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The Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics offers a 35-month program that leads to a certificate and a Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a specialization in orthodontics. The program has twelve full-time residents enrolled in the program.

Residents critically study orthodontics and related literature using a didactic curriculum organized didactic curriculum offered by the college.

They have numerous diverse and complex clinical cases. The program comprises 12 residents, numerous full-time faculty and research supervision.

35-Month Program

Curriculum

First Year – Summer B
DEN 6905 Ortho Core
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics
Advanced Dental Photography

First Year – Fall
DEN 6680 Principles of Craniofacial Biology and Emerging Therapies
DEN 6935 Literature Review
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds/Special Topics
PHC 6075 Biostatistics Literacy
DEN 6679 Advanced Radiology and Interpretation
DEN8601L Clinical Orthodontics

First Year – Spring
DEN 6681 Craniofacial Pathology
DEN 6935 Written Comp
DEN 6675 Orofacial Pain
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds/Special Topics
GMS 7877 Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Second Year – Summer C
DEN 6910 Supervised Research
DEN 6935 Clinical Comp
DEN 6940 Supervised Teaching
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Second Year – Fall
GMS 6609 Advanced Gross Anatomy
DEN 6910 Supervised Research
DEN 6674 Advanced Oral Pathology
DEN 6940 Supervised Teaching
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds/Special Topics
DEN8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Second Year – Spring
DEN 6678 Adv Oral Med/Drug Interactions
DEN 6910 Supervised Research
DEN 6935 Written Comp
DEN 6940 Supervised Teaching
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Third Year – Summer
DEN 6971 Masters Thesis Research
DEN 6935 Clinical Comp
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Third Year – Fall
DEN 6971 Masters Thesis Research
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds/Special Topics
DEN 6936 Practice Management
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

Third Year – Spring
DEN 6905 ABO Cases
DEN 6971 Masters Thesis Research
DEN 6935 Clinical & Oral Comp
DEN 6905 Patient Review
DEN 6942 Grand Rounds/Special Topics
DEN 8601L Clinical Orthodontics

All residents are registered for the rotating courses below during the corresponding semester:

Fall – A
DEN 6616 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6610 Biology of Tooth Mvmt
DEN 6602 Ortho Treatment: Pt 1
DEN 6615 Orthodontic and Periodontic Relationships

Spring – A
DEN 6617 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6672 Materials in Orthodontics
DEN 6603 Ortho Treatment: Pt 2

Fall – B
DEN 6616 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6618 Growth & Development & Anomalies
DEN 6604 Ortho Treatment: Pt 3

Spring – B
DEN 6616 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6618 Growth & Development & Anomalies
DEN 6605 Orthodontic Treatment: Pt4

Fall – C
DEN 6616 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6612 Biomechanics
DEN 6606 Ortho Treatment: Pt 5

Spring – C
DEN 6617 Ortho Surgery
DEN 6613 Biomechanics
DEN 6607 Ortho Treatment: Pt 6

Courses are subject to change. Any changes to the curriculum will be updated as soon as possible.

Accreditation

The Orthodontics Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The program’s most recent accreditation visit from the Commission on Dental Accreditation was in 2015 and was approved without reporting requirements.

Graduation Rate for the Past Five Years