Practise American Board of Forensic Odontology Certification Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American Board of Forensic Odontology, Inc. (ABFO) · Verified against ABFO's currently posted examination handbook on 2026-10-12: Reference Manual Section III, listed as updated November 2025, with internal footers stating Edited October 2025. Detailed topic mapping uses the historical Written Test Subject Legend v.2014, still linked from the current official application page; no newer detailed legend or percentage weights were found. The workbook's DABFO label denotes the resulting Diplomate credential, not a separate examination; the assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ABFO Application Documents
- ABFO Reference Manual
- ABFO Reference Manual Section III: Policies & Procedures
- ABFO Reference Manual Section II: Bylaws and Code of Ethics
- ABFO Written Test Subject Legend, v.2014
- ABFO Study Guide, May 2019
- ABFO Certification and Examination Committee Guidelines, v.2022
- ABFO Body Identification Information & Guidelines, February 2017
- ABFO Reference Manual Section IV: Standards & Guidelines, February 2021
- ABFO Standards and Guidelines for Evaluating Bitemarks, revised February 19, 2018
- NIST IR 8352: Bitemark Analysis—A Scientific Foundation Review, March 2023
- INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification Guide, November 2023
- Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect: Clinical Report, September 2024
- AAPD Management of the Developing Dentition and Occlusion in Pediatric Dentistry, revised 2024
- ADA Technical Report No. 1077: Human Age Assessment by Dental Analysis
- FBI CODIS and NDIS Fact Sheet
- NISTIR 7928: The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook, April 2013
- Federal Rules of Evidence, December 1, 2025
American Board of Forensic Odontology Certification Examination
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Unidentified remains have no available direct DNA reference sample. Investigators can contact a biological mother and an unrelated longtime roommate. Which approach best supports a missing-person kinship investigation?
American Board of Forensic Odontology Certification Examination
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A. Forensic odontology foundation skills
Electronic resources: DNA databases
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