Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD®)

Certification is open to clinicians who interpret bone densitometry examinations and includes: physicians, certified nurse practitioners, certified physician assistants, fellows, residents and Ph.D.’s. performing research in the field of bone density and meets the eligibility requirements as specified in the CCD® Handbook.

You must wait 30 days from your fail date to submit the re-take application. The re-take application will be mailed to you along with a physical copy of your Score Report. This application may ONLY be used if you did NOT pass the examination AND you are applying to sit for the exam within one year from the original failed exam date. A candidate may sit for the exam up to three times within one year from the original failed exam date. Thereafter, if they are still unsuccessful in passing the exam, the candidate must show documentation of an additional 12 hours of CME Category 1 or Category A CE credits in the field of musculoskeletal health and bone densitometry in order to meet the eligibility requirements to sit for the exam again. Please note that the 12 hours of CME are not required to come from ISCD courses.

The CCD® certification is valid for five (5) years.

A candidate may sit for the exam up to three times within one year from the original failed exam date. Thereafter, if they are still unsuccessful in passing the exam, the candidate must show documentation of an additional 12 hours of CME Category 1 or Category A CE credits in the field of musculoskeletal health and bone densitometry in order to meet the eligibility requirements to sit for the exam again. Please note that the 12 hours of CME are not required to come from ISCD courses.

ISCD is committed to allowing candidates the opportunity to appeal decisions during the professional credentialing process. ISCD staff and the ISCD Certification Council are responsible for handling all appeals and requests in a confidential, timely and fair manner. Every effort is made to ensure that the ISCD examination procedures are reasonable and that fair and equitable treatment is accorded to all applicants. To ensure fairness and a right of redress in the evaluation and processing of applications, examination procedures, and certification activities, the ISCD Certification Council has established a formal appeals procedure which you must follow for an appeal of ISCD’s policies, requirements, or decisions. All decisions and actions shall be transmitted in writing and shall contain a brief notice of the right of appeal. For Appeal instructions and form please contact certification@iscd.org.