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Certification
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It is the position of the ABOMP that oral pathology-related
continuing education and practice experience are required to maintain
knowledge after successful completion of the certification process.
The Certification Maintenance (CM) program is directed primarily toward
those oral and maxillofacial pathologists with time-limited certificates
(certificate received in 2004 or after). The process will be open,
however, to all certified diplomates. A diplomate who holds a
non-time-limited certificate will not put that certificate in jeopardy
by participating in the CM program.
Certification Maintenance will be based on three components:
1. Evidence of professional standing. Diplomates of the ABOMP
must maintain a current license or a teaching license to practice
dentistry in at least one jurisdiction of the United States, its
territories, or Canada. Diplomates who do not have a current license or
teaching license but have a faculty appointment at an accredited dental
or medical school may substitute evidence of academic appointment or
standing. Diplomates practicing outside the United States or Canada must
maintain an equivalent license to practice dentistry issued by their
respective jurisdictions.
2. Evidence of commitment to lifelong learning and involvement in
periodic self-assessment (organized continuing education [CE] and
self-learning). Each diplomate must maintain a minimum of 40 hours
every 2 years of pathology-related continuing education sponsored by the
AAOMP, or by an ADA/CERP-approved provider, or by an organization or
institution accredited by the AMA Council on Medical Education.
Diplomates practicing outside the United States must maintain 40 hours
of equivalent continuing education every two years. As many as 5 hours
per year may be earned as faculty participating in these CE programs.
As part of those 40 hours, each diplomate must participate each year in
at least one diagnostic oral and maxillofacial pathology self-assessment
program acceptable to the ABOMP. Acceptable programs are:
1) ABOMP Head and Neck Case Review Program
2) Registry of Oral Pathology Case of the Month at AFIP
3) Temple University Slide Exchange
4) AAOMP Continuing Competency Assurance Examination
3. Evidence of cognitive expertise (certification maintenance
examination). The CM examination is mandatory, will be given
annually at the AAOMP meeting, and must be taken no later than ten years
after initial (or most recent) certification. The examination may be
taken as soon as seven years after the most recent certification giving
the diplomate the opportunity to take the CM examination up to four
times. The exact nature of the CM examination is under development.
However, the exam will contain questions related to:
• Fundamental knowledge
• Current and clinically valid practice-related knowledge, including
information new to the field designed to evaluate the diplomate’s
lifelong learning and self-assessment experience.
The CM examination will be a closed-book assessment based on knowledge
that a competent oral pathologist would be expected to possess without
access to reference material. It will consist of 50 multiple choice
questions with appropriate illustration.
If a diplomate is successful in the CM process, a new certificate will
be issued. A diplomate will be allowed to sit for the certification
maintenance examination in years 7 - 10 of his/her 10-year certification
period. Regardless of the date at which the CM process is completed, the
anniversary dates for recertification will be derived from the initial
certification date. For example, a diplomate who is initially certified
in 2004 and completes all CM requirements in 2011 will be issued a new
certificate in 2014. That certificate will expire in 2024. If a
diplomate does not successfully complete all requirements of the CM
process, including passing the certification maintenance examination,
the diplomate's Board certification will expire 10 years after issuance
and he/she will no longer be listed as a diplomate. These individuals
may continue to participate in CM activities and may request to be
recertified when the CM requirements have been satisfied. Such a request
must occur within five years of loss of certification. If such an
individual wishes to regain certification after five years, he/she must
retake the initial certification examination after completing one
additional year of training in a CODA-approved oral and maxillofacial
pathology training program.
Diplomates with time-limited certificates who are granted emeritus
status will not be required to participate in CM activities, but
emeritus diplomates who wish to return to active diplomate status, will
be required to participate in all parts of the CM process and complete
the recertification examination within one year of returning to active
status.
Application and Fee: The fee for the certification maintenance
examination is $500. The application form is available at www.abomp.org
by clicking on the “Certification Maintenance” link.
Application Deadline: Application and fee must be received by Feb
1st of the year a diplomate wishes to take the certification maintenance
exam.
Appeals Procedure: A candidate who fails a certification
maintenance examination may request that the examination score be
recalculated to determine whether clerical errors were made at the time
of grading. Such requests must be made in writing within thirty (30)
days of the date of mailing of the results of the examination to the
candidate. Members of the Test Construction Committee will recalculate
the candidate's score and report the results to the Board for its
action. The report of the Test Construction Committee will be considered
final and a second recalculation will not be considered. An appropriate
administrative fee will be charged for the review.
Updated 2009
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