National Dental Board Examination: Changes you need to know

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National Dental Board ExaminationChanges you
need to know

• Adam C Shisler 12, Texas-Houston
• President
• Commissioner Joint Commission on Dental
  Examinations

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Objectives

• ASDA Member will be able to accurately express to
  chapter reasoning, timelines, and future changes
  of the NBDE.

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Outline

• Mission of JCNDE
• Changes Occurring in 2012
• Ramifications of Changes
• Possible Solutions / Actions in Progress
• Questions

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Mission of the JCNDE

• "The JCNDE develops and conducts highly reliable,
  state of the art cognitive examinations that
  assist regulatory agencies in making valid
  decisions regarding licensure of oral health care
  professionals, develops and implements policy for
  the orderly, secure, and fair administration of
  its examinations, and is a leader and resource in
  assessment for the oral health care profession."

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Candidates will receive PASS / FAIL for NBDE Part
  1 and Part 21
• Those candidates that test before will retain
  their scores.
• After 01/01/12, passing candidates will receive
  the status of Pass, P, while failing candidates
  will receive raw score information for each
  discipline with the status of Fail, F

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Shorter Application Eligibility Period1
• Once application and fee has been submitted for
  examination, student will have 6 months to
  schedule a testing appointment.

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Limit on Examination Eligibility1
• Students are limited to successful completion of
  an exam within 5 years of testing or 5 exam
  attempts, whichever comes first.
• This applies to exam attempts 01/01/2012 or
  later.

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Communication Information about Exam
  Irregularities MAY Accompany Score Reports1

• If an irregularity is ruled by the JCNDE, it is
  the chairs decision to include a summary of the
  irregularity in the students score report.

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Complete Score History1
• Currently four most recent tests are listed
• Starting in 2012 Complete history of scores will
  be reported to state board or any other entity
  requesting scores.

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Changes Occurring in 2012

• Time Limits for Retesting as a Result of an
  Appeal1
• JCNDE allows appeal for a retest within 30 days
• Upon processing the application, the candidate
  will remain eligible to test for 90 days
  following the grant of an appeal.

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New Item Types1

• Multiple Correct Answers, Extended Matching, and
  Ordering are coming to the NBDE 2012.
• These new item types will be scored objectively
  with a well defined scoring rubric.
• Responses must match scoring rubric exactly in
  order to get a score of 1 for the item.
• If there is no exact match, the score for the
  item is 0.
• There is no partial credit.

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Examples of New Item Types
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Changes Occurring in 2012

• As of 01/01/2012
• New fees Part 1 345
• Part 2 390
• Transcript / Score Report Fee 30.

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Average Scores1
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Average Failure Rates1
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Integrated National Board Dental Examination

• Parts 1 2 will disappear to be replaced by
  single, comprehensive exam.
• Result of an ad hoc review of current examination
  methods
• Encourage integration of Part 1 2
• http//www.ada.org/5553.aspx

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INBDE Timeline

• Test Construction Committees
• Identify best structure for test construction
  committees
• Identify qualification for test constructors
• Recruit and train test constructors
• Examination Issues
• Format 
• Review and amendment of examination
  administrative policies and procedures
• Scoring System
• Develop and validate scoring system
• Transition plan
• Plan for students/candidates who have taken NBDE
  Part I but not NBDE Part II at time the INBDE is
  implemented Plan for students/candidates who have
  taken NBDE Part I and/or NBDE Part II and have
  not passed at the time the INBDE is implemented

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INBDE Timeline

• Pilot study  
• Develop pilot examination 
• Administer pilot examination 
• Analyze data
• Implementation
• Review and address test publishing and test
  administration issues with the delivery vendor 
• Format examination for vendor delivery
• Live Date
• Begin to advertise time frame for live date two
  years in advance 
• Set live date for the INBDE (no sooner than 2015)

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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes

• As a result of Pass/Fail Changes
• ADEA initiated the Future of Advanced Dental
  Education Admissions Project to offer guides and
  tools for navigating the admission environment.
• Goal of ADEA/FADEA2
• Identify the best ways to review, compare, and
  select candidates for advanced dental education
  programs.

