Centeno, Lim and Reyes hurdle PBO 2007 Phase IV Exam
Chua passes PBO Phase III Examination

The Philippine Board of Orthodontics is proud to announce that barely five months after the Induction last August 2006 of Dr. Sandra S. Adriano and Dr. Marianne P. Hernandez as Diplomates of the Philippine Board of Orthodontics, the roster into the College increased with the successful hurdling of the PBO Phase IV Examination by Dr. Angela C. Castro-Centeno, Dr. Dennis C. Lim and Dr. Maria Victoria R. Reyes, conducted this past January 30-31, 2007 at the Manila Polo Club, Makati City.

Dr. Angela C. Castro-Centeno was born in Baliuag, Bulacan and obtained her Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of the East in 1988 and was ranked 5th in the May 1989 PRC Dental Boards. She obtained her Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics from the University of the Philippines Graduate Program in Orthodontics in 1992 where she has been a Professional Lecturer since 1994. She recently was inducted as Fellow, Academy of Dentistry International.

Dr. Dennis C. Lim hails from Zamboanga City and received his Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of the East in 1986. He obtained his Certificate of Proficiency in Orthodontics and Master of Science in Dentistry (Orthodontics) from the University of the Philippines GRaduate Program in Orthodontics in 1997, after which he underwent additional orthodontic training at the Kanagawa Dental College in Japan from 1998-1999. An article written by him appeared in the International Journal of the MEAW Technic and Research Foundation in December 1998. He taught previously at both the UP Graduate Program in Orthodontics and the University of Baguio Graduate Program in Orthodontics, the latter at which he was the Program Director. Aside from his multi-city orthodontic practices, he is a lecturer at the MultiLoop Edgewise Archwire (MEAW) Study Club and the Philippine Academy of Orthodontics.

Dr. Maria Victoria R. Reyes graduated from the UP College of Dentistry in 1987 and undertook the Preceptorship on the Biologic Basis and Clinical Practice of Orthodontics under Dr. Luz C. Macapanpan from 1988-89. She was formerly a Clinical Instructor at the University of the East College of Dentistry. She successfully completed the PBO Phases I to IV Examinations. One of her Phase III Case Reports was published in the Philippine Journal of Orthodontics in August 2003.

Expected to join their ranks soon as Diplomate is Dr. Patrick S. Chua, who hails from Dumaguete City and graduated from the Centro Escolar University College of Dentistry in 1984. He likewise undertook the Preceptorship on the Biologic Basis and Clinical Practice of Orthodontics under Dr. Luz Macapanpan from 1988-89. Additional orthodontic training was obtained under the preceptorship of Dr. Ranny Tuazon in 1999 and the MEAW Study Club in 2003.

As part of the Phase III Examination, Dr. Chua successfully presented five (5) orthodontic cases and underwent an oral examination on his cases while each of the 3 Phase IV Examination candidates successfully presented ten (10) clinical cases each which accounted for 50% of their examination score. An additional 25% of their score came from their oral defense of the candidate's cases while the remaining 25% was earned from their diagnosis and treatment planning of the Board's clinical cases.

With the caliber of recent candidates and the quality of orthodontic cases presented to the PBO, the PBO is optimistic about the state of clinical orthodontic care being rendered by those who successfully undertake the examination phases of the PBO. Members of the Examination Committee included Dr. Patricia Claparols, Dr. Robert Eustaqiuo, Dr. Marilyn Leung, Dr. Marina Tan with Dr. Crisanta Santayana as PBO Examination Committee HEad with Dr. Ermelinda S. Galang as Chair, PBO.

These reports will be forwarded to the PRC Board of Dentistry.