ABOMR case studies

The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR) certification examination is a professional credentialing assessment for dentists who practice, teach, or research oral and maxillofacial radiology and who wish to demonstrate specialty-level competence. Candidates are typically graduates of, or trainees in, advanced oral and maxillofacial radiology programs, but the credential is also relevant to academically oriented radiologists and clinicians whose practice depends heavily on diagnostic imaging interpretation. The exam spans the full discipline: radiation physics and biology, equipment and acquisition technique, image processing, quality assurance and safety, normal anatomy and developmental anomalies, cystic and neoplastic disease interpretation, inflammatory, traumatic and metabolic bone disease, temporomandibular joint, salivary gland and soft tissue imaging, advanced modalities such as CBCT, CT, MRI, ultrasound and nuclear medicine, and professional, ethical and practice standards. Preparation is best built around a structured review of each domain rather than a single cram source: work through standard textbooks in oral and maxillofacial radiology and head and neck imaging, read current journal literature on imaging technique and diagnosis, and practice systematic film and volume interpretation on cases you can defend out loud. The ABOMR case studies are 5 cases and about 1,666 words.