Education
The overall goal of the Advanced Orthodontic Training Program is to educate competent individuals to initially practice orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. This 36-month combined MSD and certificate program in orthodontics is designed to satisfy the training requirements of the Council on Dental Education and Licensure of the American Dental Association as well as complete the requirement for a Masters of Science degree in Dentistry. The curriculum is arranged so that approximately half the time is devoted to clinical training. The remainder of the program is devoted to lectures and seminars in the basic sciences and clinical subjects related to orthodontics as well as research. The Masters degree requirements include a research project, thesis, and thesis defense.
The intent of the program is to educate students to become competent clinicians who can successfully analyze and treat dentofacial deformities. Emphasis is placed on craniofacial growth and development, cephalometrics, biomechanics, occlusion, and neuromuscular physiology.
The program provides the formal educational requirements as well as patient cases for the examinations of the American Board of Orthodontics.
For detailed information on the program, including the course catalog and curriculum, please see visit our page on the University Bulletin.