Protocol, Procedures, Requirements and Logistics for AOB Student Awards

• For an Orthodontic Department to be eligible for an AOB Award, all participating students from that Department must have achieved AOB First Stage (Student category).
• A requirement for eligibility for these awards is that AOB First Stage (Student Category) MUST be achieved no later than 31 st October in the first year of that student's course.
• At the end-of-year examinations, the final year students will present their two (2) previously nominated cases for assessment by the AOB.
• Appointed AOB Assessors (coordinated by the State AOB Convenor and the Head of Department at the school) will do this assessment.
• Assessment will be non-graded, peer-performed as per AOB guidelines.
• A successful outcome of this assessment will enable a graduating student to apply for AOB Certification (provided all other criteria are fulfilled).
• These AOB assessed cases shall be the pool from which that school shall select four (4) cases as their submission for the next AOB Student Awards.
• These four (4) selected case reports shall be presented at the next ASO Foundation Meeting or ASO Congress as the entry from that school for the 3M Unitek Postgraduate Clinical Research Award and for the TP (Aust) Postgraduate Clinical Award.
• Each submitted case must be accompanied by relevant AOB documentation including receipted Form1, Form 2 and Form 3.
• To ensure total fairness in the assessment process, all references to the candidate's name, candidate's school, and patient's name should be removed from the award case submissions (except for Forms 1,2,3 which AOB Executive will remove prior to assessment). The cases will then only be identifiable by the allocated AOB number and each case ID.
• A strict rule of 4 cases per school will be observed. More than 4, or less than 4, will render that school ineligible for that year's AOB Awards.
• These cases must be delivered to the meeting and be set up by the commencement of Registration.
• Delivery of these cases to the Meeting and their set up will be the responsibility of the Head of Department of each school.
• A suitable area will be set aside for the display of all 20 cases (5 schools x 4 cases each).
• This area will be available for the cases to be viewed by all registrants at the Meeting.
• The area will also be available to the assessors for "after hours" assessment. This means the area will require suitable access and security.
• One (1) assessor will be appointed by each State AOB Convenor for the task of assessing all cases. This appointment should be made at least one month prior to the Meeting.
• With the policy of peer review in mind, the assessor must be a Certified Member of the AOB, but must not be a State Assessor, and must not be a Clinical Instructor at an Orthodontic School.
• A check sheet will be produced to assist assessors in evaluating cases.
• Assessment of all cases will be done according to the guidelines set out in the AOB Awards section of the AOB Web site. ( www.aso.org.au/aob )
• The winner of the 3M Unitek Postgraduate Clinical Research Award will be the school whose four (4) cases scores the highest aggregate points (scores from all assessors count).
• The winner of the TP(Aust) Postgraduate Clinical Award will be the graduating student whose case scores the highest points (scores from all assessors count).
• Assessors must complete their task by the end of the 1 st day (in the case of a Foundation Meeting) and by the end of the 2 nd day (in the case of a Congress).
• AOB Award winners will be announced as early as possible during the Meeting and presentation of the Awards will be made by the AOB Chairman at a suitable time during the Scientific Programme.
• The decision of the AOB in granting the Awards will be final.
• No appeal by any school or individual will be accepted.
• By entering for these Awards, any school or individual accepts these terms and conditions.

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