In May 2009 the American Association of Orthodontists House of Delegates approved the AAO Voluntary Certification Program for orthodontic assistants. In early 2010 AAO will be offering the AAO-Orthodontic Assistant Exam for those assistants who want to become AAO designated assistants. To prepare for this exam, you should study the following ITI Courses:
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118.01 Treatment Record |
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101.01 Clinical Photography |
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101.04 Producing Photos With A Small Digital Camera |
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102.00 Alginate Impressions |
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103.01 Study Model Fabrication |
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103.02 Appliance Model Fabrication |
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120.01 Gathering Orthodontic Records |
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108.00 Teaching Basic Oral Hygiene |
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108.01 Basic Oral Hygiene For Patients |
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104.00 Separators |
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105.00 Orthodontic Banding |
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106.00 Bonding: Introduction |
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106.01 Brackets |
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106.02 Preparing Teeth For Bonding |
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106.03 Bonding Materials |
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106.04 Bracket Placement Sequence |
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106.08 Bracket Prepositioning |
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106.05 Bonding Difficult Areas, Troubleshooting, Rebonding |
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106.06 Bonding Special Surfaces: Composite, Porcelain, Metal |
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106,07 Bonding Lingual Retainers |
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107.01 Orthodontic Wire Basics |
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107.02 Initial Wire Insertion |
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109.00 Retie Appointment |
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112.06 Finishing: Marking And Inserting Finishing Wires |
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110.00 Debanding |
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126.01 Use of the Great Lakes Dry Field System-NOLA |
Simply check these courses when you set up your Knowledge Profile and then complete them to start preparing for the AAO-OA Exam.
