The American Board of Orthodontics evaluates the knowledge and clinical skills of graduates of accredited orthodontic programs by conducting examinations and conferring time-limited certificates. Recertification requires ongoing demonstration of excellence, so the credential never goes stale.
Dr. Jacqui Payne is board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Brian Payne is involved with the ABO and has spent three decades practicing, teaching and presenting within invitation-only study societies like the Edward H. Angle Society.
For you, the practical meaning is simple: treatment planned to a published, examined standard, by doctors who invite scrutiny of their results.