AAO Resident Case Displays
Held annually during the AAO Annual Meeting, the Case Display allows orthodontic residents the opportunity to display patient cases at the national level.
The experience and process of reviewing patient cases is recommended by the ABO as a critical thinking exercise to strengthen skills in preparation for the new Scenario-based Clinical Examination format, as part of the board-certification process.
In addition, an objective analysis of case management forms, DI, CREval, superimpositions and cephalometric tracings on your cases will allow the opportunity to become comfortable with the testing format, as well as offer an opportunity for self-evaluation and reflection on case outcomes.
The cases are judged for submission to the AJO-DO and must be written up to ABO standards.
Cases are judges by members of CDABO with oversight provided by ABO and are judged on:
• Uniqueness
• Treatment Quality
• Records Quality
• Manuscript
Check Back in November 2025 to Register for 2026 AAO Resident Case Displays
2025 Case Display Winners
First Place:
DI 10 - University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health - Dr. Abdallah Michail
DI 20 - Indiana University School of Dentistry - Dr. Kynnedy Kelly and Dr. Rachel Hoagburg
Second Place:
DI 10 - University of The Pacific, Arthur a. Dugoni School of Dentistry - Dr. Seung Ah Jung
DI 20 - University of Iowa College of Dentistry - Dr. Abigail Wieland and Dr. Clara Wood
Third Place:
DI 10 - Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Orthodontic Residency - Dr. Jessica Azer
DI 20 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Dr. John Hennelly Irvin