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Reflections on the delivery of online postgraduate specialty membership examinations in orthodontics

British Dental Journal volume 233, page 489 (2022) Cite this article

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  • Highlights the need for remote specialist examinations in orthodontics during the pandemic.

  • Discusses the modifications required to the existing assessment for remote delivery.

  • Candidate and examiner feedback metrics are presented.

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  1. Phillips G, Jones M, Dagg K. Restarting training and examinations in the era of COVID-19: a perspective from the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians UK. Clin Med (Lond) 2020; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0481.

  2. Eckhardt C E, Seehra J, Chadwick S M et al. Development, implementation and feedback for an online speciality membership examination in orthodontics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br Dent J 2021; 231: 503-511.

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  1. Senior Clinical Teacher and Consultant Orthodontist, King´s College London, UK

    Jadbinder Seehra

  2. Consultant Orthodontist, Morriston Hospital, UK

    Charlotte E. Eckhardt

  3. Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals; Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK

    Matthew Garrett

  4. Professor of Orthodontics, Chair of Examinations, UK

    Martyn T. Cobourne

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Seehra, J., Eckhardt, C., Garrett, M. et al. Reflections on the delivery of online postgraduate specialty membership examinations in orthodontics. Br Dent J 233, 489 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-4984-1

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