Mission

   The mission of the Graduate Orthodontic Program is to prepare residents to practice the clinical specialty of orthodontics.  As part of the mission, the Program will provide the biological and clinical science education necessary to support the clinical practice of orthodontics.  Residents will develop competency in orthodontic patient care by treating a wide range of orthodontic problems in the clinic.  Essential to their clinical education, residents will be provided with opportunities to perform "cutting-edge" research in a clinical or translational biological setting of their choice for the research portion of their training.