American Academy of oral and maxillofacial radiology

RESOURCES FOR CANDIDATES

The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology has developed this list of resources with input from oral and maxillofacial radiology program directors, to assist candidates who are challenging the ABOMR certifying examination.Some of the material covered in these textbooks is outside the scope of the ABOMR

examination. Therefore, candidates who use this resource list should do so in conjunction with the ABOMR Study Guide in order to assist their preparation for the certifying examination. Conversely, the listed resources do not necessarily cover the entire scope of the examination, nor should it be implied that any topic not explicitly covered by these resources will not appear on an examination.

General Radiology Textbook

The ABOMR considers the following textbook to be a good comprehensive textbook written at the predoctoral level that covers the basic essentials of oral and maxillofacial radiology. This textbook forms the basis of knowledge for the Specialty Level Radiology Textbooks listed below.

Oral Radiology Principles and Interpretation, 5th Edition.
SC White and MJ Pharoah, Mosby, 2004.

Specialty Level Radiology Textbooks

The ABOMR considers the following textbooks as representative of the specialty-level
knowledge expected of an oral and maxillofacial radiologist.

Christensen’s Physics of Diagnostic Radiology, 4th Edition.
TS Curry, JE Dowdey and RC Murry, Jr, Lippincott, 1990.

Radiologic Science for Technologists – Physics, Biology and Protection, 8th Edition
SC Bushong, Mosby, 2004.

The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, 2nd Edition
JT Bushberg, JA Seibert, EM Leidholdt, Jr, and JM Boone, Lippincott, 2001.

Radiobiology for the Radiologist, 5th Edition.
EJ Hall, Lippincott, 2000.

Radiation Protection in Dentistry
NCRP Report No. 145
NCRP Press, 2003

Head and Neck Imaging, 4th Edition
PM Som and HD Curtin, Mosby, 2003.

Diagnostic Imaging of the Head and Neck
R Harnsberger, P Hudgins, R Wiggins and C Davidson, Saunders, 2005.

Normal Roentgen Variants That May Simulate Disease, 7th Edition
TE Keats and MW Anderson, Mosby, 2001.

Oral Pathology Textbook

The ABOMR considers the following textbook as representative of the oral and pathology knowledge that is expected of an oral and maxillofacial radiologist

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2nd Edition.
BW Neville, DD Damm, CM Allen and JE Bouquot, Saunders, 2002.