AUSTRALASIAN ORTHODONTIC BOARD
Established by the Australian Society of Orthodontists in 1993
 
   
   
 
 

AOB Awards

To fulfil its objective of the promotion of excellence in orthodontics, the AOB may grant awards annually. These awards will be based on the case reports presented for Board Certification.

The Australasian Orthodontic Board Award of Merit

  • Each State Assessment Committee may select one or more cases for presentation to a selection panel at a Congress or Foundation meeting of the Australian Society of Orthodontists.
  • Should the panel decide that a particular case is sufficiently meritorious, an award will be made to the applicant.
  • The award will be in the form of a certificate of recognition and will be known as The Australasian Orthodontic Board Award of Merit.

Similarly, the Board will encourage AOB First Stage (Student Category) Members from Australasian University Dental Schools to participate in an annual competition for two awards:

The 3M Unitek Postgraduate Clinical Research Award

  • This is an award of $AUD1000 to each school which participates and adheres to the stipulated rules and protocols for case presentation.
  • All participants from that school must be AOB First Stage (Student Category) Members.
  • This award is kindly sponsored by 3M Unitek.

The TP (Aust) Postgraduate Clinical Award

  • This is an award for the best student overall. The winner of this award receives $AUD1000.
  • $AUD500 is awarded to the best student from each other participating school.
  • This award is kindly sponsored by TP (Aust).

The State Assessment Committee, in consultation with each State Dental School, shall select four cases from that school for presentation and submission for the awards.

Protocol, Procedures, Requirements and Logistics For AOB Student Awards

Cases will be assessed by an appointed panel at each ASO Congress and Foundation Meeting and scored using the following criteria:

Adequacy and quality of records

30%

Difficulty of the case treated

30%

Quality of treatment

40%

In addition, the assessment panel may present a Quality Award to anyone judged to have made an outstanding contribution in either case presentation or professional development. This award will be in the form of a certificate of recognition.

To be eligible for AOB Awards of any kind, applicants must be members of either the ASO or the NZAO.

The AOB thanks the sponsors of student awards:

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