American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Information from CareersInDental.com

Address:: PO Box 25915
Tampa, FL 33622
Phone:: (813) 286-2444
Website:: http://www.abomp.org/
Company Information:: The American Academy of Oral Pathology (AAOP) was officially organized in 1946 and, accordingly, a plan for an American Board of Oral Pathology (ABOP) was developed. At the third annual meeting of the AAOP on February 6, 1948, the formation of the ABOP was announced.

It was incorporated in Washington, D.C. on November 8, 1948. The first certifying examination was held in the Fall of 1949 and no members, save the founders, have become diplomates of the Board without examination. The ABOP was approved by the American Dental Association in 1950.

In 1995 the ABOP became The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in keeping with the official name changes of the specialty to Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and of the sponsoring organization to the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

The seal of The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology recognizes its incorporation in Washington, DC, in 1948. The triangle symbolically connects education, service, and research and is representative of the activities in which diplomates are engaged. Decorating the triangle are laurel leaves that on the left symbolize the seven founders and on the right symbolize the seven current directors elected by fellows of The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

The scholastic triangle envelops the caduceus that serves as a symbol of medical sciences. A microscope signifies histopathology and a facial prof

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