Timeline

The JCNDE wants to ensure all stakeholder groups have an opportunity to comment on the creation of the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) during the development process and to have sufficient time to plan for the change. All stakeholders will be given ample advance warning before implementation.

Overall it is anticipated that development, validation and implementation of the INBDE will not occur prior to 2017. There is currently no set date for implementation. All final recommendations will be reviewed and approved by the JCNDE before implementation.

Students currently in dental school as of 2012, will not be impacted, assuming they complete dental school and the NBDE Part I and NBDE Part II within four years of admission.

Timeline for the INBDE

The CIE wants to make certain that all steps of the examination development process are given sufficient time and that all stakeholder groups have time to comment. Therefore, the CIE is currently planning detailed work one year in advance. As the project progresses, activities further into the future will be assigned specific dates and an implementation date will be set that allows all stakeholders sufficient notice.

The INBDE timeline will update periodically, please check back frequently.

Year	Month	Activity
2009	April	JCNDE adopts resolution to integrate NBDE Part I and Part II into an Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) and creates the CIE to oversee the process
2010	January	First meeting of the CIE
	May	CIE meets and begins work on developing a model of the Domain of Dentistry
	July	Workgroup on the Domain of Dentistry develops draft model which identifies basic science foundation knowledge, including behavioral sciences and reviews the current clinical competencies, which form the basis for the NBDE Part II. First Update sent out by CIE chair CIE mailbox set up to receive comment and feedback at jcndecie@ada.org Joint Commission Newsletter has an update on the CIE The ASDA e-newsletter Word of Mouth, has a link to the JCDNE Newsletter so students get information about the INBDE
	November	CIE meets to refine the draft model of the Domain of Dentistry and makes plans for the validation of the model
2011	February	Update from CIE chair is distributed and contains information about the INBDE Initial INBDE FAQ developed and sent out with the Udate from the CIE chair Joint Commission Newsletter has an update on the INBDE The ASDA e-newsletter, Word of Mouth, has a link to the JCNDE Newsletter so students can get information about the INBDE
	March	CIE reports on the INBDE to ADEA CCI and ADEA through NBDE update session CIE reports on the INBDE to NDEAF and JCNDE
	April	Validation of the model of the Domain of Dentistry matrix by a group of experts who are dentists with a strong science background
	June	CIE meets and the committee considers the results of the validation of the model of the Domain of Dentistry and continues discussion on item types
	July	INBDE web site active Updated INBDE FAQ and Timeline posted to Web site Joint Commission Newsletter has an update on the INBDE The ASDA e-newsletter, Word of Mouth, has a link to the JCNDE Newsletter so students can get information about the INBDE CIE conference call to plan another science panel meeting
	September	Validation of the model of the Domain of Dentistry matrix by a group of general dentists who have been in practice five years or less
	October	INBDE FAQ updated
	November	Update from the CIE chair distributed Release of the first two draft documents for stakeholder review: Foundation Knowledge for the General Dentist and Model of the Domain of Dentistry Stakeholders asked to provide comments via the CIE mailbox (jcnde@ada.org) CIE meeting scheduled CIE meets and considered the results from the science panels and begins discussion on composition of test construction committee members, test construction/design, potential new item types, and methods to improve communication with stakeholder groups.
2012	February	Feedback on the first two draft documents for stakeholder review, Foundation Knowledge for the General Dentist and Model of the Domain of Dentistry, is still being accepted via the jcnde@ada.org mailbox.
	April	April 30, 2012 is the deadline for feedback on the first two draft documents for stakeholder review, Foundation Knowledge for the General Dentist and Model of the Domain of Dentistry. Feedback can be sent via the jcnde@ada.org mailbox.
	May	CIE meeting scheduled.
	August	Test Construction/Design Workgroup meeting scheduled.
	November	CIE meeting scheduled.

2013 and Beyond

These items are grouped by topic and not implementation order and will be addressed before the new examination is implemented.

Communication methods with stakeholder groups:

Updates from the CIE Chair
FAQ
Newsletters
Web site
Presentations
Documents circulated for comment
CIE mail box for feedback on the INBDE

Item Types

Evaluation of item types to meet the needs of an integrated examination
Development of new items types as needed
Pretesting of items
Sample of transitional and new item types available

Test Construction Committees

Identify best structure for test construction committees
Identify qualification for test constructors
Recruit and train test constructors

Examination Issues

Test specifications
Test format
Delivery method for test
Review and amendment of examination administrative policies and procedures

Scoring System

Develop and validate scoring system

Transition plan

Plan for students/candidates who have taken NBDE Part I but not NBDE Part II at time the INBDE is implemented
Plan for students/candidates who have taken NBDE Part I and/or NBDE Part II and have not passed at the time the INBDE is implemented

Pilot study

Develop pilot examination
Administer pilot examination
Analyze data

Implementation

Review and address test publishing and test administration issues with the delivery vendor
Format examination for vendor delivery

Live Date

Begin to advertise time frame for live date two years in advance
Set live date for the new examination, which is anticipated to be no sooner than 2017