items: guests, electronic devices including cell phones, briefcases, textbooks, food or drink (water will be available).

ORAL EXAM - The examinee will be given time for review of the two (2) assigned Board Cases. The examinee will then appear before two (2) Board Examiners who are unaware of the examinee's identity prior to the interview. The two portions of the Oral Exam will be administered:

• Board Case Oral Examination on the two (2) Board Cases that the examinee has reviewed for diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Case Report Oral Examination on the examinee's cases.

NOTE: It is the policy of The American Board of Orthodontics to record, photograph, or otherwise document the Clinical Examination. The documentation will be used to monitor the reliability of the examinations, and for other internal Board purposes. The documentation is confidential and will be reviewed only by the directors, consultants and employees of the ABO. It is against Board policy to release records documenting the examinations to anyone, including the examinee. The examinee signs an agreement to the ABO policy on documentation in the Rules of Examination Affidavit.

RETRIEVAL OF CASES - You will collect your cases immediately following the exam using the transport containers left at the center. You will travel back to the hotel by bus.

C. Notification Of Exam Results

Correspondence will be sent by the ABO Executive Secretary within six (6) weeks of the Clinical Examination.