National Dental Board Examination: Changes you need to know

National Dental Board Examination:Changes you need to know

Adam C Shisler ‘12, Texas-HoustonPresidentCommissioner Joint Commission on Dental Examinations

Objectives

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

Outline

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

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”


• Shorter Application Eligibility Period1

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


• 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.


• Communication Information about Exam Irregularities MAY Accompany Score Reports1

If an irregularity is ruled by the JCNDE, it is the chair’s decision to include a summary of the irregularity in the student’s score report.


• 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.


• 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.

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.

Examples of New Item Types


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

Average Scores1

Average Failure Rates1

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

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

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)

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.

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.

Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application Processes2

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%


Pediatric Dentistry Periodontics 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%


GPR / AEGD

Team Player 65%

Assumes Responsibility 57%

Reliability 55%

Clinical Skills 47%

Integrity 43%


Endodontics 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%


Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Academic Talent 53%

Integrity 51%

Assumes Responsibility 47%

Team Player 42%

NBDE Score Above 90 42%

Progress in Advanced Dental Education Application Processes• Three Steps to

Acceptance: 1. Initial Review2. Who to Interview3. Final Selection





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

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%

Questions

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

Resources and Additional Information

1. Update on National Board Dental Examinations. American Dental Education Association. March 2011. http://www.ada.org/sections/educationAndCareers/pdfs/adea_nbde_update.pdf

2. Findings from Survey of Advanced Dental Education Program Directors. October 2010. http://www.adea.org/FADEA/Documents/Anderson%20ADEA-FADEA-findings-Oct-2010-Final-for-distribution%20Compatibility%20Mode.pdf

3. ADEA/FADEA Website: http://www.adea.org/FADEA/Pages/default.aspx

4. JCNDE Website: http://www.ada.org/JCNDE.aspx