PCSO News and Events ABO Report American Board of Orthodontics Report, Summer 2021 The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) is committed to upholding our mission to elevate the quality of orthodontic care for the public by promoting excellence through certification, education, and professional collaboration. ABO Yearly Update Clinical Examination Update: Dr. Jae Hyun Park Director, American Board of Orthodontics The ABO conducted clinical examinations in February and November 2020 and February 2021. The originally scheduled July 2020 clinical examination was canceled because of COVID-19, so examinees were given the opportunity to transfer to future examination dates. A total of 288 examinees were certified or recertified during the first and second quarters of 2021, including the February 2021 scenario-based clinical examination. Congratulations to the following individuals from the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists for achieving certification or recertification during this time frame: Amin H. Abdallah Abayomi Olusoji Akintorin Kevin M. Andrews Neelab Anwar Mona Awadi Julie Ann Barrons Olsen Thais C. Booms Tylor Daniel Brekke Julia J. Choi Ryann M. Christensen Brad M. Chun Alexander Dao Mahsa Dousti Matthew E. Durschlag Islam Mohamed Hassan Elkenawy Yiyu Fang Steven W. Frank Cameron E. Freelove Bahar C. Ghafouri Jay Gousman Chantal Hakim Timothy Howarth Brandon P. Huang Heidi Hyeyeon Huh Guneet Kaur-Kohli Kainth Madeline Kelley Daniel S. Khorshad Min Jeong Kim Claire Kuo Janice Sook Lee Andrew Levin Ivan Chun Yin Lo Elizabeth K. Lyons Suchita Mandair Ronak N. Mody Katherine Elizabeth Nasoff Trevor S. Nichols Jung Joo Park Kendrick Park Bhavin S. Patel Puja Patel Eric T. Phelps Joseph Phillips Emily Poulos Thomas Warren Roblee Sheldon K. Salins Shannon Schober Susan S. So Amelia C. Stoker Mario E. Tai Erin Walker Brian R. Wilde Timothy Yu A complete listing by constituency for all examinations is located on the ABO website (https:// www.americanboardortho.com/). Additional examinations will be administered in July and November of 2021. Registration for both the February and October 2022 clinical examinations opened on June 2, 2021. Interest and demand in the scenario-based clinical examination continues to be solid, with most examinations reaching total capacity. Examinations take place at Scantron testing centers worldwide, with travel to St. Louis no longer Summer 2021 PCSO Bulletin 13https://www.americanboardortho.com/ https://www.americanboardortho.com/