The emphasis of the program is placed on strong clinical and scholarly skills in preparation of the resident for an academic career. Prior to the student s completion of the program, a Master of Science or Ph.D. program must be completed to accompany the certificate of residency training. The training program will meet the formal requirements for eligibility to take the phase II and phase III portion of the American Board of Orthodontics. The program will have the foundation to train residents with a broad knowledge and understanding of research methodology, growth and development, diagnosis, treatment planning, biomechanics, craniofacial anomalies, interdisciplinary dentistry, surgical orthodontics, and teaching. Daily patient care will be conducted in an area designated for only orthodontic treatment.
Facilities are available for complex radiographic and diagnostic imaging.
Patients are screened in the clinic and accepted for treatment based on the difficulty, education benefit and needs of the residents. Treatment cases will represent a cross-section of the cases encountered in private practice. This clinical experience combined with research and teaching experience should produce residents qualified to seek and obtain academic positions in schools around the country. The first year is composed primarily of small group seminars and lectures combined with clinical experience in preparing and initiating treatment of comprehensive orthodontic cases. The program begins in July with exposure to research methodology and introduction to orthodontic technique and clinical procedures.