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ORTHO NEWS News, comments, and service announcements Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics holds first examination The Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (BBO), founded to address the need for standards of excellence in the practice of the spe- cialty in Brazil, held the first examina- tion March 19-21, 2004, in Sa ˜o Paulo. Dr Jack Dale, former president of the Amer- ican Board of Orthodontics (ABO), par- ticipated as an examiner. The decision to establish the BBO and create an objective examination to certify specialists was taken by leading practitioners in a meeting held in Oc- tober 1998, during the Congress of the Brazilian Association of Orthodontics. The first board of directors was elected in August 2000. Former ABO presidents evaluated the officers during the American Association of Ortho- dontics meeting in Toronto, May 2001. The bylaws of the BBO were also subject to approval by the Brazilian Association of Orthodontics. The fol- lowing specialists are founding direc- tors of the BBO: President, Roberto Mario Amaral Lima Filho; President- Elect, Carlos Jorge Vogel; Secretary, Este ´lio Zen; Treasurer, Ana Maria Bo- lognese; First Director, Jose ´ Nelson Mucha; and Second Director, Telma Martins de Arau ´jo. The objectives of the BBO are to stimulate high professional standards of the specialty, to establish and maintain continuing education in orthodontics, and to award certificates of clinical com- petence. Jack Dale reports from Brazil It was my honor and privilege to be invited as an external consultant for the first BBO examination. I found the treat- ment to be superb and the organization by the board of directors outstanding. BBO President Roberto Mario Amaral Lima Filho, who earned his American Board of Orthodontics certification and was honored with his wife, Anna Leticia Lima (now deceased), with the first Case Report of the Year award from the Col- lege of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, has set an excel- lent example and is a role model for all applicants. The examination was in 2 parts: a written examination and a case report dis- play. For the written portion, 18 candidates were given 4 hours to examine 2 case reports they had never seen. They were required to establish a diagnosis and prob- lem list, objectives, treatment plan, and alternative treatment plans. They were al- lowed to make cephalometric tracings and carry out any procedures they used in their practices. I sat in the room for the 4 hours allotted for the examination, and the more I observed the candidates working at their tasks, the more my admiration and respect grew. The case report display presented 180 case reports by the 18 candidates. Each candidate submitted 10 cases, in- cluding 6 with specified malocclusions and 4 optional. The documentation was standardized, uniform, and beautifully done. You could examine any of the 180 case reports on display and find that the presentation was identical to the others. How I wish that this standard of excel- lence existed all over the world. Board members examined the case displays on Friday and Saturday, and discussed them at a 2-hour round table that involved all 18 candidates. It was a most valuable and constructive session. The motto of Brazil is “Ordem e Progresso”— order and progress. The BBO exemplified this motto to perfec- tion. Jack Dale Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2004;126:134 0889-5406/$30.00 Copyright © 2004 by the American Association of Orthodontists. doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.05.009 Este ´ lio Zen, Jose ´ Nelson Mucha, Ana Maria Bolognese, Jack Dale, Roberto Mario Amaral Lima Filho, Telma Martins de Arau ´ jo, and Carlos Jorge Vogel. 134 American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics /July 2004
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ORTHO NEWS
News, comments, and service announcements
Brazilian Board ofOrthodontics andDentofacial Orthopedicsholds first examination
The Brazilian Board of Orthodonticsand Dentofacial Orthopedics (BBO),founded to address the need for standardsof excellence in the practice of the spe-cialty in Brazil, held the first examina-tion March 19-21, 2004, in Sao Paulo. DrJack Dale, former president of the Amer-ican Board of Orthodontics (ABO), par-ticipated as an examiner.
The decision to establish the BBOand create an objective examination tocertify specialists was taken by leadingpractitioners in a meeting held in Oc-tober 1998, during the Congress of theBrazilian Association of Orthodontics.
The first board of directors waselected in August 2000. Former ABOpresidents evaluated the officers duringthe American Association of Ortho-dontics meeting in Toronto, May 2001.The bylaws of the BBO were alsosubject to approval by the BrazilianAssociation of Orthodontics. The fol-lowing specialists are founding direc-tors of the BBO: President, RobertoMario Amaral Lima Filho; President-Elect, Carlos Jorge Vogel; Secretary,Estelio Zen; Treasurer, Ana Maria Bo-lognese; First Director, Jose NelsonMucha; and Second Director, TelmaMartins de Araujo.
The objectives of the BBO are tostimulate high professional standards ofthe specialty, to establish and maintaincontinuing education in orthodontics,and to award certificates of clinical com-petence.
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Jack Dale reports fromBrazil
It was my honor and privilege to beinvited as an external consultant for thefirst BBO examination. I found the treat-ment to be superb and the organizationby the board of directors outstanding.BBO President Roberto Mario AmaralLima Filho, who earned his AmericanBoard of Orthodontics certification andwas honored with his wife, Anna LeticiaLima (now deceased), with the first CaseReport of the Year award from the Col-lege of Diplomates of the AmericanBoard of Orthodontics, has set an excel-lent example and is a role model for allapplicants.
The examination was in 2 parts: awritten examination and a case report dis-play. For the written portion, 18 candidateswere given 4 hours to examine 2 casereports they had never seen. They wererequired to establish a diagnosis and prob-lem list, objectives, treatment plan, andalternative treatment plans. They were al-lowed to make cephalometric tracings andcarry out any procedures they used in theirpractices. I sat in the room for the 4 hours
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allotted for the examination, and the moreI observed the candidates working at theirtasks, the more my admiration and respectgrew.
The case report display presented180 case reports by the 18 candidates.Each candidate submitted 10 cases, in-cluding 6 with specified malocclusionsand 4 optional. The documentation wasstandardized, uniform, and beautifullydone. You could examine any of the 180case reports on display and find that thepresentation was identical to the others.How I wish that this standard of excel-lence existed all over the world. Boardmembers examined the case displays onFriday and Saturday, and discussed themat a 2-hour round table that involved all18 candidates. It was a most valuable andconstructive session.
The motto of Brazil is “Ordem eProgresso”—order and progress. TheBBO exemplified this motto to perfec-tion.
Jack Dale
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2004;126:1340889-5406/$30.00Copyright © 2004 by the American Association ofOrthodontists.doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.05.009
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