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Requirements for the ABOI Examination

Route 1-General Dentists (US & Canada)

The following are pre-requisites for ABOI/ID Diplomate Certification Part I-Written Examination *

1. Applicant must be a DMD/DDS or equivalent

2. Continuing education (CE) totaling 670 hours verified on certifying organization letterhead or copies of CE certificates specific to implant dentistry. Or if you are an AGD member, please submit your AGD CE transcript for verification.

3. Completion of the following programs will satisfy additional continuing education credits.

	1-year GPR or AEGD	1-year Fellow	2-year GPR or AEGD	AAID Associate Fellow	AAID Fellow*
CE Credit	100	100	200	100	200

* AAID Fellowship will satisfy all requirements of the ABOI/ID Diplomate certification and is exempt from the Part 1 written examination.

Route 2-International Dentists (Route 2 applicants must complete Part I written examination)

The following are pre-requisites for ABOI/ID Diplomate Certification Part I (Written Examination)

1. Applicant must be a practicing dentist certified by a licensing board.

2. Continuing education (CE) totaling 670 hours verified on certifying organization letterhead or copy of CE certificates specific to implant dentistry.

3. Completion of the following programs in US or Canada will provide additional continuing education credits towards the required 670 hours.

	1- year GPR or AEGD	1-year Fellow	2-year GPR or AEGD	AAID Associate Fellow	AAID Fellow
CE Credit	100	100	200	100	200

Residency	Oral Surgery	Prosthodontics	Periodontics	Implantology
CE Credit	350	350	350	350

Route 3-ADA Specialist in the US and Canada (Route 3 applicants are exempt from Part 1 Written Examination)

Completion of an approved hospital, university, or dental school residency training program in oral surgery, prosthodontics, periodontics, and implant dentistry will satisfy all requirements for Part I of the ABOI/ID Diplomate certification.

Part II Oral Examination Case Requirements:

The ABOI/ID Part II Examination is an oral examination that consists of standardized cases developed by the ABOI/ID as well as cases that the candidate submits to the ABOI. (Candidates will be examined on two (2) of the cases that are submitted)

Oral Examination Case Requirements:

• You will be required to submit eight (8) cases.

• You may not use the same patient for multiple cases.

• Your cases must be restored and functional for a minimum of one year at the time of case submission.

1) Edentulous mandible or maxilla with a full arch removable implant overdenture, utilizing two (2) or more implants. Case 1 Template

2) Edentulous posterior maxilla with pneumatized maxillary sinus requiring at least 5 mm of lateral approach sinus augmentation and two (2) or more implants and its restoration. Case 2 Template

3) Anterior maxilla with one or more root form implants and its restoration. Case 3 Template

4) Any extraction with immediate implant placement or extraction with ridge preservation and delayed implant placement and its restoration. Case 4 Template

5) Edentulous mandible or maxilla with four (4) or more root form implants supporting a fixed complete implant prosthesis. Case 5 Template

6) An edentulous posterior mandible or maxillary quadrant with two (2) or more root form implants and its restoration. Case 6 Template

7) Edentulous areas with more than two teeth missing and a deficient ridge requiring vertical or horizontal augmentation and the subsequent placement of two (2) or more root form implants and its restoration. Case 7 Template

8) Case type to be determined by the candidate. The case cannot be a single tooth replacement. Case 8 Template

All potential candidates are encouraged to review the Certification Examination Handbook which outlines the examination process in greater detail. If at any time you have any questions, please contact the ABOI Headquarters by calling 312-335-8793.