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Advanced Orthodontics

The advanced orthodontics program offers two options: (1) A 36-month combined program leading to a Master of Science degree in craniofacial biology and a certificate in orthodontics. This program can also lead to a Ph.D. track for the interested student. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for academic careers as clinical scholars through the integration of the basic sciences with orthodontic education, as well as to provide the clinical experience necessary for the practice of orthodontics. (2) A 24-month program leading to a Certificate of Completion in Orthodontics is the second option. This program is designed to provide the background information and clinical experience necessary for the practice of orthodontics.

Students will be enrolled in the Advanced Orthodontic Program for either option. Students seeking the combined program will be enrolled in the Craniofacial Biology Program as well.

The program in advanced orthodontics is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education and meets the educational requirement of the American Board of Orthodontists.

The School of Dentistry is no longer accepting applications for the 24-month certificate program.

Required Curriculum: Advanced Orthodontics/Craniofacial Biology Program

Required coursesUnits
ADNT 705Biomaterials in Developmental Dentistry1
ADNT 710Internship: Dental Education1-5
AMED 750aPhysical Evaluation and Anesthesia2
CBY 574Statistical Methods in Bioexperimentation3
CBY 575abBiologic Basis of Oral-Facial Disease3-3
CBY 579Craniofacial Molecular Genetics4
CBY 583Craniofacial Clinical Genetics4
CBY 585Systematic Approach to Scientific Writing2
CBY 587Cell and Molecular Biology of Craniofacial Tissues3
CBY 590Directed Research3
CBY 594ab*Thesis2-2
CBY 671Epistemology and Ethos of Bioscience2
ORTH 701abCephalometrics: Growth and Development2-4 each
ORTH 702Seminar: Review of Orthodontic Literature5
ORTH 703abcdefSeminar: Advanced Orthodontics2-8 each
ORTH 704abSeminar: Orthodontics in Theory and Practice2-2
ORTH 706Surgical Orthodontics2
ORTH 721Biomechanics and Orthodontic Technic8
ORTH 751abcdefClinic: Advanced Orthodontics1-10 each
PEDO 772aClinic: Interceptive Orthodontics3
PERI 752Interdisciplinary Treatment: An Orthodontic Perspective2

*Students will be re-enrolled in CBY 594b until completion of the thesis. Tuition will be charged in each trimester of enrollment beyond Summer Session II.

Required Curriculum: Advanced Orthodontics Certificate Program

Required coursesUnits
ADNT 701Research Methodologies in Dentistry2
ADNT 705 Biomaterials in Developmental Dentistry 1
ADNT 706Seminar: Diseases of Childhood 2
ADNT 707 Behavior of the Child Patient 2
ADNT 710 Internship: Dental Education 1-5
AMED 750aPhysical Evaluation and Anesthesia 2
ANAT 701Advanced Head and Neck Anatomy1
CBY 585Systematic Approach to Scientific Writing2
DHIS 701Advanced Oral Histology2
ORTH 701abCephalometrics: Growth and Development2-4 each
ORTH 702Seminar: Review of Orthodontic Literature5
ORTH 703abcdefSeminar: Advanced Orthodontics2-8 each
ORTH 704abcSeminar: Orthodontics in Theory and Practice2-2-2
ORTH 706Surgical Orthodontics2
ORTH 721Biomechanics and Orthodontic Technic8
ORTH 751abcdeClinic: Advanced Orthodontics1-10
ORTH 790Directed Research: Orthodontics1-12
PEDO 707Seminar: Cleft Palate Rehabilitation 1-9

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