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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes

• In 2010, ADEA Conducted Survey of 714
  Postdoctoral Program Directors (54 responded)2
• Result, top five traits successful candidates
  have that majority of program directors agree.
• Characteristics frame admissions and ETS PPI for
  2012 cycle.

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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes2
Ten Most Important Qualities Indicated by ADEA FADEA Survey Ten Most Important Qualities Indicated by ADEA FADEA Survey Ten Most Important Qualities Indicated by ADEA FADEA Survey
1 Team Player 51.3
2 Assumes Responsibility 50.0
3 Integrity 48.2
4 Interpersonal / Communication Skills 40.4
5 Reliability 39.3
6 Critical Thinking Skills 38.8
7 Clinical Skills 37.5
8 Initiative 33.6
9 Maturity 33.1
10 Academic Talent 25.8
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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes2
Pediatric Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Periodontics Periodontics Orthodontics Orthodontics
Team Player 63 Team Player 48 Integrity 74
Assumes Responsibility 58 Assumes Responsibility 44 Interpersonal / Communication Skills 48
Interpersonal / Communication Skills 46 Passion 44 Maturity 48
Reliability 44 Integrity 41 Critical Thinking Skills 46
Critical Thinking Skills 44 Critical Thinking Skills 41 Assumes Responsibiltity 42
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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes2
GPR / AEGD GPR / AEGD
Team Player 65
Assumes Responsibility 57
Reliability 55
Clinical Skills 47
Integrity 43
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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes2
Endodontics Endodontics Prosthodontics Prosthodontics
Integrity 59 Integrity 58
Communication 45 Clinical Skills 58
Clinical Skills 45 Team Player 54
Maturity 45 Critical Thinking Skills 50
Critical Thinking Skills 41 Passion 46
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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes2
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Academic Talent 53
Integrity 51
Assumes Responsibility 47
Team Player 42
NBDE Score Above 90 42
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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes

• Three Steps to Acceptance
• Initial Review
• Who to Interview
• Final Selection

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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes

• Three Steps to Acceptance
• Initial Review
• Who to Interview
• Final Selection

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Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application
Processes

• Three Steps to Acceptance
• Initial Review
• Who to Interview
• Final Selection

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Specialty Exam (T/F)

• As of 09/01/2011, no specialty exam is planned.
• ADEA Summit of Advanced Dental Ed at ADEA Fall
  Meeting October 20-22, 2011

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Specialty Exam (T/F)

• Program Directors Desire an Exam that

1 Critical Thinking Skills including Problem Solving 60.3
2 Clinical Judgment 57.4
3 Clinical Knowledge 54.5
4 Ability to Think Logically and Use Higher Level Reasoning 53.8
5 Ethical Reasoning 49.1
6 Ability to Interpret Data 48.6
7 Professionalism 47.8
8 Communication Skills (Interprofessional) 47.3
9 Ability to Express Onself and Write Logically 46.8
10 Basic Science Knowledge 41.0
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Questions

• Mission of JCNDE
• Changes Occurring in 2012
• Ramifications of Changes
• Possible Solutions / Actions in Progress
• Questions

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Resources and Additional Information

1. Update on National Board Dental Examinations.
   American Dental Education Association. March
   2011. http//www.ada.org/sections/educationAndCare
   ers/pdfs/adea_nbde_update.pdf
2. Findings from Survey of Advanced Dental Education
   Program Directors. October 2010.
   http//www.adea.org/FADEA/Documents/Anderson20ADE
   A-FADEA-findings-Oct-2010-Final-for-distribution2
   0Compatibility20Mode.pdf
3. ADEA/FADEA Website http//www.adea.org/FADEA/Page
   s/default.aspx
4. JCNDE Website http//www.ada.org/JCNDE.aspx