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Update on the National Board
Dental Hygiene Examination
American Dental Education Association
San Diego, California
March 2011
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Updates
Research
• the highest score reliability is found at the pass/fail point,
• high score reliability is found on the current content structure with 14-15 cases, and
• psychometrically defensible models and procedures are developed to detect aberrant responses for computer-based examinations.
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Updates
Standard-setting
• The recent standard-setting activities for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination were conducted in September 2010 by a panel of experts comprised of:
– one dental hygiene Joint Commissioner, representing the American Dental Hygienists’ Association,
– one dentist Joint Commissioner, representing the American Association of Dental Boards,
– six full-time practitioners in dental hygiene, and
– three dental hygiene educators.
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Updates
• Results from outcome assessment of the
standard-setting activities and research on the
application of the new standard to the previous
examination results provide validity evidence
relating to the new standard for the National
Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
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Updates
New Item Types
• Multiple correct answers, extended matching, and ordering are coming to the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination in 2012.
• These new item types will be scored objectively with a well defined scoring rubric.
• Responses on these new item types must match the scoring rubric exactly in order to get a score of "1" for the item. If there is no exact match, the score for the item will be "0". There is no partial credit.
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Updates
• For example, for an item with multiple
correct answers and four options: A, B, C,
and D, if the correct answers are B
and D, both B and D and no other options
must be selected to get a score of "1".
Otherwise, the score for this item will be
"0."
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Updates
Multiple Correct Answers From the following list, select the three symptoms associated with candidosis. A. Small blisters B. Parasitic in nature C. Reduced prothrombin D. Fungal in nature E. Bruxism F. Maladsorption syndrome G. Bacterial in nature
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Updates
Extended Matching For each symptom listed below, select the correct
disorder from the list provided.
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Symptom
Disorder
___ 1. White patches easily removed with light abrasion
___ 2. Buccal lesion with erythematosus surface
___ 3. Dorsal tongue carcinoma
___ 4. Paterson - Kelly Syndrome
___ 5. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, fever
___ 6. Multiple bluish - purple macules or plaques on
lower extremities
___ 7. Hairy tongue
A. Squamous cell carcinoma
B. Candidosis
C. Syphilis
D. Iron deficiency
E. Crohn’s disease
F. Sjögren syndrome
G. Kaposi sarcoma
H. Paget’s disease
I. Hypothyroidism
J. Septicemia
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Updates
Ordering
Order the citric cycle as it occurs. Match each letter
with its proper sequence number
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Don’t Forget
• The implementation of Pass/Fail reporting
for candidate performance on the National
Board Dental Hygiene Examination will
take effect on January 1, 2012. After that
date, passing candidates will receive the
status of Pass, “P”, while failing
candidates will receive raw score
information for each discipline with the
status of Fail, “F”. © 2011 Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations,
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Don’t Forget
• The dental hygiene program profile will be discontinued on January 1, 2012 when score reporting on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination becomes Pass/Fail.
The Joint Commission is developing a model for providing feedback to dental hygiene programs for evaluation purposes.
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• Trends in candidate performance and failure rates on Dental Hygiene based on the reference group are presented in Figures 1 and 2 below.
• The reference group is defined as candidates who took the examination for the first time and who enrolled in accredited dental hygiene programs.
Score Trends
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Figure 1. Dental Hygiene Average Scores
82.6 83.0 83.1 83.8 83.2 82.9 84.1 83.2 83.5 82.5
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Figure 2. Trend in the Failure Rates for
Dental Hygiene
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5.8 6.5 5.0 5.0 5.6 6.4 4.0 5.0 4.2 3.8
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Test Administration Updates
Laura M. Neumann, DDS, MPH
Interim Secretary, JCNDE
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Policy Updates
• Score reports effective 1/1/12: P or F … no
numerical score unless candidate tested prior
to that date.
• Candidates who have passed may not retest
unless required by state board
• DENTPIN™ required to apply/test.
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DENTPIN™
• 8-digit unique personal identifier
• Candidate/student must register him/herself
• Used by:
– DAT, NBDE I & II, NBDHE
– ADEA AADSAS
– TMDSAS
– PASS
– CAAPID
• 35,221 DENTPINs assigned since 2009
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Exam Administration Trends
Number of Exams Administered
2008 2009 2010
Print 7,863 Print 4,862
Computer 11 Computer 2,502 Computer 7,519
Total 7,874 7,364 7,519
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NBDHE 2010 Testing Volume by Month
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500
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2000
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3000
Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2009
2010
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Testing Accommodations Volume (all exams)
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009
2010
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Irregularities
• NBDHE: 385 reports
• Incidents resulting in action/penalty:
4 warning letters
0 notices of violation/penalty
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Questions
• Joint Commission on National Dental
Examinations
211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Fax: (312) 587-4105
http://www.ada.org/JCNDE.aspx.