Advocates

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The ABO works very hard to create and administer a reliable, valid, fair examination. Collaboration with Orthodontic Educators and residency programs play a crucial part in this process.

In an effort to increase this interactive collaboration, The ABO has developed the Advocacy Program. While the ABO Directors attempt to visit each orthodontic residency programs as often as possible, more can and should be done to guide and encourage residents to pursue board certification. The Advocate and Educator's local presence is the cornerstone to a successful Advocacy Program.

We are honored and privileged to have such dedicated Advocates and Educators partnering with the ABO to encourage Board Certification.

Become an Advocate

Volunteer to Become an ABO Advocate

You can make a difference. Become an ABO Advocate and help advance and ensure the future of our specialty by educating and encouraging residents to achieve board certification.

We know orthodontic residents are the future of our specialty and together with The College, we would like to partner with you to ensure their success and dedication to board certification. We want to protect our specialty and believe this can be done by elevating the level of patient care.

Did you know…

80% of residents plan to achieve board certification*
Residents who begin the process during their program are 75% more likely to complete the certification process
65% of non-board certified orthodontists considered and/or began certification, but never completed the process*
75% of non-board certified orthodontist would still consider certification today*

Statistics reinforce the idea that certification is often “planned,” but not achieved or completed. Help more residents achieve this pinnacle of their education and be prepared for a successful career in orthodontics.

Advocate Responsibilities:

Partner with a specific accredited orthodontic program
Present ABO-provided information to residents
Develop relationships with residents and understand their questions or how you can help them through the process
Work closely with the Program Director to offer new suggestions and opportunities to educate residents about board certification

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How to get started:

Contact the ABO today at kim@americanboardortho.com to apply to join this volunteer program.

Advocate Listing

Chart of Orthodontic Residency Programs and Advocates (Rev. 4.26.2022)

Organization Name	Acronym	Advocate
Albert Einstein Medical Center	AEMC	Charles Gemmi Vanessa Morenzi
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health	ATSU	Bruce Goldstein Seuss Kassisieh Jae Hyun Park Xingzhong Zhang
Augusta University	AU	Robert Waugh
Baylor College of Dentistry	BAYU	Larry Tadlock
Boston University	BOSU	David Briss
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center	BLHC	Nina Laracuente
Case Western Reserve University	CWRU	Juan Martin Palomo Dennis Ward Michael Jack
Columbia University	COLU	Tom Cangialosi
Georgia School of Orthodontics	GSO	Robert Moss
Harvard School of Dental Medicine	HDS	Barry Briss Stephen Ely Sal Zammitti
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	USC	Ji Hyun Ahn
Howard University	HOWU	Kathy Marshall
Indiana University School of Dentistry	INDU	David Albright
Jacksonville University	JU	Ruben Alcazar Eman Othman
Loma Linda University	LLU	David Rynearson
Louisiana State University	LSU	Paul Armbruster
Maimonides Medical Center	MAIM	-
Marquette University	MARQU	John Crawford Dawei Liu
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education	MGS	Fred Regennitter John Volz
Medical University of South Carolina	MUSC	Eladio DeLeon Ricky Harrell
Medstar Washington Hospital Center	MWHC	Kolman Apt
Montefiore Medical Center	AEMMC	Rajendra Rana
New York University	NYU	Terry Sobler Olivier Nicolay
Nova Southeastern University	NOVA	Arthur Kapit
The Ohio State University	OSU	Andrew Wade
Oregon Health & Science University	OHSU	Joseph Safirstein
Oregon Health & Science University	OHSU	Howard Freedman
Roseman University of Health Sciences	RUHS	Prashanti Bollu
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	RSDM	Tom Cangialosi Padma Mukherjee Krystian Jarosz
Seton Hill University	SHU	Daniel Rinchuse
St. Barnabas Hospital	STBH	June Harewood
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center	STLU	Stephen Roehm Patrick Foley
State University of New York at Buffalo	SUNYB	-
State University of New York at Stony Brook	SUNYS	Richard Faber
Temple University	TU	Robert Bray
Tufts University	TUFTS	-
University of Alabama	UALA	Paul Sproul
University of Alberta	UALB	Tarek El-Bialy
University of British Columbia	UBC	Siddharth Vora Trista Felty
University of California at Los Angeles	UCLA	Kyle Lee John Jones
University of California at San Francisco	UCSF	Paul Kasrovi Mona Bajestan
University of Colorado	UCOLO	Gerald Minick
University of Connecticut Health Center	UCT	Gary Opin
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	UDET	Richard Kulbersh Michael Riolo
University of Florida	UFL	Calogero Dolce
University of Illinois at Chicago	UIC	Emilia Taneva
University of Iowa	UIOWA	Steven Marshall Clayton Parks
University of Kentucky	UKY	James Hartsfield G. Kluemper Lina Sharab
University of Louisville School of Dentistry	UL	Sunita Chandiramani
University of Manitoba	UMAN	Tim Dumore
University of Maryland	UMD	Byron Bonebreak Jose Bosio
University of Michigan	UMICH	Mark Berkman
University of Minnesota	UMN	John Kanyusik John Beyer
University of Missouri at Kansas City	UMKC	Thikriat Al-Jewair
University of Montreal	UMONT	Daniel Tanguay
University of Nebraska at Lincoln	UNEB	Paula Harre Sundaralingam Premaraj
University of Nevada at Las Vegas	UNLV	James Mah
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry	UNC	Garland Hershey Ching-Chang Ko
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	UOKLA	Steve McCullough
University of Pennsylvania	UPENN	Chun-Hsi Chung Peter Greco
University of Pittsburgh	UPITT	John Buzzatto Thomas Forrest Wellington Rody
University of Puerto Rico, Med. Sciences Campus	UPR	Roberto Hernandez-Orsini Brunilda Ortiz-Giuliani
University of Rochester	UROC	Jeffrey Arigo
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	UTENN	Allen Moffitt James Vaden
University of Texas at Houston	UTEX	Ron Gallerano
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	UTHSCSA	Ravikumar Anthony Dubravko Pavlin
University of the Pacific	UPAC	Heesoo Oh William Cole
University of Toronto	UTOR	JangYeun Cho
University of Washington	UWASH	Richard Jones Christopher Riolo
Virginia Commonwealth University	VCU	Anthony Peluso
West Virginia University	WVU	Ronnie Sparks
Wilford Hall Medical Center (Tri-Service Orthodontic Residency Program)	WHMC	Drew Fallis Brian Penton

Advocates and Educators, your ongoing support of the ABO is appreciated and we welcome your contributions to the written examination. If you have multiple choice questions that would be appropriate and challenging for a future exam, or would like information about submitting a case for the written exam, please contact Jaime Pendill, Written Examination Coordinator, at jaime@americanboardortho.com. Please note that all questions submitted for consideration must include a reference to a journal article or textbook.