| Purpose |
| To provide a credential for individuals who are not eligible for certification by the American Board of Oral Medicine, but who demonstrate proficiency in diagnosis and management of oral mucosal diseases, difficult oral/dental diagnoses, orofacial pain, and dental management of medically complex patients.
To improve access to oral medicine services by enabling other medical and dental professionals and members of the public to identify, by virtue of the Academic Fellowship credential, practitioners with demonstrated proficiency in oral medicine, where display of such credentials is permitted by law.
To encourage practitioners to pursue higher levels of knowledge and skill in the practice of Oral Medicine by formally recognizing such attainment with the Academic Fellowship credential.
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| Criteria for eligibility |
- Membership in the American Academy of Oral medicine for at least two (2) years.
- Attendance of at least two (2) annual meetings, one of which may be the year the examination is taken.
- Demonstration of proficiency in oral medicine through teaching oral medicine, a residency program, hospital affiliation, oral medicine publications, and continuing education courses in oral medicine.
- Submission of an application form and a curriculum vitae documenting items in #3
- Successful completion of a written examination to be given at the annual meeting.
Click here to download the Fellowship Examination Application
Click here for resources for the Fellowship Examination.
Click here for a mock examination.
For further information or an application, contact:
Ms. Jane Kantor, CMP
American Academy of Oral Medicine
P.O. Box 2016
Edmonds, Washington 98020
fellowship_info@aaom.com
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